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Organised by the Department of Cardiac,
Thoracic and Vascular Surgery (CTVS)
The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
14 – 17 May 2025
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
Kenes MP Asia Pte Ltd
Moderator(s): Prof Randolph Wong, Prof Joseph Woo
| Topic 1: Education and Training in the Current Era – Opportunities and Challenges Moderator(s): Prof Richard Jonas, Prof Igor E Konstantinov, Prof Laszlo Kiraly | |
| 1030 – 1050 | Challenges in Developing a Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Programme Invited Speaker: Prof Richard A. Jonas, United States |
| 1050 – 1100 | CHD and CHS in the ASEAN region Invited Speaker: Dr E-Shuen Wong, Singapore |
| 1100 – 1110 | Meta-analysis – its importance in the subspeciality with smaller volume and wider variety Invited Speaker: Dr Masakazu Nakao, Singapore |
| 1110 – 1120 | World Database and how we can use it to help our patients Invited Speaker: James St. Louis |
| 1120 – 1130 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| Topic 2: Arterial Switch Operation Moderator(s): Prof Sertac M. Cicek, Dr Emile Bacha, Dr Masakazu Nakao | |
| 1130 – 1145 | The arterial switch: how to do it and how to teach it Invited Speaker: Prof Richard A. Jonas, United States |
| 1145 – 1155 | Arterial switch operation (aorta first coronary second) for the beginner Invited Speaker: Dr Tae-Gook Jun, Republic of Korea |
| 1155 – 1205 | Staged repair for Transposition of Great Arteries Invited Speaker: Prof Sivakumar Sivalingam, Malaysia |
| 1205 – 1215 | How to address the VSD at the arterial switch operation Invited Speaker: Prof Laszlo Kiraly, Singapore |
| 1215 – 1225 | Coming Soon! |
| 1225 – 1230 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| Topic 1: Complex Issues Moderator(s): Prof Igor E. Konstantinov, Dr Kisaburo Sakamoto, Dr Ong Kim Kiat | |
| 0800 – 0810 | Surgical management of HOCM in children Invited Speaker: Prof Sertac M. Cicek, Turkey |
| 0810 – 0820 | How to better predict future LVOTO in patients with arch obstruction? Invited Speaker: Prof Chun Soo Park, Republic of Korea |
| 0820 – 0830 | Coming Soon! |
| 0830 – 0840 | Addressing stenoses in vessels and airway – can we do a better job in the era of stents? Invited Speaker: Dr Masakazu Nakao, Singapore |
| 0840 – 0850 | Paediatric heart transplantation Invited Speaker: Han Ki Park, Republic of Korea |
| 0850 – 0900 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| Topic 2: Single Ventricle, Univentricular Physiology Moderator(s): Prof Igor E. Konstantinov, Dr Kisaburo Sakamoto, Dr Ong Kim Kiat | |
| 0900 – 0910 | Atrioventricular valve management in Fontan strategy Invited Speaker: Dr Kisaburo Sakamoto, Japan |
| 0910 – 0950 | Coming Soon! |
| 0950 – 1000 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| Topic 1: Varia Moderator(s): Prof Chun Soo Park, Dr Winn Maung Maung Aye, Dr Kok Hooi Yap | |
| 1030 – 1040 | Surgical options for late presentation d-TGA Invited Speaker: Ahmad Salahuddion, Malaysia |
| 1040 – 1050 | Perfusion strategies during arch repair Invited Speaker: Prof Chun Soo Park, Republic of Korea |
| 1050 – 1120 | Coming Soon! |
| 1120 – 1130 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| Topic 2: 3D Printing, Surgical Visualisation and Minimally Invasive Congenital Heart Surgery Moderator(s): Prof Sivakumar Sivalingam, Zhonghua Sun, Prof Laszlo Kiraly | |
| 1130 – 1140 | Coming Soon! |
| 1140 – 1150 | Mixed-reality (holography)-guided minimally invasive cardiac surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Winn Maung Maung Aye, Singapore |
| 1150 – 1200 | 3D printing for preoperative emulation and a team-learning experience Invited Speaker: Senthil K Subbian, Singapore |
| 1200 – 1220 | Coming Soon! |
| 1220 – 1230 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 1600 – 1610 | Siemens Healthineers – A global player providing state-of-the-art image guidance for cardiothoracic surgery • Welcome • Overview about the session • Overview SHS in surgeryDr. Maik Bittner, Lead Manager for Surgical Oncology at Siemens Healthineers, Germany |
| 1610 – 1625 | ARTIS pheno in thoracic surgery – Reducing time-at-risk and enabling minimally invasive approaches • ARTIS pheno thoracic hybrid OR for iVATS • Cryobiopsy with augmented fluoroscopy support • Needle guidance for percutaneous nodule markingProf. Dr. Edmund Villaroman, Head of Thoracic Surgery, Lung Center of the Philippines |
| 1625 – 1640 | Usage of robotic mobile hybrid OR for CBCT in Thoracic Surgery • What is a robotic mobile hybrid OR? • Applications in thoracic surgery, case examples • Why a mobile system compared to a full-blown hybrid OR?Prof. Dr. Chien-Ho Tsai, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital Taiwan |
| 1640 – 1645 | Q&A |
 | Dr. Maik Bittner, Lead Manager for Surgical Oncology at Siemens Healthineers, Germany Dr. Maik Bittner is a physicist with extensive experience in the medical technology industry. He currently serves as Lead Manager for Surgical Oncology at Siemens Healthineers, where he drives innovation in image-guided surgery and interventional pulmonology. Previously, he held global marketing roles in cancer therapy imaging and surgery, overseeing strategic product launches and market expansions. Dr. Bittner earned his doctorate in quantum chemistry and a diploma in physics from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, where he also studied political economics. |
