Full Name
Brian R Kann, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Job Title
Interim Chair of the Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Medical Center Operating Room Block and Scheduling Committee; Surgical Director for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program
Company
Ochsner Health
Speaker Bio
Dr. Kann graduated summa cum laude from Old Dominion University and earned his medical degree from Hahnemann University (now Drexel University College of Medicine). He completed General Surgery residency at UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/Cooper University Hospital and Colon & Rectal Surgery residency at the Ochsner Clinic.
Dr. Kann has held various positions, including Program Director for General Surgery at Cooper University Hospital and Program Director for Colon & Rectal Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2015, he joined Ochsner Medical Center's Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery, where he now serves as Interim Chair, Program Director for the Colon & Rectal Surgery Residency Program, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School. He also chairs the Operating Room Block and Scheduling Committee and is Surgical Director for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease program.
Board certified in General Surgery and Colon & Rectal Surgery, Dr. Kann is active in professional organizations such as the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons, and Association of Program Directors in Colon & Rectal Surgery. He is part of the Continuing Certification Committee of the American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery and serves as an associate examiner. Dr. Kann has authored numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed publications.
Dr. Kann has held various positions, including Program Director for General Surgery at Cooper University Hospital and Program Director for Colon & Rectal Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2015, he joined Ochsner Medical Center's Department of Colon & Rectal Surgery, where he now serves as Interim Chair, Program Director for the Colon & Rectal Surgery Residency Program, and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Queensland-Ochsner Clinical School. He also chairs the Operating Room Block and Scheduling Committee and is Surgical Director for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease program.
Board certified in General Surgery and Colon & Rectal Surgery, Dr. Kann is active in professional organizations such as the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons, and Association of Program Directors in Colon & Rectal Surgery. He is part of the Continuing Certification Committee of the American Board of Colon & Rectal Surgery and serves as an associate examiner. Dr. Kann has authored numerous book chapters and peer-reviewed publications.
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