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The Focus Group: David Beck, MD, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA; Elisa Birnbaum, MD, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Brad Burklow, Olympus America, Melville, NY; Jeffrey Cohen, MD, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT; Paul Conrad, Ethicon Endosurgery Inc., Cincinnati, OH; Matt Fahy, Olympus America Inc., Melville, NY; Peggy Frisella, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Tiffanie Heller, Ethicon Endosurgery Inc., Cincinnati, OH; Gary Johnson, Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA; David Margolin, MD, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA; Susan Martin, Ethicon Endosurgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH; Tim Miravalle, Olympus America, Inc., St. Charles, MO; Molly Morales, Karl Storz, Culver City, CO; Matthew Mutch, Washington University, St. Louis, MO; Deborah Nagle, MD, Drexel, Philadelphia, PA; Melissa Pregel, Ethicon Endosurgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH; Howard Ross, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Clifford Simmang, MD, University of Texas Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Ted Stanley, Applied Medical, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA; Gene Stewart, United States Surgical, Norwalk, CT; William Timmerman, MD, Richmond, VA; Wes Vega, Olympus America, Inc., Ballwin, MO; Dan Vonder-Haar, Karl Storz, Chesterfield, MO; Mark Whiteford, Oregon Clinic, Portland, OR; John Wilson, United States Surgical, St. Louis, MO.
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Fleshman, J., Marcello, P., J. Stamos, M. et al. Focus Group on Laparoscopic Colectomy Education as endorsed by the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) and the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Surg Endosc 20, 1162–1167 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-006-0212-3
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