Qaelon Medical Welcomes Dr. Marylise Boutros to Scientific Advisory Board

STRASBOURG, France, Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Qaelon Medical, a pioneer in real-time surgical leak detection and advanced insufflation technology, today announced the appointment of Marylise Boutros, MD, FRCSC, FACS, to its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). As a distinguished colorectal surgeon and internationally renowned researcher for the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Dr. Boutros's unparalleled expertise in colorectal surgery, multicenter clinical research, and clinical practice guideline development, will help shape Qaelon's clinical strategy to become the new standard of care for leak detection and localization in gastrointestinal and colorectal procedures.

 Marylise Boutros, MD, FRCSC, FACS

Dr. Boutros joins existing SAB members Andrew Storm, MD, FASGE, Chair of Endoscopy at Mayo Clinic and Joel Dunning, MD, MBBS, PhD and thoracic surgeon at James Cook University Hospital in the UK.

"We're honored to welcome Dr. Boutros to our Scientific Advisory Board," said Eran Shlomovitz, MD, Chief Medical Officer and Founder of Qaelon Medical. "Dr. Boutros has been a leading voice in shaping how the surgical community understands and reports anastomotic leaks, notably through the CoReAL consensus framework. Her work has also illuminated the long-term impact of leaks on bowel function and quality of life, linking them directly to Low Anterior Resection Syndrome (LARS). Her leadership in building robust research infrastructure, executing high-impact clinical trials, and advancing minimally invasive colorectal care will be invaluable as we adapt our leak detection and constant-flow insufflation platform for gastrointestinal and colorectal surgeries."

Dr. Marylise Boutros MD, FRCSC, FACS is a leading colorectal surgeon and Regional Vice-Chair of Research for the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Florida, overseeing clinical research across four hospitals. In this leadership role, Dr. Boutros has secured new peer-review grants and NIH funding and grown active clinical trials from 12 to 69. Additionally, Dr. Boutros leads the Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee for the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) and serves as the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) Representative on the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). A distinguished clinician-scientist, she practices advanced minimally invasive surgical approaches including robotics, transanal endoscopic surgery and endoscopy.

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