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Colorectal Surgeon Colorado Springs CO

It’s not easy going through colorectal procedures and surgeries. One thing that is comforting is your colorectal surgeon’s required training and experience. The education for the colorectal surgeon specialty requires a minimum of 14 years of education and training before applying for board certification. It’s not an easy process but the doctors that make it are all quality grade physicians. Rest assured you’re in good hands. Listed below you will find local gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons around Colorado Springs that can give you more information on colorectal diseases and treatments.
Laura Kay Pomerenke, MD
719-471-3930
3030 N Circle Dr Ste 216
Colorado Springs, CO
Patrick D DeVanny
(719) 632-7669
3010 N Circle Dr
Colorado Springs, CO
Jimmie Ray Crow, MD
719-630-8111
525 N Foote Ave Ste 202
Colorado Springs, CO
Barbara Hall Towne, MD
719-365-6823
1725 E Boulder St
Colorado Springs, CO
Tad Reeve Heinz
(719) 578-1112
3030 N Circle Dr
Colorado Springs, CO
David A LaBosky
(719) 632-7669
3010 N Circle Dr
Colorado Springs, CO
Bruce Donald Misare
(719) 630-3465
2960 N Circle Dr Ste 115
Colorado Springs, CO
Mary Annette Seagraves, MD
719-630-8111
525 N Foote Ave
Colorado Springs, CO
Robert J Foster
(719) 632-7669
3010 N Circle Dr
Colorado Springs, CO
John Darwin Burrington, MD
505-224-7478
1511 E Boulder St
Colorado Spgs, CO
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Colorectal Surgeon

Education & Training

Colon and rectal surgery is a surgical specialty. Following graduation from a 4-year undergraduate program and successful completion of an accredited 4-year medical program, physicians who wish to become surgeons enter a general surgery residency. A surgical residency involves 5 to 6 years of extensive training.

After completing his or her surgical residency, the surgeon undergoes an additional 1 to 2 years of training to specialize in colon and rectal surgery. Colorectal surgeons must have a minimum of 14 years of education and training before they can apply for board certification.

Board Certification

In the United States, colorectal surgeons are certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery (ABCRS). To become board certified in colon and rectal surgery, surgeons must be proficient in the field of general surgery; must demonstrate expertise in the diagnosis of and medical and surgical treatment of colorectal disorders; and must pass written and oral examinations.

Colorectal surgeons must meet the following education, training, and examination requirements to obtain board certification:

  • Undergraduate (e.g., Bachelor's of Science) or advanced (e.g., Master’s) degree
  • Graduation from an accredited medical school (M.D. or D.O.)
  • Completion of at least 5 years of general surgical residency
  • Completion of at least 1 year of colon and rectal surgical residency
  • Achieved an adequate level of experience in the preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of colorectal disorders
  • Successful completion of the written Qualifying examination and the oral Certifying examination (administered by the American Board of Surgery)
  • Provide a detailed record of colorectal surgery experience
  • Submit recommendations from training program directors
  • Successful completion of the written Qualifying examination and the oral Certifying examination (administered by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery)

The oral examination administered by the ABCRS involves an interview with three teams of prominent colorectal surgeons. During the interview, the surgeons evaluate the candidate's ability to manage colon and rectal surgical problems to determine if he or she should be granted board certification. Surgeons who are certified by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery have the initials F.A.C.S. (Fellow of the American College of Surgeons) and F.A.S.C.R.S. (Fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons) after their names.

Colorectal surgeons are re-certified every 10 years. During re-certification, the colorectal surgeon's credentials are reviewed to make sure that he or she has maintained continuing medical education (CME) in the field, actively practices colon and rectal surgery, and is respected by his or her peers. After successfully completing a written examination, the colorectal surgeon is re-certified.

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