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Cardiac Track Program | Thoracic Track Program
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Wednesday, 31 May
18.00 - 20.00
How to Do It Movie Session
5-minute video presentation, followed by a 10-minute discussion
18.00 - 18.02
Introduction
Vinod H. Thourani
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA

Moderators:
Cardiac: Katherine Harrington, MD, Kim Holst, MD, and Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Thoracic: Eric Sceusi, MD and Peter Kneuertz, MD
18.02 - 18.15
Cardiac: Minimally Invasive Coronary Bypass Grafting
Marc Ruel, MD
University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Canada
18.15 - 18.30
Thoracic: VATS T4 Tumor Resection
Todd Demmy, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA
18.30 - 18.45
Cardiac: Transcatheter Trans-septal Mitral Valve Replacement
Kimberly Holst, MD
Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
18.45 - 19.00
Thoracic: VATS Sleeve
Sebastian Gibert, MD
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Canada
19.00 - 19.15
Cardiac: Robotic Mitral Valve Repair of Barlow's Valve
Sloane Guy, MD
Georgia Heart Institute, Gainesville, GA
19.15 - 19.30
Cardiac: Mini-Bentall Operation
Eric Roselli, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
19.30 - 19.45
Thoracic: MIE
Ghulam Abbas, MD
WVU Medicine, Heart & Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV
19.45 - 20.00
Cardiac: Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement
Kimberly Holst, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA and Mayo Clinic, Rochester , MN

Thursday, 1 June
07.00 - 08.00
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIA†
Breakfast Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.
Supported by JenaValve
07.55 - 08.00
Opening & Welcome Remarks
Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA
08.00 - 09.30
Thoracic Experts Session 1A: Lung - Minimally invasive Techniques for Extended Resections
Moderators: Eric Sceusi, MD & Abbas Abbas, MD
8:00 - 8:15
VATS Approach to T4 Lung Cancer
Subroto Paul, MD, MPH
Lennox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA
8:15 - 8:30
Thoracoscopic Resection of T3 Tumors Chest Wall Tumors
Todd Demmy, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA
8:30 - 8:45
Robotic Lobectomy with Pulmonary Arterioplasty
Richard Lazarro, MD
Lennox Hospital, New York, NY, USA
8:45 - 9:00
Hybrid Resection of Anterior Superior Sulcus Tumor
Francois Montagne, MD
University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France
9:00 - 9:30
Experts Debate: Lobectomy after Induction Immunotherapy
VATS Approach
Daniel Miller, MD
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA

vs. Robotic Multiport
Sudish Murthy, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

vs. Uniportal
Ilitch Diaz, MD
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
09.30 - 10.00
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
10.00 - 11.30
Thoracic Experts Session 1B: Lung - Segmentectomy
Moderators: Peter Kneuertz, MD, & Rainbow Lau, MD
10:00 - 10:12
Training Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery in the Virtual Era
Mara Antonoff, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
10:12 - 10:24
Lingulectomy
Lana Schumacher, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
10:24 - 10:36
Right upper lobe S1/S3 Segmentectomy
Mark Dylewski, MD
Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, USA
10:36 - 10:48
Left Upper Lobe Trisegmentectomy
Luis Godoy, MD
University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
10:48 - 11:00
Basal Segmentectomy
Thomas Ng, MD
University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN, USA
11:00 - 11:12
Teaching Robotic Segmentectomy
Kemp H. Kernstine, MD, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
11:12 - 11:24
Patient Selection for Primary Lung Cancer Segmentectomy
Abbas E. Abbas, MD
Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
11.30 - 12.15
Subramanian Innovation Award Competition

Introduction: Vinod Thourani, MD
Judges: Nirav Patel, MD; Niv Ad, MD; Anson Cheung MD

Finalist 1: Percutaneous Lung Nodule Resection With Sealing Of Airways And Blood Vessels In A Chronic Porcine Model
Rick Fischel, MD, Ph.D1, Edward M. Boyle, MD2, Joanna Nathan3.
1University of California Irvine, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Irvine CA, 2Prana Thoracic LLC, Irvine, CA, USA, 3Prana Thoracic LLC, Houston, TX, USA

Finalist 2: Use Of 3d Printed Ribcage Models To Investigate Ideal Intrathoracic Ratio For Robotic Left Internal Thoracic Artery Harvesting
Sarah Chen, Jorge Catrip, Bob Kiaii.
University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA.