 | Prof. Dr. Edmund Villaroman, Head of Thoracic Surgery, Lung Center of the Philippines Prof. Villaroman is the head of the thoracic section of the Institute of Pulmonary Medicine at St. Luke’s Medical Center and the president of the Lung Center of the Philippines Physicians Association. He is the past president of the Philippine Association of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Inc., board director of Philippine Board of Thoracic Cardiac and Vascular Surgery and the secretary general and founding member of Southeast Asian Thoracic Society. Dr. Villaroman is a pioneer in robotic and minimally invasive thoracic surgery. He completed his medical degree and residency training at the University of Santo Tomas, The Philippines. He pursued his fellowship training in Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Lung Center of the Philippines. |
 | Prof. Dr. Chien-Ho Tsai, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital Taiwan Dr. Tsai is a Senior Consultant Thoracic Surgeon and currently serves as the Head of the Department of Surgery at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University Hospital in Taiwan. With extensive expertise in minimally invasive thoracic surgery, lung and esophageal cancer treatment, trauma surgery, and critical care, he has been at the forefront of advancing surgical techniques and patient care in Taiwan. Dr. Tsai obtained his medical degree from China Medical University and pursued his residency and fellowship training at Taipei Veterans General Hospital, where he honed his skills in thoracic and trauma surgery. He further expanded his expertise at the Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland, USA, focusing on trauma and critical care management. Throughout his career, he has played a crucial role in integrating cutting-edge surgical innovations and advanced imaging technologies into thoracic procedures. |
Moderator(s): Dr Wentao Fang, Prof Peter Licht, Dr Harish Mithiran Muthiah
| 0800 – 0820 | A New Age in thoracic surgery: Making the “T” in EACTS more visible within and outside Europe Invited Speaker: Dr Korkut Bostanci, Turkey |
| 0820 – 0840 | Innovations in thoracic surgery education in Asia – Transition from ATEP to Asia Thoracic Academy (ATA) Invited Speaker: Dr Soon Sing Yang, Malaysia |
| 0840 – 0900 | The Francis Fontan Fund (FFF): Europe’s commitment to training young thoracic surgeons in VATS and RATS across Europe and Asia Invited Speaker: Prof Peter Licht, Denmark |
| 0900 – 0920 | Asian lung cancer database and tumour board – Technology and security Invited Speaker: Mr Till Gerken |
| 0920 – 0940 | Sustainability efforts by European Union in Thoracic Surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Kalliopi Athanassiadi, Greece |
| 0940 – 1000 | Q&A |
Moderator(s): Dr Alan Sihoe, Dr Soon Sing Yang, Dr Korkut Bostanci
| 1600 – 1615 | The Evolution of Surgery for Mesothelioma surgery: From EPP to P&D to No Surgery and Back Invited Speaker: Dr Kalliopi Athanassiadi, Greece | |||||
| 1615 – 1630 | Modern Approaches to Single Port Approaches in Mediastinal Surgery Industry Speaker: Dr Alan Sihoe, Hong Kong SAR | |||||
| 1630 – 1645 | Advances in Oesophageal Surgery Management Invited Speaker: Dr Jinny Ha, United States | |||||
| 1645 – 1700 | Panel Discussion / Q&A | |||||
| 1700 – 1705 | Closing Speech by Course Directors Invited Speaker: Dr Thomas D’Amico, United States Invited Speaker: Dr Matthew Bott, United States | |||||
Moderator(s): Dr Kisaburo Sakamoto, Sitaram Emani
| 1500 – 1512 | Staged repair for TOF, Pulmonary Atresia and MAPCA Invited Speaker: Prof Sivakumar Sivalingam, Malaysia |
| 1512 – 1524 | Valve-sparing repair in TOF Invited Speaker: Dr Emile Bacha, United States |
| 1524 – 1536 | Transforming surgical strategies in PAVSD and MAPCAS: insights into unifocalisation with parenchymal pulmonary artery techniques Invited Speaker: Dr Akio Ikai, Japan |
| 1536 – 1548 | Aortic dilatation in conotruncal anomalies: what to do? Invited Speaker: Prof Sertac M. Cicek, Turkey |
| 1548 – 1600 | Panel Discussion |
Moderator(s): Prof Sanghoon Jheon, Dr Wentao Fang, Dr Harish Muthiah
| 1500 – 1515 | AATS: Scholarship, Innovation and Leadership Invited Speaker: Prof Thomas A D’Amico, United States |
| 1515 – 1530 | Leadership insights on the journey as an academic surgeon Invited Speaker: Prof He Jian-Xing, China |
| 1530 – 1545 | Enterprise and Innovations in Thoracic Surgery Invited Speaker: Prof Sanghoon Jheon, Republic of Korea |
| 1545 – 1600 | Panel Discussion / Q&A |
Moderator(s): Prof Richard A. Jonas, Laszlo Kiraly
| 1330 – 1342 | The advantages of early primary repair of congenital heart disease Invited Speaker: Prof Richard A. Jonas, United States |
| 1342 – 1354 | The World Society Database and opportunities to use data to improve practice of congenital heart surgery Invited Speaker: James St.Louis, United States |
| 1354 – 1406 | Double inlet Ventricle Septation – A Procedure Worth Revisiting? Invited Speaker: Emani Sitaram |
| 1406 – 1418 | CAVSD, Australian repair: technique and long-term results Invited Speaker: Prof Sertac M. Cicek, Turkey |
| 1418 – 1430 | Panel Discussion |
Moderator(s): Prof Minoru Ono, Prof Joseph Woo
| 1500 – 1510 | Concomitant MAZE in Everyone with Afib? Invited Speaker: Prof Marc Moon, United States |
| 1510 – 1520 | Ventricular Dysrhythmias and Mitral Prolapse: Repair, Ablation, and/or Endocardial Fibrosis Resection? Invited Speaker: Prof Song Wan, Hong Kong SAR |
| 1520 – 1530 | Automated ECMO for Multi-Organ Repair after Prolonged Ischemia Invited Speaker: Prof Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Germany |
| 1530 – 1540 | Novel Off-Pump Ventricular Septal Myomectomy for HOCM Invited Speaker: Prof Xiang Wei, China |
