Steven D Wexner MD PhD(Hon)FRCS(Eng,Ed)Hon(I,Glasg,Eng)

Summary

• Dr. Steven Wexner is a colon and rectal surgeon based in Washington, DC, currently serving as the Physician Executive Director and System Chief of Colorectal Surgery at MedStar Health. He is a Professor of Surgery at Georgetown University Medical School. He is the first vice president elect of the American College of Surgeons from 2026--2027. He completed his medical degree at Weill Cornell Medicine in 1982, followed by residency training in surgery at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and in colon and rectal surgery at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Wexner has held several academic positions, including affiliations as a professor with institutions such as the University of Miami and Florida Atlantic University. His clinical expertise includes ulcerative colitis, laparoscopy, and colorectal surgery. He has published >1200 peer reviewed publications and has an H index of 134. His works have been cited >44,000 times making him the most frequently cited living colorectal surgeon. His publications have been on topics throughout all aspects of colorectal surgery and in many other areas as well. Dr. Wexner has been involved in clinical trials related to colorectal cancer surgery and has received honorary fellowships from prestigious surgical societies, including the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, the European Surgical Association, the German Surgical Society, and the Society of Black Academic Surgeons.