Marylise Boutros, M.D., is a colorectal surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital and the Regional Digestive Disease Institute Director of Research. Dr. Boutros completed a general surgery residency at McGill University and a colorectal surgery residency at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, and her clinical interests include 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 multicenter prospective trials, patient-centered interventions and patient-reported outcome measures. Within her research program, Dr. Boutros has mentored over 40 trainees and graduate students. Dr. Boutros also has leadership roles in multiple international societies including Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the Canadian Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the Canadian Association of General Surgeons.
