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As COVID-19 cases increase in Madison County, read about the collaborative testing efforts going on in our area. https://www.siue.edu/news/2020/07/madison-county-mobile-testing-makes-f…

SIU School of Medicine Colon & Rectal Surgery Faculty Prasad Poola, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship Program Director ppoola@siumed.edu Dr. Poola is an associate professor of surgery, and the Program Director of the SIU-Springfield Clinic Colorectal Surgery Fellowship. He is board certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He graduated from medical school in India, completed a general surgery residency at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery at SIU School of Medicine. He is a fellow of the

SIU School of Medicine Colon & Rectal Surgery Faculty Prasad Poola, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Fellowship Program Director ppoola@siumed.edu Dr. Poola is an associate professor of surgery, and the Program Director of the SIU-Springfield Clinic Colorectal Surgery Fellowship. He is board certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. He graduated from medical school in India, completed a general surgery residency at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, and fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery at SIU School of Medicine. He is a fellow of the