Scott R. Steele, MD

Dr. Steele is the current Vice Chairman of Clinical Affairs and Division Chief of Colorectal Surgery at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, and recently left the military after 25 years, serving most recently as the Chief of Colon & Rectal Surgery at Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, WA. He is an active participant in 12 surgical societies and several national committees for both the Society of University Surgeons and American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons including the Clinical Practice Guidelines committee, for which he has written several national Practice Parameter guidelines. He currently serves on several editorial boards including serving as Editor-in-Chief of Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, as well as on the editorial board of Cochrane Colorectal Cancer Group, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Journal of Surgical Oncology, Annals of Surgery, and is a Section Editor for Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. In addition, he serves as the Colorectal Surgery Community Web Editor for the American College of Surgeons, and is a member of the American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery. His contributions to the medical literature include over 200 peer-reviewed articles, invited reviews and book chapters, and national practice parameters. He has served as a guest editor for seven volumes dedicated to colorectal disease and is the co-editor of four Colorectal Surgery textbooks including the upcoming 3rd edition of the ASCRS Textbook of Colon and Recta Surgery