Finalist 3: Impact Of Virtual Reality Simulation For Precise Geometric Mitral Valve Repair
KAZUTOSHI TACHIBANA, MD.,PhD, TAKAKIMI MIZUNO, MD., MASATO YONEMORI, MD..
Hakodate Goryoukaku Hospital, Hakodate, Japan.

2022 Award Winner Update
12.15 - 13.45
LUNCH SYMPOSIA†
Luncheon Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.
Supported by Seimens – Marquee
Supported by Edwards Lifesciences – Ensemble E
Supported by Corcym – Ensemble F
Supported by Medistim – Ensemble G
13.45 - 13.50
Presidential Introduction
Jessica Forcillo, MD
University of Montreal Hospital Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
13.50 - 14.30
Presidential Address
Defining the Limits of Sanity: The Best We Can Be for Our Patients

Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Piedmont Heart Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
14.30 - 15.30
Thoracic Abstract Session 1
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)
Moderators: Ghulam Abbas, MD & Todd Demmy, MD
T1.
Efficacy Of Single Anesthesia Bronchoscopy And Resection Utilizing The Shape Sensing Robotic Navigational Platform
Bhupaul Ramsuchit, Nicholas MacDonald, Matthew Johnston, Juan Escalon, Luis Herrera.
Orlando Health, Orlando, FL, USA.
T2.
Robotic-assisted Bronchoscopy For Identification Of Lung Nodules In Minimally-invasive Thoracic Surgery
James Shahoud, Benny Weksler, Sohini Ghosh, Aarthi Ganesh, Hiran Fernando.
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
T3.
Contemporary Incidence Of Synchronous Multiple Primary Lung Cancers In The Era Of Lung Cancer Screening
Nika Samadzadeh Tabrizi, Ben Gallant, Erin Harris, Brian N. Arnold, Thomas Fabian.
Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA.
T4.
Comparison Of Robotic-assisted Versus Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy: A Single Institution Propensity Matched Study
Kojo Agyabeng-Dadzie1, Inderpal S. Sarkaria1, Ernest Chan1, Ian Christie1, Summer Mazur1, Kristine Ruppert2, Neil Christie1, Omar Awais1, Ryan Levy1, Nicholas Baker1, Rajeev Dhupar1, Arjun Pennathur1, James D. Luketich1, Matthew Schuchert1.
1University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 2University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
T5.
Robotic Assisted Right Upper Lobe Anterior Segmentectomy
Andrew R. Brownlee, MD, Justin J. Watson, MD, Shruthi Nammalwar, Amirhossein P. Mahfoozi, MD, Harmik J. Soukiasian.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los angeles, CA, USA.
T6.
Outside The Cage (OTC) Subcostal RATS Lobectomy, Technical Aspects and Results of the First Series of a Novel Approach
Luciano Bulgarelli Maqueda, Pedro Guimara?es Rocha Lima, Feras Abu-Reida, Omniyah Alashgar, Evangelos Koliakos, Maxime Têtu, Gabriel Dayan, Basil Nasir, Pasquale Ferraro, Moishe Liberman.
Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada.
15.30 - 16.00
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
16.00 - 17.00
Thoracic Abstract Session 2
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)
Moderators: Sebastien Gilbert, MD & Luis Godoy, MD
T7.
Comparing Subxiphoid Versus Intercostal Uniportal Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Lobectomy - A United Kingdom Centre Experience
Jacie Jiaqi Law1, Karen Chien Lin Soh2, Pranav Kumar Santhosh2, Jeremy Chan3, Giuseppe Aresu4.
1Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom, 2University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 3Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, United Kingdom, 4Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
T8.
Locally Advanced: The Role Of Robotic Approach
Elisa Sicolo1, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa2, Elena Bagala2, Gaetano Romano1, Federico Davini1, Franca Melfi1.
1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Medical and Molecular pathology and Critical Area, University Hospital of Pisa, Italy, Pisa, Italy, 2Minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery, Robotic Multispecialty Center of Surgery, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
T9.
Robotic Right Middle Sleeve Lobectomy For Endobronchial Carcinoid Tumor
John K. Sadeghi, MD, Charles T. Bakhos, MD, MBA, MS.
Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
T10.
Robotic Left Upper Lobectomy Post Induction Immuno-Chemotherapy
Justin Watson, MD, Andrew Brownlee, MD, Shruthi Nammalwar, MD, Harmik Soukiasian, MD.
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
T11.
Starfish Success: Thoracic Tumour Resection With Novel Use Of Starfish Heart Positioner
Lauren Bidois, MBChB, Harsh Singh.
Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
T12.
Prediction Of The Course Of Air Leaks After Pulmonary Lobectomy Using Continuous Flow Data
Kwanyong Hyun1, Gongmin Rim1, Sook Whan Sung2, Deog Gon Cho3.
1Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2Ewha Womens University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 3St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea, Republic of.
17.00 - 18.00
Exhibition Hall Reception
17.00 - 18.00
Poster Competition: Round 1
Chief Moderator: Simon Moten, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Australia

