Dr. Melissa I. Chang is a Colon and Rectal Surgeon at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital in Michigan. She obtained her BS and MSE in Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and her MD at Tufts University. Her General Surgery training was completed at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City followed by her fellowship training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She is an active member in national surgical societies, serving as Vice Chair on the ASCRS Communications Committee, and as a member on the SAGES Colorectal Surgery and Communications Committees and the ASCRS Engagement Committee. She has been an invited speaker at national meetings and has over 20 peer reviewed journal publications. She is teaching faculty for ACGME General Surgery and Colorectal Surgery residency programs at her current institution. Her professional interests include robotic surgery in colorectal surgery, surgical education and mentorship, and gender equity in surgery.