Zoe Garoufalia

MD, PhD, Colorectal Surgeon 6th Surgical Department, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece

Zoe is a Colorectal Surgeon based in Athens, Greece, with advanced fellowship training in minimally invasive colorectal surgery at Cleveland Clinic in Florida. She is actively involved in international surgical leadership, currently serving in senior roles within the European Society of Coloproctology and the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. Her academic work focuses on colorectal cancer, LARS, inflammatory bowel disease, functional outcomes, prehabilitation, and evidence-based surgery, with extensive experience in guideline development, multicenter research, and surgical education.

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