Professor and Director of Gastrointestinal Surgery Gregory Kennedy, M.D., Ph.D., present “Preventing Colorectal Cancer” webinar on Mar. 14 at 5:30 p.m.

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer society, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer death in the United States. We stride to change that. Kennedy will discuss the various ways people can prevent colorectal cancer.

Kennedy is certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery and by the American Board of Surgery. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgery. 

Kennedy’s main interest is in laparoscopic approaches to complex colorectal disease. He has experience with all advanced laparoscopic and minimally invasive approaches including single-incision laparoscopy and robotic surgery. 

His clinical areas of expertise include colon cancer, rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, benign conditions of colon, rectum, and anus, and endoscopic treatment of colonic disease. Kennedy’s research efforts are focused on chemoprevention of colon and rectal cancer.