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

Thoracic Masters Session 1A - Advancing Lung Surgery to the 21st Century
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion)
Moderators: Abbas Abbas & Marcin Zielinski

Moderator Introduction of Session
Marcin Zielinski
Pulmonary Hospital, Zakopane, Poland

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
Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany

Minimally Invasive Complex Lung Resections by RATS
Abbas E. Abbas
Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI

CONCURRENT INDUSTRY SYMPOSIA†
Industry Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.

Advances in Image-Guided Lung Interventions

Moderator: Maik Bittner, PhD, Global Marketing Manager, Cancer Therapy, Siemens Healthineers

The Combined Power of Robotics and Mobile 3D Imaging in Transbronchial Interventions
Janani Reisenauer, MD
Thoracic Surgeon, Interventional Pulmonologist
Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA

Mobile 3D C-Arms for Image-Guided VATS
Yin-Kai Chao, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Chan Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Supported by Siemens Healthineers

Patient Selection for TendyneTM Transcather Mitral Valve Implantation System
Alison Duncan
The Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

Supported by Abbott

Thoracic Masters Session 1B: Mediastinal Disease and the Thoracic Surgeon
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion)
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
Benny Weksler
Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA

Robotic 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
Diego Gonzalez Rivas
Coruna University Hospital, Coruña, Spain

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

Introduction of President
Bob B. Kiaii
University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA

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

Announcement of Subramanian Innovation Award
Moderators: Niv Ad, Anson Cheung, and Nirav Patel

A Short-term Evaluation Of A Novel No-touch Technique For Harvesting Saphenous Veins With A Long-shafted Harmonic Scalpel
Hironobu Sakurai, Takeshi Someya, Hidehito Kuroki, Toshizumi Shirai
Ome Municipal General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

Totally Thoracoscopic Trans-mitral Extended Myectomy Guided By 3D Modeling and Printing
Peijian Wei, Jian Liu, Huiming Guo
Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangzhou, China

Virtual Reality Simulation for Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting with Skeletonized In-situ Arterial Grafts
Kazutoshi Tachibana, Akihito Okawa, Yu Iwashiro
Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Hakodate, Japan

2020 Update From Two Award Winners

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIA†
Industry Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.

MICS Valve Procedures in 2021 – Global Trends and Perspectives Introduction and Keynote "Minimally Invasive Valve Procedures – The Global Perspective"
Theodoros Kofidis
National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

Minimally Invasive AVR by Right Anterior Minithoracotomy– The Dijon Experience
Olivier Bouchot
University Hospital of Dijon, Dijon, France

Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair – the Chicago Experience
Husam H. Balkhy
University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

Panel Discussion

Supported by Medtronic

Thoracic Abstract Session 1
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)
Moderators: Joshua R. Sonett & James Bond

Bronchoscopic Microwave Ablation of Lung Nodules in the Hybrid Operating Room - A Novel Technique
Joyce WY Chan, Rainbow WH Lau, Calvin SH Ng.
Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong, HKSAR, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

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

Non Intubated Subxiphoid Pneumonectomy
Maria Nizami, John Hogan, Adam Peryt, Aman Coonar, Giuseppe Aresu
Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Robot Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Higher Stages Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: Feasibility and Outcome
Ghada M. Shahin¹, Peter Paul W. Vos², Jos A. Stigt^3
1Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Isala, Zwolle, Netherlands

Robot-assisted Anatomic Pulmonary Resection Can Be Performed without an Active Bedside Assistant
Anuj S. Shah, Duc T. Nguyen, Ray Chihara, Edward Y. Chan, Edward A. Graviss, Min P. Kim
Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

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

Thoracic Masters Session 2A - Update on Different Techiniques for Esophagectomy
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion)
Moderators: Stacey Su & Jang-Ming Lee

Moderator Introduction of Session Basics
Stacey Su
Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA

Lessons Learned from the ROBOT Trial
Gija van Boxel
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

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
Ghulam Abbas
WVU Medicine, Heart & Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV

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

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIA†
Industry Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.