| 1540 – 1555 | Panel Discussion Panelist: Prof Marc Moon, United States Panelist: Prof Song Wan, Hong Kong SAR Panelist: Prof Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Germany Panelist: Prof Xiang Wei, China |
| 1555 – 1600 | Conclusion Invited Speaker: Prof Marc Moon, United States |
Moderator(s): Prof Thomas A D’Amico, Prof Calvin Sze Hang Ng, Prof Zhao Deping
| 1330 – 1345 | Use of ctDNA to Detect and Treat Residual or Progressive Disease Invited Speaker: Dr Matthew Bott, United States |
| 1345 – 1400 | Lung Cancer Screening: Where are we now? Invited Speaker: Prof Jang-Ming Lee, Taiwan |
| 1400 – 1415 | Innovative strategies for Management of Multifocal Adenocarcinoma Invited Speaker: Prof Calvin Sze Hang Ng, Hong Kong SAR |
| 1415 – 1430 | Panel Discussion / Q&A |
Moderator(s): James St. Louis, Igor Konstantinov
| 1230 – 1242 | Truncal valve repair Invited Speaker: Prof Igor E. Konstantinov, Australia |
| 1242 – 1254 | TV management in HLHS Invited Speaker: Dr Kisaburo Sakamoto, Japan |
| 1254 – 1306 | Repair and replacement of mitral valve disease in pediatric population Invited Speaker: Prof Sivakumar Sivalingam, Malaysia |
| 1306 – 1318 | When is the reasonable time for the valve repair in Ebstein’s anomaly? Invited Speaker: Dr Tae-Gook Jun, Republic of Korea |
| 1318 – 1330 | Panel Discussion |
Moderator(s): A/Prof John Tam Kit Chung, Prof Shuben Li, Dr Rajiv Santosham
| 1230 – 1245 | Indications for Induction Immunotherapy: Early stage and locally advanced lung cancer Invited Speaker: Adj A/Prof Ong Boon Hean, Singapore |
| 1245 – 1300 | Surgery after Induction Immunotherapy Invited Speaker: Prof Thomas A D’Amico, United States |
| 1300 – 1315 | Surgery for Oligometastatic and Oligoprogressive NSCLC Invited Speaker: A/Prof John Tam Kit Chung, Singapore |
| 1315 – 1330 | Panel Discussion / Q&A |
Moderator(s): Prof Kay-Hyun Park, Prof Davide Pacini, Prof Joseph Woo
| 1230 – 1240 | Isolated Aortic Valve Repair Invited Speaker: Prof Marc Moon, United States |
| 1240 – 1250 | TAVR vs SAVR: Update on Latest Trials Invited Speaker: Prof Wilson Szeto, United States |
| 1250 – 1300 | TAVR Explant: Redo AVR vs Bentall Invited Speaker: Dr Puja Kachroo, United States |
| 1300 – 1310 | Resequenced Ross Procedure Invited Speaker: Prof Joseph Woo, United States |
| 1310 – 1320 | VSARR Techniques Invited Speaker: Prof Ruggero de Paulis, Italy |
| 1320 – 1330 | Total Arch Relacement Techniques Invited Speaker: Dr Leonard N. Girardi, United States |
| 1330 – 1340 | The Optimal Type A Dissection Operation Invited Speaker: Prof S. Chris Malaisrie, United States |
| 1340 – 1350 | HemiCommando for Aortic Root Abscess Invited Speaker: Prof El Khoury Gébrine, Belgium |
| 1350 – 1430 | Panel Discussion Panelist: Prof Marc Moon, United States Panelist: Prof Wilson Szeto, United States Panelist: Dr Puja Kachroo, United States Panelist: Prof Joseph Woo, United States Panelist: Prof Ruggero de Paulis, Italy Panelist: Dr Leonard N. Girardi, United States Panelist: Prof S. Chris Malaisrie, United States Panelist: Prof El Khoury Gébrine, Belgium |
Moderator(s): Dr Emile Bacha, Prof Sivakumar Sivalingam
| 1030 – 1042 | AAOCA: Surgical treatment options Invited Speaker: Prof Sertac M. Cicek, Turkey |
| 1042 – 1054 | Current and novel imaging strategies for evalutation of congenital coronary anomalies Invited Speaker: Kanwal Farooqui |
| 1054 – 1106 | Anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries. Surgical management Invited Speaker: Dr Hani Najm, United States |
| 1106 – 1118 | The ventricular switch procedure; what, when and how? Invited Speaker: Dr Hani Najm, United States |
| 1118 – 1130 | Panel Discussion |
Moderator(s): Prof Peter Licht, Prof He Jian-Xing, Dr Thirugnanam Agasthian
| 1030 – 1045 | Sublobar Resection for High-Risk Stage 1 NSCLC: The role of STAS, LVI, Differentiation, and LN Involvement in Patient Selection Invited Speaker: Dr Wentao Fang, China |
| 1045 – 1100 | UVATS Lobectomy and Sleeve Lobectomy Invited Speaker: Prof Peter Licht, Denmark |
| 1100 – 1115 | RATS Lobectomy and Sleeve Lobectomy Invited Speaker: Dr Aneez Ahmed, Singapore |
| 1115 – 1130 | Panel Discussion / Q&A Panelist: Dr Wentao Fang, China Panelist: Prof Peter Licht, Denmark Panelist: Dr Aneez Ahmed, Singapore |
Moderator(s): Sitaram Emani, Prof Sertac M. Cicek
| 0900 – 0912 | Management of aortic valve disease in pediatrics Invited Speaker: Dr Emile Bacha, United States |
| 0912 – 0924 | Aortic valve repair in children and young adults Invited Speaker: Prof Igor E. Konstantinov, Australia |
| 0924 – 0936 | Technical Pearls and Outcomes of the Ross Procedure in the Current Era Invited Speaker: Dr Zohair Y Al-Halees, Saudi Arabia |
| 0936 – 0948 | Aortic valvuloplasty for congenital aortic stenosis Invited Speaker: Han Ki Park, Republic of Korea |
| 0948 – 1000 | Panel Discussion Panelist: Dr Emile Bacha, United States Panelist: Prof Igor E. Konstantinov, Australia Panelist: Dr Zohair Y Al-Halees, Saudi Arabia Panelist: Han Ki Park, Republic of Korea |
Moderator(s): Prof Wilson Szeto, Dr Patrick Myers
| 1400 – 1420 | Evidenced-based guidelines for Aortic Regurgitation: Focus on AVR vs AV repair for young patients Invited Speaker: Prof Ruggero de Paulis, Italy |
| 1420 – 1440 | Debate: 55 year old man, symptomatic AR, very asymmetric BAV PRO: AV repair is recommended for very asymmetic BAV Invited Speaker: Prof Davide Pacini, Italy CON: AV repair is not recommended for very asymmetric BAV – replace it! Invited Speaker: Prof Shinichi Fukuhara, United States |
| 1440 – 1500 | Masterclass in BAV repair for AR: Realworld experience and Video demonstration Invited Speaker: Prof Davide Pacini, Italy |
