ConorPDelaneyMDMCh, PhD

CEO and President, Cleveland Clinic Florida Region; Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Distinguished Chair in Healthcare Innovation; Professor of Surgery, CCLCM at Case Western Reserve University

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Office
2950 Cleveland Clinic Blvd
Weston, FL 33331
Phone+1 954-659-6001

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Summary

Conor Delaney MD MCh PhD FRCSI FACS FASCRS, is CEO and President for the Cleveland Clinic Florida Region since October 2020. He oversees a system of five hospitals, a cutting-edge research center (Florida Research and Innovation Center) and numerous outpatient centers throughout South-East Florida. With approximately 10,000 employees, the Florida Region cares for approximately 540,000 patient visits and 14,500 hospital admissions per year.

Until 2020, Dr. Delaney served as Chairman of the Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He is a Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Delaney serves on the administrative committees of many national and international professional societies, serves on the editorial board of eight international journals, and is past-President of the International Society of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery and the Midwest Surgical Association, and Vice-President of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Dr. Delaney has given over 450 invited lectures nationally and internationally, has published 15 books and published more than 400 manuscripts in scientific journals on topics relating to surgical education, colorectal cancer surgery, laparoscopic colorectal surgery and peri-operative care and cost-efficiency for colorectal and intestinal surgery.

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1999 - 2000
Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandFRCSI (Gen), Higher Surgical Training, 1995 - 1999
University College Dublin Medical SchoolPhD, 1994 - 1999
University College DublinMCh, 1993 - 1994
Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandFRCSI, 1990 - 1993
University College Dublin Medical SchoolMB, BCh, BAO, 1983 - 1989
University College of Dublin National Univ SOMClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2000 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2025
Intercollegiate Board of Royal Colleges of SurgeonsColorectal Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2007-2014
Compassionate Doctor Award (Patients Choice) 2013
America's top Physicians for Cancer 2013
America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2006-2013
US News Top 1% Doctors 2012
Inaugural UH Leadership Academy 2012
Honorary International Fellowship Mexican Society of Rectum and Colon Surgeons and Mexican College of Specialists in Coloproctology, 2012
Best Paper Award for best oral presentation Midwest Surgical Association, 2012
Cleveland Super Doctors (Top 5%) 2012
Inaugural Murdough Master Clinician in Colorectal Surgery Award, Inaugural endowed Master Clinician Award University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 2011
Who's Who for Executives and Professionals 2009
Strathmore's Who's Who 2009
Inaugural Jeffrey L. Ponsky Professor of Surgical Education Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009
Patient's Choice Award, Ohio 2009
Northern Ohio Live Castle Connolly, 2007-2008
Northwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Award for best oral presentation (presenter; sole author). ASCRS, 2007
Northern Ohio Live Top Doctors 2007
Cleveland Magazine Top Doctors 2006
Honorary Membership. Presented by Dr Michael Levitt, Queenstown Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2006
2006
Best Doctors in America 2005
Honorary Membership. Presented by Dr Flavio Steinwurz, San Paulo Associacio Brasileira de Colite Ulcerativa e Doenca de Crohn (Brazilian Association for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohns Disease), 2004
David Dunn Medal for best oral presentation (presented by resident) Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, ASGBI Scientific Meeting, 2004
New England Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Award for best oral presentation (presenter and first author) ASCRS, 2004
Who's Who in the World 2004
Best of the Best – 2002. Delaney CP et al, Ann Surg 2002; 236: 203-7 awarded as best colorectal paper of international literature Archives of Surgery, 2003
Who's Who in America 2003
24th Millin Medal, Medal with Named Lectureship Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2001
Who's Who in Medicine 2001
Outstanding Clinical Fellow Dept. Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 2000
ACG/Astra Zeneca Senior Fellow Award Amer. Coll. Gastroenterology, NY, 2000
Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 1999
To Royal Society of Medicine, Section of Coloproctology Irish Travelling Fellowship, 1998
Ethicon Foundation Travel Grant 1998
Award to travel to RCSE - Pelvic Surgery Course Ethicon Foundation Travel Grant, 1997
European School of Oncology Fellowship 1996
Ortho-Biotech Transplant Fellow, Best Presentation at Annual Transplant Fellow's Meeting American Society of Transplant Physicians, New Orleans, 1995
Ph.D. Program Funding Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 1994
Gold Medal in Surgery, Final Medical Prize Examination Mater Misericordiae Hospital, 1989
Leonard Prize, Best Undergraduate Dissertation Mater Misericordiae Hospital, 1988
Henderson Prize, Best Undergraduate Research Mater Misericordiae Hospital, 1987
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Honorary Fellowship American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Honorary Membership Associacio Brasileira de Colite Ulcerativa e Doenca de Crohn
Honorary Fellowship Mexican Society of Rectum and Colon Surgeons
Murdough Master Clinician in Colorectal Surgery Award University Hospitals
Honorary Fellowship Colorectal Society of Australia and New Zealand
Gold Medal in Surgery Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin
New England Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Award ASCRS
Surgical Travelling Fellowship Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Northwest Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Award ASCRS
America's Top Doctors
America's Top Doctors for Cancer
Northern Ohio Top Doctors
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Clinical Trials

