Dr. Paquette is a board certified colon and rectal surgeon and is the chief of the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He completed his medical school and surgery residency training at Dartmouth Medical School and a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the University of Minnesota. He has practiced in Cincinnati since 2011. His practice covers all aspects of colon and rectal surgery with an interest in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (Crohn’s and Colitis) and Colorectal Cancer. He has many academic interests and has published >100 peer-reviewed manuscripts on colorectal diseases. He is an editorial board member for Annals of Surgery and Diseases of the Colon and Rectum journals. He is the chair of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Clinical Practice Guidelines Committee and is an examiner for the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.