| 1500 – 1520 | Coming Soon! |
| 1520 – 1540 | Debate: 65 year old man, symptomatic AR, STS PROM 8% PRO: Surgery is recommended for high-risk patient with AR Invited Speaker: Prof Shinichi Fukuhara, United States CON: Surgery is NOT recommended for high-risk patient with AR- TAVI is coming! Invited Speaker: Dr Anson Cheung, Canada |
| 1540 – 1600 | Panel discussion: Future of treatment of AR and Q&A with faculty Panelist: Prof Malakh Shrestha, United States Panelist: Dr Marc Moon, United States Panelist: Prof Duke Cameron, United States |
Moderator(s): Prof Theodoros Kofidis, Dr Guohao Chang, Prof Byung C. Moon
| 1330 – 1340 | International registry to assess cardiac tumors; a global initiative to improve care for cardiac tumors Invited Speaker: Dr Robert James Cusimano, Canada |
| 1340 – 1350 | New treatment strategies for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer Invited Speaker: Dr Kemp Kernstine, United States |
| 1350 – 1400 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 1400 – 1410 | Optimising recruitment and follow-up in complex multicentre surgical trials Invited Speaker: Dr Terrence M. Yau, Canada |
| 1410 – 1420 | Strategic development for building a new regional cardiac programme Invited Speaker: Dr Melissa Levack, United States |
| 1420 – 1440 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 1440 – 1450 | Improving graft quality in endoscopic vein harvesting for CABG through hydro dissection Invited Speaker: Dr Louis Perrault, Canada |
| 1450 – 1500 | Endoscopic harvesting of radial artery with minimal mobilisation Invited Speaker: Prof Byung C. Moon, Canada |
| 1500 – 1510 | Next generation biometric implants for the treatment of cardiovascular disease Invited Speaker: Dr Maximilian Emmert, Switzerland |
| 1510 – 1520 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 1520 – 1530 | Coming Soon! |
Moderator(s): Prof Jeffrey Jeswant Dillon, Dr Philip Pang, Dr Qian Qi
| 1330 – 1350 | TV – The Forgotten Valve Invited Speaker: Prof Jeffrey Jeswant Dillon, Malaysia |
| 1350 – 1410 | Advanced imaging for Right ventricle function Invited Speaker: Prof Ling Lieng His, Singapore |
| 1410 – 1430 | Tricuspid Regurgitation – when is the right time to intervene Invited Speaker: Prof Jose Luis Pomar, Spain |
| 1430 – 1445 | How I do a successful tricuspid repair (endoscopically) Invited Speaker: Prof Marco Solinas, Italy |
| 1445 – 1500 | To do or not to do. To repair or to replace Invited Speaker: A/Prof Kristine Teoh Leok Kheng, Singapore |
| 1500 – 1530 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist: Dr Javier Tejero, Spain Panelist: Prof Chua Yeow Leng, Singapore |
Moderator(s): Dr Nuttapon Arayawudhikul, Prof Xiang Wei, Prof Ufuk Demirkılıç
| 1330 – 1350 | HOCM – What surgeons should know prior to surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Shuichiro Takanashi, Japan |
| 1350 – 1410 | How I do it – Surgery for HOCM Invited Speaker: Dr Yong Cui, China |
| 1410 – 1430 | Advanced techniques in surgical management of HOCM Invited Speaker: Prof Xiang Wei, China |
| 1430 – 1450 | Transmitral approach for HOCM Invited Speaker: Dr Huiming Guo, China |
| 1450 – 1510 | Transaortic approach for HOCM Invited Speaker: Dr Antonios Pitsis, Greece |
| 1510 – 1530 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist: Dr Lim Chong Hee, Singapore Panelist: Dr Surin Woragidpoonpol, Thailand Panelist: Prof Song Wan, Hong Kong SAR |
Moderator(s): Dr Aneez Ahmed, Dr Soon Sing Yang, Prof Takashi Suda
| 1030 – 1050 | Robotic thoracic surgery: Mitigating the costs involved in running a robotic programme Invited Speaker: Dr Aneez Ahmed, Singapore |
| 1050 – 1110 | Dealing with complications of robotic surgery Invited Speaker: Prof Yin-Kai Chao, Taiwan |
| 1110 – 1130 | Using the Hinotori: Is there room for other robots besides the Da Vinci? Invited Speaker: Prof Takashi Suda, Japan |
| 1130 – 1150 | URATS with Da Vinci XI: Benefits and challenges of doing single port robot in a tertiary hospital setting Invited Speaker: Prof Zhao Deping, China |
| 1150 – 1210 | Reducing the number of ports: variations of use with the Da Vinci Xi in Thoracic Surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Lowell Leow, Singapore |
| 1210 – 1220 | Coming Soon! |
| 1220 – 1230 | Q&A |
Moderator(s): Dr Sivathasan Cumaraswamy, A/Prof Chao Tar Toong Victor
| 1030 – 1045 | Avoiding surgical complications in Lung Transplant Invited Speaker: Dr Yih-Sharng Chen, Taiwan |
| 1045 – 1100 | Acute MCS Invited Speaker: Prof Hermann Reichenspurner, Germany |
| 1100 – 1115 | ECMO in circulatory support. How we practice in Singapore Invited Speaker: Dr Mathew Chakaramakkil Jose, Singapore |
| 1115 – 1130 | Novel concepts in durable mechanical circulatory support Invited Speaker: Prof Arjang Ruhparwar, Germany |
| 1130 – 1145 | Post-surgical management of BIVAD Invited Speaker: Prof Silvana Marasco, Australia |
| 1145 – 1152 | Management of outflow graft obstruction in LVAD – Open Surgery Invited Speaker: A/Prof Tan Teing Ee, Singapore |
| 1152 – 1200 | Management of outflow graft obstruction in LVAD – Stenting Invited Speaker: A/Prof Jonathan Yap, Singapore |
| 1200 – 1215 | Transplant & VAD in Korea Invited Speaker: Prof Yin-Kai Chao, Taiwan |
| 1215 – 1230 | Japanese MCS Registry Invited Speaker: Prof Minoru Ono, Japan |
Moderator(s): Dr Yong Cui, Dr John Andrew M. Yam, Dr Qian Qi, Dr Chang Guohao
| 1030 – 1050 | MV repair, endoscopic heart surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Tomas Holubec, Germany |
| 1050 – 1105 | MIS MV Surgery on a Beating Heart – How I Keep the brain alive Invited Speaker: Dr Shahrul Amry Hashim, Malaysia |
