Paulo Gustavo Kotze

Graduated in Medicine from the Federal University of Paraná (1997), Master's degree in Surgery from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (2008) and PhD in Surgery Sciences from the State University of Campinas (2015). Performed advanced fellowship in inflammatory bowel diseases at the University of Calgary, Canada (2017-2018). He is currently an adjunct professor in the Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCS) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), an adjunct professor of surgical clinic at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná, member of the educational committee (Educom) of ECCO (European Crohn's and Colitis Organization), member of the review committee of the Brazilian Society of Coloproctology, general surgeon and coloproctologist at the Marcelino Champagnat Hospital of PUCPR, member of the multicenter study committee of the Study Group on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases of Brazil (GEDIIB). He is co-editor of the Journal of Coloproctology, associate editor of Crohn's and Colitis 360, member of editorial boards of major impact magazines (Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Colorectal Disease, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis) and reviewer of multiple magazines with high impact factor (Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Gut, British Journal of Surgery, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Gastroenterology, among others). He has experience in the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Coloproctology and inflammatory bowel diseases, acting mainly on the following themes: crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, adalimumab, infliximab, vedolizumab, ustequinumab, colorectal surgery, laparoscopic surgery. Dr. Kotze is an experienced academic surgeon in inflammatory bowel diseases. Author of 2 books and more than 100 articles published in pubmed database. He has a special interest in biological therapy, surgery and epidemiology in Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Member of the International Organization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD).

Possui graduação em Medicina pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (1997), mestrado em Cirurgia pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (2008) e doutorado em Ciências da Cirurgia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas (2015). Realizou fellowship avançado em doenças inflamatórias intestinais na Universidade de Calgary, Canadá (2017-2018). Atualmente é professor adjunto do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde (PPGCS) da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), professor adjunto de clínica cirúrgica da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, membro da comissão de revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Coloproctologia, médico cirurgião geral e coloproctologista do Hospital Marcelino Champagnat da PUCPR. É co-editor da revista Journal of Coloproctology, editor associado da revista Crohn's and Colitis 360, membro de editorial boards de importantes revistas de impacto (Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, Colorectal Disease, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis) e revisor de múltiplas revistas com elevado fator de impacto (Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Gut, British Journal of Surgery, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis, Gastroenterology, entre outras). Tem experiência na área de Medicina, com ênfase em Coloproctologia e doenças inflamatórias intestinais, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: doença de crohn, retocolite ulcerativa, adalimumabe, infliximabe, vedolizumabe, ustequinumabe, cirurgia colorretal, cirurgia laparoscópica. Dr. Kotze é um experiente cirurgião acadêmico em doenças inflamatórias intestinais. Autor de 2 livros e mais de 100 artigos publicados em base de dados pubmed. Tem interesse especial em terapia biológica, cirurgia e epidemiologia em doença de Crohn e Retocolite Ulcerativa. Membro do International Organization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD).