Opening & Welcome Remarks
Piotr Suwalski
Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of Interior Administration and Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland

Thoracic Masters Session 1A: The Different Approaches to Minimally Invasive Lung Surgery
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion, 2 live feeds, 30 minute Panel discussion)

Live Surgery Broadcast

VATS Lobectomy
Hasan F. Batirel
Marmara Univ Hosp - Ministry of Health, Instanbul, Turkey

Moderators: Abbas Abbas & TBD

Moderator Introduction of Session
TBD

Uniportal Lung Resections; Is Less Truly More?
David Zeltsman
Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY

Uniportal VATS Segmentectomy
Mohsen Ibrahim
University of Rome La Sapienza, Sant Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy

Anatomical Segmentectomy: Benefits of the Robotic Platform
Ghulam Abbas
WVU Medicine, Heart & Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV

Lung Surgery in Octogenarians. Is Age just a Number?
Sebastien Gilbert
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada

Minimally Invasive Complex Lung Resections by VATS
Mahmoud Ismail
Charitéplatz, Berlin, Germany

Minimally Invasive Complex Lung Resections by RATS
Abbas E. Abbas
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Thoracic Masters Session 1B: Mediastinal Disease and the Thoracic Surgeon
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion, 2 live feeds, 30 minute Panel discussion)

Live Surgery Broadcast

VATS Thymectomy

Moderators: Jens C. Rueckert & Benny Weksler

Moderator Introduction of Session Basics
Jens C. Rueckert
University Medicine Berlin-Charite Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Mediastinal Staging: From EBUS to VAMLA
TBD

Transthoracic Thymectomy
Jens C. Rueckert
University Medicine Berlin-Charite Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Subxiphoid Thymectomy: Technique, Tips and Pitfalls
Marcin Zielinski
Pulmonary Hospital Zakopane, Poland

VATS Thymectomy
TBD

Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis. When, How and Why?
Joshua R. Sonett
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Presidential Address
Piotr Suwalski
Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of Interior Administration and Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland

Thoracic Abstract Session 1
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)

Moderators: Mahmoud Ismail & Joshua R. Sonett

Lower Risk of 30- And 90-days Mortality after Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Compared to Thoracotomy
Cezary Piwkowski, Piotr Gabryel, Magdalena Roszak, Dominika Zielinska, Lukasz Marciniak, Piotr Skrzypczak, Pawel Zielinski, Mariusz Kasprzyk
Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland

Surgical Outcomes of Video-assisted Sleeve Lobectomy
Jeonghee Yun, Yong Soo Choi
Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Segmentectomy Demonstrates Similar Survival and Recurrence Rates as Lobectomy for Early Stage Nsclc; A Seer Database Analysis
Mirza Zain Baig¹, Joanna Weber¹, Syed Shahzad Razi², Cliff Connery³, Faiz Bhora^3
1Nuvance Health, Danbury, CT, USA, ²Memorial Heathcare system, South Broward, FL, USA, ³Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA

Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery Decortication for Empyema: A Single Surgeon Experience
Stevan Pupovac¹, David Zeltsman^2
1Northwell Health at Hofstra School of Medicine, Astoria, NY, USA, ²Northwell Health at Hofstra School of Medicine, Queens, NY, USA

Left versus Right Bronchial Sleeve Resections; Characteristics and Outcomes from the Seer Database
Mirza Zain Baig¹, Joanna Weber¹, Cliff Connery², Faiz Bhora^3
1Nuvance Health, Danbury, CT, USA, ²Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA, ³Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, CT, USA

Thoracic Abstract Session 2
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)

Moderators: Charles T. Bakhos & Jang Ming Lee

An Experimental Training Model for Less Invasive Living Donor Lobar Transplantation.
Michael Peer¹, Nachum Nesher¹, Ygal Kasif², Evgeni Gershman³, Vladislav Gofman⁴, Ehud Willenz⁴, Ahmed Elkholy⁵, Mordechai Kramer³, Eugenio Pompeo⁶.
¹Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ²Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ³Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel, ⁴Shamir (Assaf Harofeh) Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel, ⁵Tor Vergata University, Roma, Italy, ⁶Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.