| 1105 – 1120 | How I do it – Minimally invasive mitral + concomitant Aortic Tricuspid Valve surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Oleksandr Babliak, Ukraine |
| 1120 – 1135 | How I do it – Totally endoscopic 3D MIS MV repair using Loop in Loop technique Invited Speaker: Dr Wang Sheng, China |
| 1135 – 1150 | How I do it – Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Sathyaki P Nambala, India |
| 1150 – 1205 | Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery in Taiwan Invited Speaker: Dr Nai-Hsin Chi , Taiwan |
| 1205 – 1230 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist: Dr Chang Guohao, Singapore Panelist: Dr Jeffrey Jaswant Dillon, Malaysia Panelist: Dr Piroze Davierwala, Canada Panelist: Prof Sahin Senay, Turkey |
Moderator(s): Mr Shakil Farid, A/Prof Nishith Patel, A/Prof Hong Son
| 0900 – 0910 | How I do acute type A dissection Invited Speaker: Dr Worawong Slisatkorn, Thailand |
| 0910 – 0920 | Aortic dissection surgery in Japan Invited Speaker: Prof Yutaka Okita, Japan |
| 0920 – 0930 | AMDS application in aortic dissection. Current technique Invited Speaker: Dr Jai Sule, Singapore |
| 0930 – 0940 | How to plan redo aortic surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Saeid Hosseine, Iran |
| 0940 – 0950 | How to start aortic dissection service? Invited Speaker: A/Prof Prasanta Kumar Chanda, Bangladesh |
| 0950 – 1000 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Dr Sivathasan Cumaraswamy, A/Prof Chao Tar Toong Victor
| 0900 – 0915 | Heart Transplantation – Present and Future Invited Speaker: Prof Hermann Reichenspurner, Germany |
| 0915 – 0930 | Coming Soon! |
| 0930 – 0945 | The science of Donor-derived cell-free DNA in monitoring rejection after transplantation Industry Speaker: Prof Anantharaman Vathsala, Singapore |
| 0945 – 1000 | Cold Perfusion for donor myocardial preservation Invited Speaker: Prof Silvana Marasco, Australia |
Moderator(s): Dr Philip Pang, Dr Francis Joseph C, Dr Chang Guohao
| 0900 – 0920 | Edge to Edge Mitral Valve Repair – From Surgical to Percutaneous Invited Speaker: Prof Ottavio Alfieri, Italy |
| 0920 – 0940 | Surgery on complex mitral pathologies – IE, MAC Invited Speaker: Prof Marco Solinas, Italy |
| 0940 – 0950 | Isolated Mitral Valve Surgery: Conventional VS MIS Invited Speaker: Dr Nuttapon Arayawudhikul, Thailand |
| 0950 – 1000 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist: Dr Shu Chen, China Panelist: Prof Hirofumi Takemura, Japan Panelist: Prof Sahin Senay, Turkey Panelist: Dr Kenny Sin, Singapore |
Moderator(s): Dr Lim Yeong Phang, Dr Jia Hu
| 0800 – 0810 | Aortic valve repair Invited Speaker: Prof Rune Haaverstad, Norway |
| 0810 – 0825 | Live-in-a-box: Endoscopic AVR – How I do it Invited Speaker: Prof Marco Solinas, Italy |
| 0825 – 0840 | Coming Soon! |
| 0840 – 0850 | Brazilian trial of Daffodil valve Invited Speaker: Prof Rui M S Almeida, Brazil |
| 0850 – 0900 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist: Dr Jiangang Wang, China Panelist: Dr Wang Sheng, China Panelist: Prof Joseph Woo, United States |
Moderator(s): Dr Ourania Preventza, Prof Carlos A. Mestres, A/Prof Glenn Tan
| 0800 – 0810 | Minimally Invasive Descending thoracic Aortic Replacement after FET in Chronic Type B dissection Invited Speaker: Prof Randolph Wong, Hong Kong SAR |
| 0810 – 0820 | Thoracoabdominal aortic replacement – evolution from a small-volume center to a reliable one Invited Speaker: Prof Kay-Hyun Park, Republic of Korea |
| 0820 – 0830 | Redo aortic surgery for type A dissection Indication and technique Invited Speaker: Dr Eduard Charchyan, Russia |
| 0830 – 0840 | Organ protection in TAAA Invited Speaker: Dr Bashi V Velayudhan, India |
| 0840 – 0850 | Redo intervention after TAAA? Strategy and options Invited Speaker: Prof Edward P Chen, United States |
| 0850 – 0900 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Dr Nuttapon Arayawudhikul, Dr Paul Martin M. Garcia
| 0800 – 0820 | MIS MV Repair New Techniques Invited Speaker: Prof Theodoros Kofidis, Singapore |
| 0820 – 0835 | Advanced techniques in Mitral Repair Invited Speaker: Dr Taweesak Chotivatanapong, Thailand |
| 0835 – 0850 | Degnerative Mitral Disease – To repair or replace Invited Speaker: Prof Song Wan, Hong Kong SAR |
| 0850 – 0900 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist: Dr Hailong Cao, China Panelist: Prof Chua Yeow Leng, Singapore Panelist: Dr Robin Augustine Q. Flores, Philippines Panelist: Prof Minoru Ono, Japan |
Moderator(s): Dr Jiangang Wang, Dr Qian Qi, Dr Chang Guohao
| 1645 – 1705 | Surgical Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation – Where we are at Invited Speaker: Dr Niv Ad, United States |
| 1705 – 1725 | Performing Cox Maze IV in Minimally invasive mitral surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Daniel Tai-Leung Chan, Australia |
| 1725 – 1745 | Cyroablation surgery for atrial fibrillation in robotic mitral surgery – How I do it Invited Speaker: Prof Ufuk Demirkilic, Turkey |
| 1745 – 1800 | Convergence procedure – EP perspective Invited Speaker: Dr Fan Yue Yan, Hong Kong SAR |
| 1800 – 1815 | Convergence procedure – Surgeon perspective Invited Speaker: Dr Daniel Tai-Leung Chan, Australia |
| 1815 – 1830 | Totally Thoracoscopic Maze procedure Invited Speaker: Dr Toshiya Otsuka, Japan |
| 1830 – 1845 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist: Dr Philip Pang, Singapore Panelist: Dr Wang Sheng, China Panelist: Dr Shahrul Amry Hashim, Malaysia Panelist: Asst Prof Kristine Teoh Leok Kheng, Singapore |
Moderator(s): Dr Oleksandr Babliak, Dr Taweesak Chotivatanapong, Dr Francis Joseph C.
