WEDNESDAY, 12 June 2013
Thoracic Surgery Chair: Kemp H. Kernstine, MD, PhD UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
15.00 - 15.12	Learning Curve in Thoracic Robot Surgery Ghada Shahin, MD Isala Clinics Zwolle, Arnhern, Netherlands
15.12 - 15.24	Robotic Versus Open Thoracic Surgery - Feasibility versus Validity
15.24 - 15.36	Current Results of Robotic Thoracic Surgery Ralph Schmid, MD University Hospital Berne, Berne, Switzerland
15.36 - 15.48	Strategies for Challenging in Robotic Thoracic Surgery Franca Melfi, MD Pisa University, Pisa, Italy
Robotic Cardiac Surgery Chair: Johannes Bonatti, MD Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
15.48 - 16.00	Principles of Robotic Cardiac Surgery Jean-Luc Jansens, MD Brussels, Belgium
16.00 - 16.12	Robotic Mitral Valve Repair - Endoballon Method Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
16.12 - 16.24	Robotic Mitral Valve Repair - Chitwood Clamp Method
16.24 - 16.36	Robotic Coronary Surgery Johannes Bonatti, MD Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
16.36 - 16.48	Challenges in Robotic Cardiac Revascularization Roberto Casula, MD Imperial College, London, England
16.48 - 17.15	Discussion