Benefits of Robotic Approach For Pulmonary Lobectomy in Tb Patients
Piotr Yablonskii, Grigorii Kudriashov, Armen Avetisyan, Larisa Kiryukhina, Olga Sokolova
St. Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Thymic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Demographics, Treatment and Survival
Charles Bakhos¹, Aitua Salami², Larry Kaiser¹, Roman Petrov¹, Abbas Abbas^1
1Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA, ²Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA

From Thoracotomy to Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery: Promises and Pitfalls
Diana Bacchin, Marcello Carlo Ambrogi, Stylianos Korasidis, Vittorio Aprile, Elisa Sicolo, Paolo Dini, Marco Lucchi
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Pisa, Italy

The Efficacy of Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Segmentectomy Performed Viaa Uniportal Approach
Hitoshi Igai, Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Ryohei Yoshikawa, Fumi Ohsawa, Tomohiro Yazawa, Natsumi Matsuura
Japanese Red Cross Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan

Uniportal Vats: From 2% To 74% of Anatomic Lung Resections in 4 Years.
Aleksandra Chrzastek, Przemyslaw Blawat, Maciej Dancewicz, Lukasz Zolna, Mariusz Bella, Aleksandra Burysz, Blazej Przybyslawski, Janusz Kowalewski, Prof
Oncology Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Robotic- Versus Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery in Lung Resections For Pulmonary Neoplasm: A Single-institution Analysis
Celsa M. Tonelli, Kostaninos Poulikidas, James Lubawski, Amber Yow, Emily Saha, Suzanne Baldwin, Wickii T. Vigneswaran
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, USA

Poster Competition: Round 1
Chief Moderator: Simon Moten, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Australia

Thoracic Masters Session 2A
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion, 2 live feeds, 20 minute Panel discussion)

Live Surgery Broadcast

VATS Thymectomy

RATS Lobectomy

Moderators: Akif Turna & TBD

Moderator Introduction of Session Basics
Akif Turna
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Med.Fac., Istanbul, Turkey

Lessons Learned from the ROBOT Trial
Gija van Boxel
Magdalen College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Uniportal Esophagectomy
Jang-Ming Lee
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Anastomotic Techniques in Robotic Esophagectomy
Inderpal S. Sarkaria
UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA

Endoscopic Resection of Esophageal Cancer
TBD

Robotic Nodal Dissection for Esophageal Cancer
Zhi-Gang Li
Shag Hi Chest Hospital, Tian Jin, China

Esophagectomy for Benign Disease. When, How and Why?
Benny Weksler
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

Thoracic Masters Session 2B: Combined Session with ESTS
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion)

Moderators: Alessandro Brunelli & Abbas Abbas

Update on European Data of Lung Resection
Marco Scarci
University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Surgical Management of the Funnel Chest
Janusz Kowalewski

Ablation for Lung Nodules. When, How and Why?
Hiran C. Fernando
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Falls Church, VA

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. The Lessons Learned
Hasan F. Batirel
Marmara Univ Hosp - Ministry of Health, Istanbul, Turkey

Carinal Resection
TBD

Complex Thymic Resections: Can We Consider Minimally Invasive Approaches?
TBD

Pitfalls in Robotic First Rib Resection
Farid Gharagozloo
Florida Hospital Celebration/ UCF, Celebration, FL

Diagnosis and Treatment of Ground Glass Opacity. What are the Guidelines?
Alan D. Sihoe
International Medical Centre, Hong Kong, China

Robotic Tracheopexy; The Lessons I've Learned
TBD

Cardiac Surgery Renaissance
Jude S. Sauer
LSI Solutions

Keynote Speaker
Lech Walesa
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Thoracic Abstract Session 3
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)

Moderators: Farid Gharagozloo & TBD

Phase 2 Study of Fibrin Sealant For Prevention of Anastomotic Leakage In Esophageal or Junctional Cancer
Yihuai Hu, Yaobin Lin, Yan Huang, Kongjia Luo, Jianhua Fu, Hong Yang
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China

Surgical Management of Acquired Benign Tracheoesophageal Fistula: Single Center Experience
Petrucio A. Sarmento¹, Juliana P. Franceschini², Vicente Forte³, Ricardo S. Santos^4
1Real Hospital Português de Beneficência, Recife, Brazil, ²Instituto Tórax, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Hospital Cárdio Pulmonar, Salvador, Brazil