| 1645 – 1705 | Stich 3 – what will happen Invited Speaker: Dr Stephen Fremes, Canada |
| 1705 – 1725 | Learning to walk… before learning to fly… median sternotomy to MIDCABG to TECAB Invited Speaker: Dr Keita Kikuchi, Japan |
| 1725 – 1745 | Tricuspid – the new mitral? Invited Speaker: Prof Jeffrey Jeswant Dillon, Malaysia |
| 1745 – 1805 | Training the future MICS Surgeon Invited Speaker: Dr Peyman Sardari Nia, The Netherlands |
| 1805 – 1825 | Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation – What should we do Invited Speaker: Prof Vegard Ellensen, Norway |
| 1825 – 1845 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Ms Zhang Xiaoxia
| 1645 – 1705 | The Establishment of OPCAB Service in Lampang Hospital, Thailand Invited Speaker: Ms Wijitra Jitmun, Thailand |
| 1705 – 1725 | Integrated Approaches for Managing Critical and Acute Limb Ischemia Invited Speaker: Ms Janis Lim, Singapore |
| 1725 – 1745 | Healing Horizons: Unraveling the Art of Complex Wound Care Invited Speaker: Ms Li Yao, Singapore |
| 1745 – 1805 | Hearts at Ease: CTS and Child-Life Therapists Unite to Reduce Anxiety in Peadiatric Cardiac Surgery Invited Speaker: Ms Ng Yoke Leng, Singapore |
| 1805 – 1825 | Streamlining Care: Reducing Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay for Chronically Ill Cardiac Patients Invited Speaker: Ms Gillian Wee Hwei Li, Singapore |
| 1825 – 1845 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Adj A/Prof Ong Boon Hean, Prof Akif Turna, Dr Rajiv Santosham
| 1400 – 1420 | Integrating artificial intelligence into lung cancer screening Invited Speaker: Prof Akif Turna, Turkey |
| 1420 – 1440 | Beyond the role of a traditional thoracic surgeon: Exploring the use of sympathectomy to control VTs and cryoablation for AF via robotic surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Jinny Ha, United States |
| 1440 – 1500 | Surgical management of thoracic outlet syndrome Invited Speaker: Dr Korkut Bostanci, Turkey |
| 1500 – 1520 | Thoracoplasty for treatment of chronic pleural infection Invited Speaker: Dr Saraansh Bansal, India |
| 1520 – 1530 | Q&A |
| 1530 – 1600 | Oral Presentation and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Dr Joseph F. Sabik, Prof Filip Casselman
| 1030 – 1050 | Evidenced-based guidelines for Aortic Stenosis: Focus on AVR vs TAVI for young patients Invited Speaker: Dr Michael E. Bowdish, United States |
| 1050 – 1110 | Debate: 60 year old man, bicuspid AV stenosis, STS PROM 1%, asymptomatic, ED 65%, treadmill test OK PRO: AVR is recommended for Asymptomatic AS Invited Speaker: Dr Kyung Hwan Kim, Republic of Korea CON: AVR is not recommended for Asymptomatic AS, neither is TAVI! Invited Speaker: Dr Patrick Myers, Switzerland |
| 1110 – 1130 | Masterclass in MICS AVR: Realworld experience and Video demonstration Invited Speaker: Dr Joseph F. Sabik, United States |
| 1130 – 1150 | Masterclass in Ross procedure: Evidence for pulmonary autograft and Video demonstration Invited Speaker: Prof S. Chris Malaisrie, United States |
| 1150 – 1210 | Debate: 50 year old woman, severe symptomatic AS PRO: mechanical AVR is preferred for severe, symptomatic AS Invited Speaker: Prof Wilson Szeto, United States CON: mechanical AVR is NOT preferred for severe, symptomatic AS – Biologic please! Invited Speaker: Prof Rui M S Almeida, Brazil |
| 1210 – 1230 | Panel discussion: Future of AVR and Q&A with faculty Panelist: Prof Friedhelm Beyerdorf, Germany Panelist: Prof Rui M S Almeida, Brazil Panelist: Prof Eduard Quintana, Spain Panelist: Prof Carlos A. Mestres, South Africa Panelist: Prof Joseph Woo, United States |
Moderator(s): Dr Korkut Bostanci, Prof Stephen Yang, Prof Yin-Kai Chao
| 1030 – 1050 | Updates about oesophagectomy in surgical practice Invited Speaker: Prof Stephen Yang, United States |
| 1050 – 1110 | Tips and tricks in robotic oesophagectomy Invited Speaker: Prof Yin-Kai Chao, Taiwan |
| 1110 – 1120 | Q&A |
| 1120 – 1140 | Oral Presentation and Q&A |
| 1140 – 1200 | VATS management of tracheal resections Invited Speaker: Dr Rajiv Santosham, India |
| 1200 – 1220 | Complications of tracheal resection surgeries Invited Speaker: Dr Thirugnanam Agasthian, Singapore |
| 1220 – 1230 | Q&A |
Moderator(s): Dr Gavin Ng, Dr Chang Guohao
| Topic 1: Overview of Hybrid Revascularisation Moderator(s): Dr Guohao Chang | |
| 0800 – 0815 | The role of coronary physiology and imaging in the evaluation of ischemia and revascularisation Invited Speaker: Dr Jason Chen, Singapore |
| 0815 – 0830 | Current status of Hybrid Revascularisation in the Robotic Era for Coronary Revascularisation Invited Speaker: Prof Bob Kiaii, United States |
| 0830 – 0840 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| Topic 2: Structural Heart Disease Moderator(s): Prof Ivandito Kuntjoro, A/Prof Jimmy Hon Kim Fatt | |
| 0840 – 0855 | CTVS-Cardiology collaboration in structural heart procedures Invited Speaker: Dr Gilbert HL Tang, United States |
| 0855 – 0910 | Multimodality imaging pearls for aortic, mitral and tricuspid intervention Invited Speaker: Dr William Kong, Singapore |
| 0910 – 0920 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| Topic 3: Prevention and Rehabilitation – tips and tricks for best outcomes Moderator(s): Dr Geetha Kayambu | |
| 0920 – 0935 | What happens after cardiac surgery – the journey to cardiovascular health Invited Speaker: Dr Jeanne Ong, Singapore |
| 0935 – 0950 | Utilising Telehealth in cardiac rehabilitation Invited Speaker: Dr Violet Hoon, Singapore |
| 0950 – 1000 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Ms Janis Lim
| 0800 – 0840 | Revolutionising Cardiovascular Care: Exploring Cutting-Edge Practices and Technologies for Nurses Invited Speaker: Dr Karen Koh, Singapore |
| 0840 – 0900 | Beyond the Tube: Innovating Chest Drainage for Optimal Patient Outcomes Invited Speaker: Ms Xiao Li, Singapore |
| 0900 – 0920 | Coming Soon! |
| 0920 – 0940 | Perioperative Care for Robotics Surgery Invited Speaker: Ms Liz Tucker, United States |
| 0940 – 1000 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Prof S. Chris Malaisrie, Prof Ruggero de Paulis