Post-Op Quality of Life After Colorectal Surgery Start of enrollment: 2005 Oct 01
Completed
Follow-Up Phone Calls After Colorectal Surgery Start of enrollment: 2006 Feb 01
Completed
Random Comparison of LigaSure and Disposable Staples for Laparoscopic Surgery Start of enrollment: 2006 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Early Post-Op Recovery After Partial Large Bowel Resection Start of enrollment: 2007 Jun 01
Completed
General Surgical Outcomes Quality Improvement Database (UH-SOCRATES) Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
Completed
Pilot Study Evaluating the Efficacy of AlloMEM After Loop Ileostomy Start of enrollment: 2010 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1
Assessing Effectiveness of Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgical Skills Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
Terminated
Radial Reload Laparoscopic LAR Case Series Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
Terminated
Phase 4
Precision Pain Management for Major Abdominal Surgery in Colorectal Surgery Start of enrollment: 2018 Apr 17
Terminated
Not Applicable
Alvimopan as a Rescue Treatment of Postoperative Ileus Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 01
Recruiting
Phase 4
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Prospective randomized comparison of three-dimensional (3D) versus conventional laparoscopy in total colectomy for ulcerative colitis.
Ipek Sapci, Maysoon GamalEldin, Ahmet Rencuzogullari, Sumeyye Yilmaz, Hermann Kessler, Tracy Hull, Conor P Delaney, Scott R Steele, Emre Gorgun> ;ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2023 Sep 1
1 citations
Do surface morphology and pit pattern have a role in predicting cancer for colon polyps in North America?
Ilker Ozgur, Ipek Sapci, Berke Sengun, Michael A Valente, Scott R Steele, David Liska, Conor P Delaney, Emre Gorgun> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Mar 1
Does milk of magnesia impact length of hospital stay after major colorectal resection.
Cihad Tatar, Sam Hinckley, Stefan D Holubar, David Liska, Conor P Delaney, Scott R Steele, Emre Gorgun> ;ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2023 May 1
3 citations
Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis in elderly patients - is advanced age a contraindication?
Leonardo C Duraes, Jennifer Liang, Scott R Steele, Bora Cengiz, Conor P Delaney, Stefan D Holubar, Emre Gorgun> ;ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2022 Sep 1
3 citations
Venous Thromboembolism in Patients Admitted for IBD: An Enterprise-Wide Experience of 86,000 Hospital Encounters.
Amy L Lightner, Bradford Sklow, Benjamin Click, Miguel Regueiro, John J McMichael, Xue Jia, Prashansha Vaidya, Conor P Delaney, Benjamin Cohen, Steven D Wexner, Scott ...> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2023 Mar 1
Anastomotic Leaks in Colorectal Surgery.
Conor P. Delaney> ;Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 2021 Nov 1
1 citations
Colonic disease recurrence following proctectomy with end colostomy for anorectal Crohn's disease.
Amy L. Lightner, Scott R. Steele, Conor P. Delaney, Prashansha Vaidya, John McMichael, Xue Jia, Anthony de Buck van Overstraeten, Mantaj S. Brar> ;Colorectal Disease. 2021 Jun 22
3 citations
Upgrading Your Surgical Skills Through Preceptorship
David V. Feliciano, Conor P. Delaney, Philip R. Schauer, Danny Takanishi, Lori Arviso Alford, Walter Medlin, Ajit K. Sachdeva> ;Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2021 Jun 11
9 citations
Recurrence with malignancy after endoscopic resection of large colon polyps with high-grade dysplasia: incidence and risk factors
Neal Mehta, Ashraf Abushahin, Mohammad Alomari, John J. Vargo, Deepa T. Patil, Rocio Lopez, Matthew F. Kalady, Conor P. Delaney, Emre Gorgun, James M. Church, Yutaka S...> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Jun 1
5 citations
When should we add a diverting loop ileostomy to laparoscopic ileocolic resection for primary Crohn’s disease?
Yong Sik Yoon, Luca Stocchi, Stefan D. Holubar, Alexandra Aiello, Sherief Shawki, Emre Gorgun, Scott R. Steele, Conor P. Delaney, Tracy L. Hull> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Jun 1
6 citations
Can an Academic RVU Model Balance the Clinical and Research Challenges in Surgery
Aaron N. Dunn, R. Matthew Walsh, Jeremy M. Lipman, Judith C. French, D. Rohan Jeyarajah, Eric B. Schneider, Conor P. Delaney, Toms Augustin> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2020 Aug 5
