Gala Dinner

Join us for the ASCVTS 2025 Gala Dinner on Friday, 16 May 2025, at the enchanting Flower Field Hall, located within the breathtaking Gardens by the Bay. This magnificent venue, housed in a spacious, climate-controlled glass greenhouse, is surrounded by a stunning array of exotic plants, offering attendees a truly immersive sensory experience.

The Flower Field Hall boasts a captivating view, with one side overlooking the ever-changing Flower Field display, while the other showcases the spectacular Marina Bay skyline. Prepare for an evening of elegance and beauty in this extraordinary setting.

The evening will culminate in the prestigious awards ceremony, held during the gala dinner. The ceremony will celebrate excellence in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, with the presentation of renowned awards such as the ASCVTS 2025 Furuse Award, the 2025 AATS Foundation/ASCVTS Academic Excellence Award, the CN Lee Innovation and Outreach Award, and the recognition of the 7 Sages of CTV Surgery in Asia. It promises to be a memorable occasion, honouring those who have made significant contributions to the field.

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The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
14 – 17 May 2025
Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre

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Kenes MP Asia Pte Ltd

Pico Creative Centre, 20 Kallang Avenue, 2nd Floor, Singapore 339411
info@ascvts2025.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Symposium 4: Congenital 1

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Symposium 15: Congenital 2

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Symposium 17: Congenital 3

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Siemens Healthineers Industry Symposium (Meet the Expert): New frontiers in image-guided cardiothoracic surgery

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Faculty Biography

ASCVTS – EACTS Joint Session: Enhancing cooperation between Asia and Europe in Thoracic Surgery

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Session 15: Thoracic – Beyond Lung Cancer: Other Thoracic Malignancies

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Session 14: Congenital – Tetralogy of Fallot, PA-VSD-MAPCAs

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Session 13: Thoracic – Leadership and Innovations in Thoracic Surgeries

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Session 11: Congenital – Outcomes

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Session 12: Arrhythmia Surgery

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Session 10: Thoracic – Advanced Lung CA 2: Advances in Prognosis and Therapy

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Session 9: Congenital – Valves

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Session 8: Thoracic – Advanced Lung CA 1: How to manage them

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Session 7: Aortic Valve, Aorta

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Session 6: Congenital – Coronaries and Complex Anomalies

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Session 5: Thoracic – UVATS and RATS: From Sub-Lobar Resection to Sleeve Lobectomy

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Session 3: Congenital – Master Class: Aortic valve repair strategies

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STS-EACTS Workshop @ ASCVTS Session 3 : Mastering AV – Aortic Regurgitation

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Symposium 36: Innovation

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Symposium 35: The forgotten Tricuspid Valve

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Symposium 34: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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Symposium 32: Thoracic 6 – Evolving robotic landscape in thoracic surgery

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Symposium 31: Transplant & Mechanical Support 2

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Symposium 30: The Era of Advanced Minimally Invasive Valve Surgery

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Symposium 29: Aortic/Vascular 4 – Aortic Dissection

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Symposium 28: Transplant & Mechanical Support 1

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Symposium 27: Advances in Mitral Surgery Part 2

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Symposium 25: Surgeon’s role in Aortic Valve

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Symposium 24: Aortic/Vascular 3 – TAAA

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Symposium 23: Advances in Mitral Surgery Part 1

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Symposium 22: The latest in AF Surgical Treatment

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Symposium 21: Controversies in Cardiac Surgery

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Symposium 20: Nursing 2 – Navigating Complexity in Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery

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Symposium 18: Thoracic 5 – Expanding the Realm of Thoracic Surgery

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STS-EACTS Workshop @ ASCVTS Session 2: Mastering AV – Focus on AS

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Symposium 16: Thoracic 4 – Tracheal and Oesophageal Diseases

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Symposium 14: Cardiology meets Cardiac Surgery

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Symposium 13: Nursing 1 – Advancing Cardiothoracic Vascular Nursing Through Evidence