| 0800 – 0820 | Evidenced-based guidelines for Coronary Revascularization: Focus on CABG vs PCI Invited Speaker: Dr Patrick Myers, Switzerland |
| 0820 – 0840 | Debate: 55 year old man, CAD screening shows MVD, normal EF PRO: CABG is recommended for Asymptomatic CAD with normal EF Invited Speaker: Prof Faisal G. Bakaeen, United States CON: CABG is not recommended for Asymptomatic CAD with normal EF Invited Speaker: Dr Stephen Fremes, Canada |
| 0840 – 0900 | Masterclass in Conduit selection in CABG: Evidence for arterial grafting and Video demonstration Invited Speaker: Dr Joseph F. Sabik, United States |
| 0900 – 0920 | Masterclass in Approach to CABG: Evidence for Non-sternotomy approaches and Video demonstration Invited Speaker: Dr Keita Kikuchi, Japan |
| 0920 – 0940 | Debate: 65 year old man, typical angina, 90% proximal LAD and 70% RCA stenosis PRO: Hybrid CABG is recommended for stable ischemic heart disease Invited Speaker: Prof Filip Casselman, Belgium CON: Hybrid CABG is NOT recommended for stable ischemic heart disease – standard CABG is the best Invited Speaker: Dr Chang Guohao, Singapore |
| 0940 – 1000 | Panel Discussion: Future of CABG and Q&A with faculty Panelist: Prof Faisal G. Bakaeen, United States Panelist: Prof Paul Sergeant, Belgium Panelist: Dr Chang Guohao, Singapore Panelist: Dr Piroze Davierwala, Canada |
Moderator(s): Adj Prof Graeme MacLaren, Prof Giles Peek
| 1615 – 1635 | ECPELLA – Does it work and where is the evidence? Invited Speaker: Adj A/Prof Ramanathan K.R., Singapore |
| 1635 – 1655 | Anticoagulation in ECMO – Challenges from newborns to adults Invited Speaker: Adj Prof Graeme MacLaren, Singapore |
| 1655 – 1705 | ECMO Complications – Haemolysis Invited Speaker: Dr Anne Hoo, Singapore |
| 1705 – 1715 | ECMO Complications – Infection Invited Speaker: Adj Prof Graeme MacLaren, Singapore |
| 1715 – 1730 | Bridging from ECMO to VAD in Asia Invited Speaker: Dr Mathew Chakaramakkil Jose, Singapore |
| 1730 – 1800 | Optimising Post-Cardiotomy ECMO and ECPR Invited Speaker: Prof Giles Peek, United States |
| 1800 – 1815 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Dr Rawn Salenger, Prof Ti Lian Kah, Dr Paul Martin M. Garcia
| 1615 – 1630 | ERAS in Cardiac Surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Rawn Salenger, United States |
| 1630 – 1645 | Deep Dive: Strategies in Anesthesia for ERAS Invited Speaker: Prof Ti Lian Kah, Singapore |
| 1645 – 1655 | Anemia and blood transfusions Invited Speaker: Prof Thomas A Schwann, United States |
| 1655 – 1705 | Deep Dive: Addressing and preventing post op SSI, AF, AKI Invited Speaker: Dr Javier Tejero, Spain |
| 1705 – 1715 | Deep Dive: Role of Prehabilitation Invited Speaker: Dr Geetha Kayambu, Singapore |
| 1715 – 1725 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist: Dr Christopher C. Cheng, Philippines Panelist: Dr John Andrew M. Yam, Philippines |
| 1725 – 1815 | Oral Presentation and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Prof Calvin Sze Hang Ng, Prof Thomas A D’Amico, Dr Kalliopi Athanassiadi
| 1615 – 1635 | Evolution of the thoracic surgeon to deal with previously unresectable lung cancer Invited Speaker: Prof Stephen Yang, United States |
| 1635 – 1655 | Bronchoscopic ablation of tumour in high-risk surgical patients with multiple lung lesions Invited Speaker: Prof Calvin Sze Hang Ng, Hong Kong SAR |
| 1655 – 1715 | Tubeless tracheal surgery Invited Speaker: Prof Shuben Li, China |
| 1715 – 1735 | Chest wall reconstruction of advanced tumours Invited Speaker: Dr Harish Muthiah, Singapore |
| 1735 – 1745 | Q&A |
| 1745 – 1815 | Oral Presentation and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Adj A/Prof Ramanathan K.R., Dr Anne Hoo
| 1330 – 1350 | The Latest in Post-Operative Monitoring and Do PACs really belong in the Museum? Invited Speaker: Adj A/Prof Ramanathan K.R., Singapore |
| 1350 – 1405 | Targeted Management Strategies for Low Cardiac Output after Cardiac Surgery Invited Speaker: Adj Prof Graeme MacLaren, Singapore |
| 1405 – 1435 | Getting ECMO Cannulation Right – What’s New? Invited Speaker: Prof Giles Peek, United States |
| 1435 – 1445 | Mobilising ECMO patients Invited Speaker: Dr Geetha Kayambu, Singapore |
| 1445 – 1455 | How to train and credential ECMO nurses Invited Speaker: Ms Doreen Chew, Singapore |
| 1455 – 1510 | Building an ECMO Programme in Asia Invited Speaker: Dr Inseok Jeong, Republic of Korea |
| 1510 – 1530 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Prof S. Chris Malaisrie, Dr Kay-Hyun Park, Prof Yutaka Okita
| 1330 – 1345 | Management of the Aortic Arch: current practice and guidelines Invited Speaker: Prof Davide Pacini, Italy |
| 1345 – 1400 | FET experience using Thoraflex Invited Speaker: Prof Roberto Di Bartolomeo, Italy |
| 1400 – 1415 | UK FET experience Invited Speaker: Mr Shakil Farid, United Kingdom |
| 1415 – 1430 | FET experience in Asian population Invited Speaker: Prof Randolph Wong, Hong Kong SAR |
| 1430 – 1440 | Cerebral Protection for arch surgery Invited Speaker: Adj A/Prof Vitaly A. Sorokin, Singapore |
| 1440 – 1450 | 4 years outcome of 300 FET with E-vita Open Neo Invited Speaker: Prof Suk-Won Song, Republic of Korea |
| 1450 – 1500 | Redo Arch Surgery: indication and technique Invited Speaker: Prof Aung Ye Oo, United Kingdom |
| 1500 – 1515 | FET current update and surgical technique Invited Speaker: Prof Malakh Shrestha, United States |
| 1515 – 1530 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Prof He Jian-Xing, A/Prof John Tam, Dr Alan Sihoe
| 1330 – 1350 | ERATS programme: Transformation of Thoracic Surgery in the new decade Invited Speaker: Dr Chen Jianye, Singapore |
| 1350 – 1410 | Moving beyond ERATS: Tubeless thoracic surgery and new opportunities Invited Speaker: Prof He Jian-Xing, China |
| 1410 – 1430 | Controlling post operative surgical pain: paraverterbral, intercostal, PCA or cryo Invited Speaker: Dr Li Yue, Singapore |
| 1430 – 1450 | Digital chest drainage system: Does it really reduce the duration of air leak and allow patient to go home earlier Invited Speaker: Dr Thomas Kiefer, Germany |
