William Cirocco, MD FACS

A native of Detroit, graduate of Wayne State University (WSU) as Merit Scholar with high distinction (2 letters in football) & the WSU School of Medicine. He completed General Surgery Residency at St. John Hospital (Detroit) & Colorectal Surgery (CRS) Residency at St. Vincent Health Center (Erie, PA). He began his career in New York City at SUNY-Downstate (Brooklyn), involved in preoperative transrectal U/S to stage rectal cancer prior to preoperative (neoadjuvant) therapy, as part of a multidisciplinary approach that improves rectal cancer outcomes. He brought this innovation to the Midwest (Kansas City) & published results matching tertiary referral centers and a national trial- ACOSOG Z6051 (Am J Surg 2019; 217(3):430-434). He was recruited back to academia to Ohio State University (OSU) to create a CRS Residency as Program Director (2013-2019). He originated CRS services at MD Anderson-affiliated cancer centers in the South (Phoenix, New Orleans), before returning to the state of Michigan. He served on the Editorial Board of the ASCRS' official journal, "Diseases of the Colon & Rectum" (DCR) for 20 years: 1st recipient of the ASCRS "Victor Fazio Award for Editorial Excellence" in 2007 (2nd in 2022), named DCR "Star Reviewer" 8 years running (2017-2024), prior Selected Abstracts section editor (2007-2015) & current "Historical Perspectives" section editor. He is also on other Editorial Boards: "Techniques in Coloproctology" & "The Journal of Gastrointestinal Disease". He received the ASCRS "Unsung Hero" award (2020), served a term on ASCRS Executive Council & past Chair of the Young Surgeons Committee- both ASCRS & American College of Surgeons (ACS). He is past president of: ACS Kansas Chapter, Ohio Valley Society of CRS, Midwest Surgical Association (MSA) & Southwest Society of CRS. He is past MSA representative to the ACS Board of Governors (BOG) & Chair BOG Surgical Care Delivery Workgroup & Secretary/Treasurer of the ACS Arizona Chapter (2021-23).

Anorectal Disease

• colonoscopy
• rectal prolapse
• sphincter sparing surgery

Colon and Rectal Disorder/Procedures

Colon and Rectal Cancer/Tumors

• anal cancer
• colon cancer screening
• colon/rectal cancer
• colonic polyps
• colostomy
• diverticular disease
• ileostomy

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Crohn's disease
• ulcerative colitis

Minimal Invasive/Endoscopic Procedures

• colon/rectal cancer screening
• colonoscopic polypectomy
• colonoscopy
• minimally invasive surgery
• Sphincter sparing surgery
• Trans anal Minimally Invasive Surgery

Banner Gateway Medical Center

Gilbert, AZ

Attending

07/2019—Present

Banner Baywood Medical Center

Gilbert, AZ

Attending

04/2020—Present

SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Brooklyn, NY

Assistant Professor

07/1991—06/1994

University of Missouri- Kansas City

Clinical Associate Professor

07/2002—06/2010

Wayne State University School of Medicine

Detroit, MI

Clinical Associate Professor

07/2011—08/2013

Ohio State University College of Medicine

Columbus, OH

Professor

09/2013—01/2019