20 citations
Radiomic Texture and Shape Descriptors of the Rectal Environment on Post-Chemoradiation T2-Weighted MRI are Associated with Pathologic Tumor Stage Regression in Rectal...
Charlems Alvarez-Jimenez, Jacob Antunes, Nitya Talasila, Kaustav Bera, Justin T. Brady, Jayakrishna Gollamudi, Eric L. Marderstein, Matthew F. Kalady, Andrei S. Purysk...> ;Cancers. 2020 Jul 24
22 citations
Effect of Intravenous Acetaminophen on Postoperative Hypoxemia After Abdominal Surgery: The FACTOR Randomized Clinical Trial
Alparslan Turan, Hani Essber, Wael Saasouh, Karen Hovsepyan, Natalya Makarova, Sabry Ayad, Barak Cohen, Kurt Ruetzler, Loran Mounir Soliman, Kamal Maheshwari, Dongshen...> ;JAMA. 2020 Jul 28
29 citations
Modified frailty index predicts high-risk patients for readmission after colorectal surgery for cancer.
Cihad Tatar, Cigdem Benlice, Conor P. Delaney, Stefan D. Holubar, David Liska, Scott R. Steele, Emre Gorgun> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2020 Jul 1
2 citations
No need to watch the clock: persistence during laparoscopic sigmoidectomy for diverticular disease
Jennifer Williams, Luca Stocchi, Alexandra Aiello, Anuradha R. Bhama, Hermann Kessler, Emre Gorgun, Conor P. Delaney, Scott R. Steele, Michael A. Valente> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2021 Jun 1
221 citations
COVID-19 Outbreak and Surgical Practice: Unexpected Fatality in Perioperative Period.
Ali Aminian, Saeid Safari, Abdolali Razeghian-Jahromi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Conor P. Delaney> ;Annals of Surgery. 2020 Mar 26
A Reminder for Evidence-Based Data When Introducing New Technology.
Conor P. Delaney> ;Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2020 Apr 1
5 citations
Predictors of ileus following colorectal resections
Ipek Sapci, Irbaz Hameed, Arda Ceylan, Ayda Oktem, Ahmet Rencuzogullari, Tracy L. Hull, David Liska, Conor P. Delaney, Emre Gorgun> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
Does one size fit all? Risks and benefits of neoadjuvant chemoradiation in patients with clinical stage IIA rectal cancer requiring abdominoperineal resection.
Mariane Gouvea Monteiro de Camargo, Xhileta Xhaja, Alexandra Aiello, David Liska, Emre Gorgun, David W. Dietz, Matthew F. Kalady, Conor P. Delaney, Scott R. Steele, Mi...> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
3 citations
An up-to-date predictive model for rectal cancer survivorship reflecting tumor biology and clinical factors.
Awad Jarrar, Armin Edalatpour, Audry Sebikali-Potts, Dominic Vitello, Michael A. Valente, David Liska, Matthew F. Kalady, Conor P. Delaney, Scott R. Steele> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
3 citations
Curative intent resection for loco-regionally recurrent colon cancer: Cleveland clinic experience.
Awad Jarrar, Reena Sheth, James Tiernan, Audry Sebikali-Potts, David Liska, Dominic Vitello, Matthew F. Kalady, Conor P. Delaney, Michael A. Valente, Scott R. Steele> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
18 citations
Shanghai international consensus on diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of colorectal liver metastases (version 2019).
Li Ren, Dexiang Zhu, Al B. Benson, Bernard Nordlinger, Claus-Henning Koehne, Conor P. Delaney, David J. Kerr, Heinz-Josef Lenz, Jia Fan, Jianping Wang, Jin Gu, Jin Li,...> ;European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Feb 20
15 citations
Do Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Benefit from an Enhanced Recovery Pathway
David Liska, Turgut Bora Cengiz, Matteo Novello, Alexandra Aiello, Luca Stocchi, Tracy L. Hull, Scott R. Steele, Conor P. Delaney, Stefan D. Holubar> ;Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 2020 Feb 11
2 citations
Does umbilical contamination correlate with colorectal surgery patient outcomes
Justin T. Brady, Alison R. Althans, Madhuri Nishtala, Scott R. Steele, Sharon L. Stein, Harry L. Reynolds, Conor P. Delaney, Emily Steinhagen> ;International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2020 Jan 1
3 citations
Neoadjuvant chemoradiation improves oncologic outcomes in low and mid clinical T3N0 rectal cancers.
Elena Manilich, Michael A. Valente, Arshiya Miriam, Emre Gorgun, Matthew F. Kalady, Sherief Shawki, Conor P. Delaney, Scott R. Steele> ;International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 2020 Jan 1
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Journal Articles