Heart Team Approaches for Challenging AF Patients: Key Evidence and Procedural Learnings
Chair:
Piotr Suwalski, MD
Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of Interior and Administration and Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland

Speakers:
Andy Kiser, MD
St. Clair Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Aziz Momin, MD
St. George's Hospital, London, UK

Supported by Atricure

Thoracic Masters Session 2B: ISMICS Welcomes the ESTS
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion)
Moderators: Alessandro Brunelli & Abbas Abbas & Jens Rueckert

Update on European Data of Lung Resection
Marco Scarci
San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

Surgical Management of the Funnel Chest
Janusz Kowalewski
Oncology Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Ablation for Lung Nodules. When, How and Why?
Hiran C. Fernando
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh

Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy. The Lessons Learned
Hasan F. Batirel
Marmara University School of Medicine - Ministry of Health, Istanbul, Turkey

Carinal Resection
Tadeusz Orlowski
National Institute of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Warsaw, Poland

Complex Thymic Resections: Can We Consider Minimally Invasive Approaches?
Alper Toker
Istanbul University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

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

Late Breaking News
Long-Term Follow-Up of Thoracoscopic Ablation for Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Supported by Medtronic

Award Presentations
Moderators: Husam H. Balkhy and Paul F. Grundeman

Presentation of the Grundeman Award
Presentation of the Cardiac Robotic Investigator Award

Structured Team Training Improves Efficiency Of Robot-assisted Mitral Valve Surgery
Anna H. Xue¹, Ala Z. Jamal¹, Alison L. Ranade¹, Kimberly M. Smith¹, Peter P. Carnegie², Bob B. Kiaii¹.
¹University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA, ²Minimally Invasive Solutions LLC, Ocoee, FL, USA.

Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Piotr Suwalski
Central Clinical Hospital of Ministry of Interior and Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Warsaw, Poland

Keynote Speaker
Lech Walesa
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIA†
Industry Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.

New Opportunities in Cardiac Surgery using pMCS support
Chair: Prof. Hermann Reichenspurner

Extended Bridge to Strategies with pMCS
Prof. Payam Akhyari

Extended OPCAB opportunities with pMCS support
Prof. Hendrik Treede

Panel Discussion

Closing
Prof. Hermann Reichenspurner

Supported by Abiomed

Thoracic Abstract Session 2
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)
Moderators: Farid Gharagozloo & Richard S. Lazzaro

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

Robotic Insertion of Bilateral Diaphragm Stimulator
Luis Godoy
University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA

Surgical Management of Acquired Benign Tracheoesophageal Fistula: Single Center Experience
Petrucio A. Sarmento¹, Juliana P. Franceschini², Ricardo S. Santos³.
¹Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil, ²ProPulmão, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Hospital Cárdio Pulmonar, Salvador, Brazil

Giant Bochdalek Hernia Repair, A Total Abdominal Approach
Jonathan Nitz, MD¹, Alexandra Kharazi, MD², Nga Tran, BS², Lauren Forbes, MPH², Mark Iannettoni, MD², James Speicher, MD^2
1University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, USA, ²East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC, USA

Withdrawn.

Challenges Of A Diaphragmatic Robotic Plication
Georgios Geropoulos, Robert Nicolae, Sofoklis Mitsos, Martin Hayward, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos
Thoracic Surgery Department, University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom

Image-guided Localization of Difficult Pulmonary Nodules in the Hybrid Theatre: Percutaneous Hookwire Vs Endoscopic Dye-marking
Peter Sze-Yuen Yu, Cheuk Man CHU, Rainbow Wing-Hung LAU, Innes Yuk-Pui WAN, Simon Chun-Ho YU, Calvin Sze-Hang NG.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

From Thoracotomy Straight to U-vats: Is It worth Skipping a Step?
Marcello Carlo Ambrogi, Diana Bacchin, Stylianos Korasidis, Elisa Sicolo, Vittorio Aprile, Marco Lucchi.
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Pisa, Italy.

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

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

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

INDUSTRY SYMPOSIA†
Industry Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.

