James M. Church, B.Sc., MB.Ch.B., MedSci, FACS, FRACS

Director, David G. Jagelman Colorectal Cancer Registries;
Staff Surgeon, Department of Colorectal Surgery

Dr. Church is a native of New Zealand who underwent his surgical training in Aukland, New Zealand. He trained as a colorectal surgeon at The Cleveland Clinic and joined the staff in 1989. At this time, Dr. Church assumed the directorship of the Registry. In addition to inherited colorectal cancer, Dr. Church’s specialty interests include inflammatory bowel disease, stoma surgery, colonoscopy and colorectal polyps.