Factors Associated with Long-Term Quality of Life After Restorative Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis
Luca Stocchi, Sherief Shawki, Olga A Lavryk, Conor P Delaney, Scott R Steele, Stefan D Holubar, Tracy L Hull, Jeremy M Lipman, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Predicting Who Will Fail Early Discharge After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery with an Established Recovery Pathway
Keller DS, Bankwitz B, Nobel T, Delaney CP, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2014
Comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic vs robot-assisted colorectal resection
Keller DS, Senagore AJ, Lawrence JK, Hashemi L, Delaney CP, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2014
Virtual reality simulator training for laparoscopic colectomy: what metrics have construct validity?
Shanmugan S, Leblanc F, Senagore AJ, Ellis CN, Stein SL, Khan S, Delaney CP, Champagne BJ, Dis Colon Rectum, 1/1/2014
Process Control to Measure Process Improvement in Colorectal Surgery: Modifications to an Established Enhanced Recovery Protocol
Keller DS, Stulberg JJ, Lawrence JK, Delaney CP, Dis Colon Rectum, 1/1/2014
MRI-defined height of rectal tumors
Keller DS, Paspulati R, Kjellmo A, Rosketh KM, Bankwitz B, Wibe A, Delaney CP, Br J Surg, 1/1/2014
Prone Jackknife Position is Not Necessary to Achieve a Cylindrical Abdominoperineal Resection- Demonstration of the Lithotomy Position
Keller D, Delaney CP., Dis Colon Rectum, 1/1/2014
Why FES?
Hazey JW, Marks JM, Mellinger JD, Trus TL, Adrales GL, Arregui ME, Carter PR, Delaney CP, Dunkin BJ, Ellsmere JC, Fanelli RD, Fellinger EK, Fried GM, Gee DW, Marohn MR..., Surg Endosc, 12/7/2013
Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Cognitive Examination Development and Validity Evidence
Poulose BK, Vassiliou MC, Dunkin BJ, Mellinger JD, Fanelli RD, Martinez J, Hazey JW, Sillin L, Delaney CP, Velanovich V, Santos F, Fried G, Marks JM, Surg Endosc, 10/8/2013
Safety and effectiveness of an endoscopic suturing device in a human colonic treat-and-resect model
Pauli EM, Delaney CP, Champagne B, Stein S, Marks JM, Surg Innov, 2/26/2013
Real-time tissue identification during surgery
Crawshaw B, Delaney CP, Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol, 1/1/2013
The Socrates story – integrating hospital administrative data to improve health care efficiency and outcomes
Lawrence J, Delaney CP, Clin Colorect Surg, 1/1/2013
Improving surgical standards: using industrial practices and technology to improve surgical practice
Manwaring M, Delaney CP, Semin Col Rect Surg, 1/1/2013