Esophageal Cancer Patients with Pathological Response
Ali Taghizadeh Kermani¹, Reza Bagheri², Hessam Taheri³, Mohsen Aliakbarian⁴, Ehsan Soltani⁵, Mona Joudi^6
1Associate professor of oncology, surgical onchology research center, University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of, ²Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Lung Disease Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, Mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of, ³General practitioner, Lung Disease Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of, ⁴Associate professor of general surgery, Surgical Oncology Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of, ⁵Department of General Surgery, Acute Care Surgery Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Taleghani University Hospital, Mashhad, Iran, mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of, ⁶. Cancer Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran, mashhad, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Catastrophes in Robotic Thoracic Surgery: Intraoperative Evaluation and Management of Adverse Events
Carmelina C. Zirafa, Gaetano Romano, Diana Bacchin, Federico Davini, Franca Melfi
University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Robotic-assisted Pneumonectomy: A Comparison Between Totally-portal Robotic and Robotic Converted to Open Approaches
Daniel Zarif, Donna Bahroloomi, Paul Lee, Claire Sarmiento, Byron Patton, Richard Lazzaro
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA

Thoracic Abstract Session 4 - Video Session
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)

Moderators: Inderpal S. Sarkaria & Janusz Kowalewski

NON INTUBATED SUBXIPHOID PNEUMONECTOMY
Maria Nizami, Chinmay Patvardhan, Aman Coonar, Adam Peryt, Giuseppe Aresu
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom

First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - The Robotic Approach
Adrian Zehnder¹, Gregor J. Kocher², Juerg Schmidli², Ralph A. Schmid^2
1Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland, ²University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Transhiatal Robotic Esophageal Epiphrenic Diverticulectomy, Heller Myotomy, Lateral Fundoplication, and Cruroplasty
Romulo Fajardo¹, Abbas Abbas¹, Roman Petrov¹, Charles Bakhos^2
1Temple University Hospital, philadelphia, PA, USA, ²Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair and Mechanical Sphincter Augmentation
Farhan Nadeem, Abbas Abbas, Charles Bakhos, Roman Petrov, Shawn Robinson, Shrey Patel
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Robot Assisted Right Upper Lobe Sleeve Lobectomy
Farhan Nadeem, Charles Bakhos, Roman Petrov, Abbas Abbas
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Robot Assisted Intrapericardial Salvage Pneumonectomy
Farhan Nadeem, Charles Bakhos, Shrey Patel, Roman Petrov, Abbas Abbas
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Robot Assisted Mckeown Esophagectomy with Robot Assisted Feeding Jejunostomy
Farhan Nadeem, Roman Petrov, Charles Bakhos, Abbas Abbas
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Minimally Invasive Repair of Intrathoracic Vascular Injury
Robert D. Allman, James Speicher, Audrea Oliver, Mark Iannettoni, Carlos Anciano
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

Attendee Reception
Kubicki Arcades at the Royal Castle

Thoracic Masters Session 3A: The Operating Room of the Future; More than just Robots
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion, 20 minute panel discussion)

Live Surgery Broadcast

Robotic Lobectomy
Abbas E. Abbas
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Uniportal Lobectomy
Diego Rivas

Moderators: Hiran C. Fernando & Calvin S.H. Ng

Moderator Introduction of Session Basics
Calvin S.H. Ng
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Overview of Hybrid OR in Thoracic Surgery and Current Evidence
Kelvin K.W. Lau
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Update on Endobronchial Ablation of Malignant Lung Nodules
Calvin S.H. Ng
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Difficult Case, Trouble Shooting, and Learning Curve
Yin-Kai Chao
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Getting the Most Value from Hybrid OR and Cost Analysis
Kelvin K.W. Lau
St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom

3-D Printing in Thoracic Surgery
Faiz Y. Bhora
Health Quest/Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, NY

Endoscopic Management of Wegener's Granulomatosis
Faiz Y. Bhora
Health Quest/Nuvance Health, Poughkeepsie, NY

Thoracic Masters Session 3B: Outside the OR. How to Make a Difference
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion, 25 minute panel discussion)

