The Bruce and Cynthia Sherman Charitable Foundation recently announced the recipients of the 2021 Sherman Prizes and Sherman Emerging Leader Prize, recognizing excellence in the field of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, also known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Among the honorees is Dr. Phillip R. Fleshner, an ASCRS Fellow and IBD Committee Member.
Dr. Fleshner received a $100,000 Sherman Prize for his bold approach to research, challenging accepted conventions and establishing evidenced-based surgical best practices. He was recognized as an outstanding surgeon who has created an entirely new field of study, Translational IBD Surgery Research.
