Marylise Boutros MD, FACS, FRCSC

Marylise Boutros is a Staff Colorectal Surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic Florida and the Regional Digestive Disease Institute Director of Research. Previously, Dr. Boutros was a Colorectal Surgeon at the Jewish General Hospital, a Professor of Surgery at McGill University, and a Colorectal Surgery Program Director. Having completed a General Surgery residency at McGill University and a Colorectal Surgery residency at Cleveland Clinic Florida, her clinical interests are advanced minimally invasive approaches to benign and malignant colorectal and anorectal diseases. She treats colon and rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, diverticular disease, fecal incontinence, and all anorectal disorders.

Dr Boutros is a federally funded researcher who currently leads an internationally renowned research program focused on assessing innovations to improve recovery and functional outcomes after colorectal surgery using multicentre prospective trials, patient-centered interventions, and patient-reported outcome measures. Within her research program, Dr Boutros has mentored over forty trainees and graduate students. Dr Boutros also has leadership roles in multiple international societies including the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, and the Canadian Association of General.