As a program director for the International Symposium in Colorectal Disease, it is my distinct personal pleasure to send my gratitude for the overwhelming participation in the first Symposium and also would like to welcome you all to our next Symposium in Phuket, Thailand during December 5th - 7th, 2015.

The Bangkok-Phuket Colorectal Disease Institute will be hosting the upcoming 2015 Symposium in affiliation with Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA and the American College of Surgeons (Thailand Chapter), the Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Thailand, Department of Surgery, Prince of Songkla University, the International College of Surgeons, Mae Fah Luang University and Vachira Phuket Hospital. In collaboration with Professor Steven D. Wexner and Professor Mariana Berho and, I have structured comprehensive scientific programs, which includes all the state-of-the-art and up-to-date technologies, knowledge, controversies, innovations and new surgical techniques in colorectal surgery as well as the updates in the relating disciplines. The delegates will find this Symposium the best way to progress in merging our expertise with allied fields so as to produce optimal results for our patients. Many world-renowned colorectal surgeons who have been acclaimed as the experts in each particular topic will be here to deliver a comprehensive hands-on workshop, live surgeries, interactive lectures, panel discussions, and multidisciplinary symposiums.