Steven D. Wexner

Steven D. Wexner is an American surgeon and physician who developed clinical scoring systems used in colorectal surgery. He is Director of the Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center at Cleveland Clinic Florida. His scoring systems—including the Wexner Incontinence Score, Wexner Constipation Score, and Pikarsky-Wexner Perianal Crohn's Score—are used for patient assessment and treatment planning. Wexner specializes in fecal incontinence and has contributed to surgical techniques and quality of life assessments for this condition. He has received 44 regional, national, and international research awards. Through his academic appointments, Wexner trains 15-20 surgeons annually and participates in medical conferences and lectures. He serves as a referral resource for complex colorectal cases. In 2020, he was elected vice-chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Surgeons for a one-year term. Since 1990, he has served as Symposium Director of the Cleveland Clinic Annual International Colorectal Disease Symposium. The Symposium was held in Fort Lauderdale or Boca Raton every year from 1990 to 2019. Since 2020, the Symposium has expanded to include host locations outside of the US with interruptions during the pandemic years of 2021–2022. Provided by Wikipedia