Current evidence in Gastrointestinal Surgery: Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES)
Keller DS, Delaney CP, Gastrointest Surg, 1/1/2013
Laparoscopic low anterior resection in a patient with Lynch syndrome and a previous open right colectomy
Keller DS, Lawrence JK, Delaney CP, Dis Colon Rectum, 1/1/2013
Laparoscopic guided transversus abdominis plane block for colorectal surgery
Favuzza J, Delaney CP, Dis Colon Rectum, 1/1/2013
Transversus abdominus plane blocks and enhanced recovery pathways: Making 23 hour stay a realistic goal after laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Favuzza J, Brady K, Delaney CP, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2013
Discharge within 24-72 hours of surgery is associated with low readmission rates when using enhanced recovery pathways
Lawrence JK, Samia H, Keller DS, Ermlich B, Brady K, Nobel T, Delaney CP, J Am Coll Surgeons, 1/1/2013
Evaluation of inflammatory markers as predictors of hospital stay and unplanned readmission following colorectal surgery
Krpata D, Keller DS, Samia H, Lawrence J, Obokhare I, Marderstein E, Brady K, Delaney CP, Polish Journal of Surgery, 1/1/2013
Extraction site location and incisional hernias after laparoscopic colorectal surgery: should we be avoiding the midline?
Samia H, Lawrence J, Nobel T, Stein S, Champagne BJ, Delaney CP, Am J Surg, 1/1/2013
Pilot study evaluating the efficacy of Allomem at preventing intraperitoneal adhesions and helping reconstitute human peritoneum after loop ileostomy
Keller D, Champagne BJ, Stein SL, Ermlich B, Delaney CP, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2013
Tailored rectal cancer treatment – a time for implementing contemporary prognostic factors?
Wibe A, Law WL, Fazio V, Delaney CP, Colorectal Disease, 1/1/2013
Outcome of discharge after elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery with transversus abdominis plane block
Favuzza J, Delaney CP, JACS, 1/1/2013
Consensus statement on the multi-disciplinary management of patients with primary rectal cancer beyond total rectal excision planes and recurrent rectal cancer
The Beyond TME Collaborative, Br J Surg, 1/1/2013
Optimizing cost and short term outcomes for elderly patients in laparoscopic colorectal surgery
Keller DS, Lawrence JK, Nobel T, Delaney CP, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

My ERP for Colorectal Surgery
Cleveland, OH - 10/29/2014
Predictors of Risk and Classification of Anastomotic Leaks
Cleveland, OH - 10/27/2014
Laparoscopic Protectomy
Cleveland, OH - 10/28/2014

Authored Content

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