Moderators: Mara B. Antonoff & Marcin Zielinski

Bridging the Gender Divide in Thoracic Surgery. What Must be Done?
Sharon Ben-Or
Prisma Health-Upstate Thoracic Surgery. Greenville, SC

ERAS or Fast Tracking? Do They Go Hand in Hand?
Charles T. Bakhos
Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

The Role of Social Media in Academic Medicine. How to Keep it Honest
Mara B. Antonoff
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

A Primer for Patenting and Intellectual Property
Usman Ahmad
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Efficiency in the OR. How to Keep It Moving
TBD

Creating an Esophageal Center of Excellence and What it Takes
Thomas J. Watson
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC

Kit V. Arom Lectureship
Creative Destruction and Destructive Creation are Related Principles in Medical Innovation - Personal Glimpses and Journey
Valavanur A. Subramanian
New York, New York

Technical Challenges: Pitfalls and Disasters

Moderators: Gry Dahle & Ramachandra C. Reddy

TAVR Complicated By Anomalous Coronary Arteries; Two Case Reports Optimizing Procedural Strategies
Monica Singh, Triston Smith, David Haybron
Wheeling Hospital, Wheeling, WV, USA

Hemolysis Due To Stuck Valve Leaflet After Transcatheter Valve-in-valve Mitral Procedure
Christoph Krapf, Ulvi C. Özpeker, Ludwig Müller, Julia Dumfarth, Juliane Kilo, Michael Grimm, Nikolaos Bonaros
Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

A Delayed Staged Treatment Strategy In A Double-valve Septic Endocarditis Patient with Influenza, Severe ARDS and an Aortic Aneurism
Martins Kalejs¹, Ivars Brecs¹, Kristians Meidrops¹, Roberts Leibuss², Anna Klesmite³, Eva Strike¹, Peteris Stradins^1
1Pauls Stradins Clinical University hospital and Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia, ²Pauls Stradins Clinical University hospital, Riga, Latvia, ³Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia

Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery - Tavi or No Tavi?
Lukas Stastny¹, Julia Dumfarth¹, Juliane Kilo¹, Cenk Özpeker¹, Guy Friedrich², Bernhard Metzler², Axel Bauer², Markus Kofler¹, Michael Grimm¹, Nikolaos Bonaros^1
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, ²Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria

A Novel Hybrid Approach to Iatrogenic Circumflex Artery Injury After Mitral Repair
Fadi Hage, Ali Hage, Kumar Sridhar, Bob Kiaii, Michael W.A. Chu
Western University, London, ON, Canada

Case Reports of Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Facilitate Removal of Carinal Tumors
Bryan Miles, Lucian A. Durham, Jonathan Kurman, Lyle D. Joyce, David W. Johnstone, Uzair Ghori, Paul J. Pearson
Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, USA

Thoracic Abstract Session 5
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)

Moderators: Mahmoud Ismail & Sharon Ben-Or

Image-guided Localization of Difficult Pulmonary Nodules in the Hybrid Theatre: Percutaneous Hookwire vs. Endoscopic Dye-marking
Sze Yuen Peter Yu¹, Cheuk Man Chu², Wing Hung Rainbow Lau², Yuk Pui Innes Wan², Chun Ho Simon Yu², Sze Hang Calvin Ng^2
1The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, ²The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Feasibility of Early Ambulation For Enhanced Recovery after Surgery after Esophagectomy
Christopher Johnson, Marissa Mayor, Hiran Fernando, Sandeep Khandhar, Amit Mahajan, Devon Collins, Jennifer Tran
Inova Fairfax, Annandale, VA, USA

Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy Guided Transbronchial Localization for Thoraopic Resection of Small Pulmonary Nodules
JAE WON SONG, So Young Bae, Kwon Joong Na, Samina Park, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim, In Kyu Park
Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Single-stage Localization and Thoracoscopic Removal of Non-palpable Pulmonary Nodules in a Hybrid Operating Room
Federico Mazza, Massimiliano Venturino, Elisa Carla Fontana, Davide Turello, Alberto Gorla, Enrico Peano, Alberto Balderi, Alessandro Locatelli, Giulio Melloni
A.O. Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy

Poster Competition Finals
Chief Moderator: Simon Moten, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Australia