| 1450 – 1500 | Q&A |
| 1500 – 1530 | Oral Presentation and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Prof Bob Kiaii, Dr Shahrul Amry Hashim, Dr Duo Zhao
| 1330 – 1350 | Live-in-a-box: Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery – How I do it Invited Speaker: Dr Keita Kikuchi, Japan |
| 1350 – 1410 | Live-in-a-box: Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery – How I do it Invited Speaker: Dr Oleksandr Babliak, Ukraine |
| 1410 – 1430 | Live-in-a-box: Robotic coronary surgery – How I do it Invited Speaker: Prof Husam Balkhy, United States |
| 1430 – 1445 | Complex Cases in Robotic coronary surgery Invited Speaker: Dr Sathyaki P Nambala, India |
| 1445 – 1500 | Journey of starting a robotic coronary surgery program in Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital Invited Speaker: Dr Wang Sheng, China |
| 1500 – 1510 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist: Prof Vegard Ellensen, Norway Panelist: Dr Avenilo (Jun) L. Aventura Jr., Philippines Panelist: Prof Minoru Ono, Japan |
| 1510 – 1530 | Oral Presentation and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Prof Randolph Wong, Prof Joseph Woo
| 1030 – 1040 | Standardised approach to fibrous skeleton reconstruction for aortic root endocarditis Invited Speaker: Prof Eduard Quintana, Spain |
| 1040 – 1100 | How I manage root? Indications and surgical strategy Invited Speaker: Prof El Khoury Gébrine, Belgium |
| 1100 – 1120 | PEARS operation Invited Speaker: Dr Conal Austin, United Kingdom |
| 1120 – 1130 | David operation Invited Speaker: Prof S. Chris Malaisrie, United States |
| 1130 – 1140 | Ross operation in current practice of aortic surgeons Invited Speaker: Dr Atsuo Doi, Australia |
| 1140 – 1150 | What size for Aortic root to intervene in Asian Population Invited Speaker: Dr Bijoy G Rajbanshi, Nepal |
| 1150 – 1200 | Life long management of aortic root. What evidence do we have? Invited Speaker: Prof Paneer Selvam Krishna Moorthy, Malaysia |
| 1200 – 1210 | Coming Soon! |
| 1210 – 1220 | Bicuspid aortic valve repair Invited Speaker: Dr Girdauskas Evaldas, Germany |
| 1220 – 1230 | Panel Discussion and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Prof Stephen Yang, Dr Matthew Bott, Dr Jang-Ming Lee
| 1030 – 1050 | Impact of Asian patients on the 9th edition staging for NSCLC and ASCVTS’s participation in the 10th edition staging project Invited Speaker: Prof Akif Turna, Turkey |
| 1050 – 1110 | Immunomarkers of interest associated with early-stage lung cancer Invited Speaker: Dr Wentao Fang, China |
| 1110 – 1130 | Minimally invasive complex lung resection Invited Speaker: Prof Stephen Yang, United States |
| 1130 – 1150 | Tubeless robotic navigational bronchoscopy: A less invasive means of diagnosing GGOs Invited Speaker: Prof He Jian-Xing, China |
| 1150 – 1200 | Q&A |
| 1200 – 1230 | Oral Presentation and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Prof Kay-Hyun Park, Dr Sotirios Prapas
| 1030 – 1050 | Grafting Strategies in modern CABG Invited Speaker: Dr Joseph F. Sabik, United States |
| 1050 – 1110 | Optimisation of CABG strategies in complex populations Invited Speaker: Prof Thomas A Schwann, United States |
| 1110 – 1125 | Arterial revascularisation for CABG Invited Speaker: Prof Alistair George Royse, Australia |
| 1125 – 1135 | Modern Cardioplegia – what is evidence-based Invited Speaker: Prof Arjang Ruhparwar, Germany |
| 1135 – 1145 | CABG in LV dysfunction Invited Speaker: Dr Rajan Sethuratnam, India |
| 1145 – 1155 | Quality Assessment in Coronary Revascularisation Invited Speaker: Prof Hirofumi Takemura, Japan |
| 1155 – 1210 | Panel Discussion and Q&A Panelist: Dr Lim Yeong Phang, Singapore Panelist: Dr Mohammad Ziaur Rahman, Bangladesh Panelist: Prof Murali P Vettah, India Panelist: Prof Rune Haaverstad, Norway |
| 1210 – 1230 | Oral Presentation and Q&A |
Moderator(s): Dr Taweesak Chotivatanapong, Prof Marc Moon
| 1030 – 1040 | Complex Bileaflet Repair Invited Speaker: Dr Clifford William Barlow, United Kingdom |
| 1040 – 1050 | Minimal Invasive MV Repair Invited Speaker: Prof Theodoros Kofidis, Singapore |
| 1050 – 1100 | Mitral Re-Repair Invited Speaker: Prof Hermann Reichenspurner, Germany |
| 1100 – 1110 | Adjunctive Techniques in Tricuspid Valve Repair Invited Speaker: Prof Song Wan, Hong Kong SAR |
| 1110 – 1130 | Panel Discussion Panelist: Dr Clifford William Barlow, United Kingdom Panelist: Prof Theodoros Kofidis, Singapore Panelist: Prof Hermann Reichenspurner, Germany Panelist: Prof Song Wan, Hong Kong SAR |
Moderator(s): Dr Matthew Bott, Adj A/Prof Ong Boon Hean, Prof Jang-Ming Lee
| 0850 – 0900 | Welcome and Introduction Invited Speaker: Prof Thomas A D’Amico, United States Invited Speaker: A/Prof John Tam Kit Chung, Singapore |
| 0900 – 0915 | 9th Edition Staging System for NSCLC Invited Speaker: Dr Chen Jianye, Singapore |
| 0915 – 0930 | Update in Robotic Bronchoscopy Invited Speaker: Dr Matthew Bott, United States |
| 0930 – 0945 | The role of multi-disciplinary team discussion of complex lung cancer cases Invited Speaker: A/Prof John Tam Kit Chung, Singapore |
| 0945 – 1000 | Panel Discussion / Q&A Panelist: Dr Chen Jianye, Singapore Panelist: Dr Matthew Bott, United States Panelist: A/Prof John Tam Kit Chung, Singapore |
Moderator(s): Hirokuni Arai, Leonard Girardi
| 0900 – 0905 | Welcome and Introduction Invited Speaker: Prof Joseph Woo, United States |
| 0905 – 0915 | CABG is Superior to PCI: Evidence and Experience Invited Speaker: Dr Stephen Fremes, Canada |
| 0915 – 0925 | Multi-Arterial Grafting: LIMA + RIMA vs LIMA + Radial Invited Speaker: Tohru Asai, Japan |
| 0925 – 0935 | Minimally Invasive Multivessel CABG Invited Speaker: Dr Piroze Davierwala, Canada |
| 0935 – 0945 | Robotic Multivessel TECAB Invited Speaker: Prof Husam Balkhy, United States |
| 0945 – 1000 | Panel Discussion Panelist: Dr Stephen Fremes, Canada Panelist: Dr Piroze Davierwala, Canada Panelist: Prof Husam Balkhy, United States Panelist: Tohru Asai, Japan |