Off-pump Surgery: Techniques Utilizing the Herc Flex Stabilizer Arm
James Martin, M.D., P.C., Vice President and Executive Director, Center for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Detroit, United States

Sealing the Ceiling – Control Aortic Bleedings with AQUABRID® Surgical Sealant
Prof. Dr. Sahin Senay , Cardiovascular Surgeon, Acibadem Maslak Hospital, Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey

Supported by Terumo Cardiovascular

Thoracic Masters Session 3B: Outside the OR. How to Make a Difference
(5 minutes of presentation, 3 minute discussion)
Moderators: Mara B. Antonoff & Marcin Zielinski

Bridging the Gender Divide in Thoracic Surgery. What Must be Done?
Sharon Ben-Or
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas

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
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Efficiency in the OR. How to Keep It Moving
Mark R. Dylewski
Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL

Building a TBM Program - The Lessons I Learned
Richard S. Lazzaro
Lenox Hill Hospital/NSLIJ, New York, NY

Remarks from Tomasz Grodzki, Thoracic Surgeon and Polish Senator

Thoracic Abstract Session 3
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)
Moderators: Mahmoud Ismail & Sharon Ben-Or

Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Cardiac Denervation of Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias and Electrical Storm: A Single-center Series
Luis Jaime Tellez, Sr.
Fundacion Cardio Infantil, Bogotá, Colombia

To Block or Not To Block: Efficacy of Paravertebral Blocks In Thoracic Surgery Procedures
Amy Roach, David Sisco, Jayson Fitter, Michael Kissen, Gabriel Pollock, Evangeline Rodriguez, Harmik J. Soukiasian, Taryne A. Imai
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Minimally Invasive Central Cannulation for Extracorporeal Life Support: The "Uniportal" And "Subxiphoid" Approach
Dana Rizk¹, Koray Durak¹, Janina Emunds¹, Felix Vorwold¹, Sebastian Kalverkamp¹, Flutura Hima¹, Ulrich Steinseifer², Lasse Strudthoff², Jan Spillner^1
1RWTH Uniklinik Aachen, Aachen, Germany, ²Helmholtz-Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen, Germany

Effect of Intrathoracic Nerve Block on Patient Controlled Analgesia Following Robotic Assisted Pulmonary Wedge Resection: A Comparative Study
Alainna Simpson¹, Katie Mettler¹, Peter Baik^2
1Oklahoma State University Medical Center, Tulsa, OK, USA, ²Cancer Treatment Center of America, Tulsa, OK, USA

Flail Chest Rigidity Management By External Vacuum-assisted Therapy
Cristian Paleru, MD¹, Vlad Popescu, MD², Laurentiu Marinescu, MD³.
¹"Marius Nasta" Pneumoftiziology Institute Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ²"Sf. Maria" Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ³Bucharest Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Applicability in the Treatment of Inflammatory and Infectious Pulmonary Diseases
Petrucio A. Sarmento¹, Juliana P. Franceschini², Ricardo S. Santos^3
1Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil, ²ProPulmão, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Hospital Cárdio Pulmonar, Salvador, Brazil

Uniportal Vats Major Pulmonary Resections: From 2% to 74% of Major Lung Resections During The 4-year Period
Aleksandra Chrzastek, Przemyslaw Blawat, Maciej Dancewicz, Lukasz Zolna, Mariusz Bella, Aleksandra Burysz, Blazej Przybyslawski, Janusz Kowalewski
Oncology Centre, Bydgoszcz, Poland, Bydgoszcz, Poland

Thoracic Video Session - Essentials for Better Understanding
(6 minute video followed by 4 minutes discussion)
Moderator: Charles T. Bakhos

Trachoplasty for TBM
Richard S. Lazzaro
Lenox Hill Hospital/NSLIJ, New York, NY

Thymectomy (Combined Large and Nerve Preserving Technique)
Jens C. Rueckert
University Medicine Berlin-Charite Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany

Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy - My Favorite Technique
Inderpal S. Sarkaria
UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA

Giant Diaphragmatic Hernia
Sudish C. Murthy
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Robotic Left Upper Lobectomy
David C. Rice
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Uniportal Extended Lobectomy
Mahmoud Ismail
Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany

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