Friday, 2 June
08.10 - 09.30
Thoracic Experts Session 2A: Lung Navigation/Planning /Virtual Reality
Moderators: Sharon Ben-Or, MD, & David Rice, MD
(10 min presentations with 2 discussions in between)
08:10 - 08:20
Single Anesthesia Navigational Bronchoscopy and Surgical Resection
Luis Godoy, MD
University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
08:20 - 08:30
Synergizing Extended Reality and Artificial Intelligence for Enhanced Precision and Safety in Thoracic Surgery
Philipp Feodorovici, MD
University of Bonn, Bonn, NRW, Germany
08:30 - 08:40
Transbronchial Ablation Techniques
Rainbow Lau, MD
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
08:40 - 09:00
Discussion
09:00 - 09:10
Fluorescence-guided GGO Nodule Identification
Jane Zhao, MD
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
09:10 - 09:20
Near-Infrared Sentinel Lymph Node Identification in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer
Yolonda L. Colson, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
09:20 - 09:30
Discussion
09.30 - 10.00
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
10.00 - 11.30
Thoracic Experts Session 2B: Mediastinum
Moderators: Jens Rueckert, MD & Lana Schumacher, MD
10:00 - 10:10
Subxiphoid Thymectomy
Ilitch Diaz, MD
University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
10:10 - 10:20
Left Sided Approach for Thymectomy
Mark Onaitis, MD
University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
10:20 - 10:30
Transabdominal Thymectomy for Large Tumor
Benjamin Lee, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
10:30 - 10:40
Discussion
10:40 - 10:50
Redo Thymectomy for Refractory MG
Jens Rueckert, MD
Charité, Berlin, Germany
10:50 - 11:00
Robotic Thymectomy for Large Thymoma
Nestor Villamizar Ortiz, MD
University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
11:00 - 11:10
DaVinci SP Platform Thymectomy IDE Trial Update
David C. Rice, MD
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
11:10 - 11:20
Minimally Invasive Approaches to Large Posterior Mediastinal Tumors
Sharon Ben-Or, MD
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
11:20 - 11:30
Discussion
11.30 - 11.45
Presentation of the Cardiac Robotic Investigator Award and the Grundeman Award
11.45 - 12.00
Late Breaking Trials: The U.K. MiniMitral trial: 1-year results
Joseph Zacharias, MD
Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, UK
12.00 - 13.25
LUNCH SYMPOSIA†
Luncheon Symposia are not part of the ISMICS scientific program and are not eligible for CME credits through the ISMICS joint sponsor, Cinemed.
Supported by Abiomed – Ensemble E
12.00 - 13.25
ISMICS International Fellows and Residents Luncheon
Supported by AtriCure - Marquee
13.25 - 14.45
Keynote Speakers
Introduction: Vinod H. Thourani, MD
13.25 - 14.05
Innovation in Healthcare -Can we live without it?
Speaker: Robert Higgins, MD
14.05 - 14.45
Filled Up Life or Fulfilled Life: It's A Choice
Speaker: Mike Maddaus, MD
14.45 - 15.45
Thoracic Abstract Session 3
(6 minutes of presentation, 6 minute discussion)
Moderators: Sudish Murthy, MD & David Finley, MD
T13.
Thymectomy: Does The Robotic Approach Improve Outcomes For Non-thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis Patients?
Zhuoran Yao1, John K. Waters2, Hellen Chiou3, Allante Milsap1, Rachel Hurst4, Michael A. Wait2, Scott I. Reznik2, Michael E. Jessen2, Shaida Khan5, Steven Vernino5, Kemp H. Kernstine2.
1The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, USA, 2Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA, 3Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, 4Department of Emergency Medicine, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA, 5Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
T14.
Outcomes Of Robotic Assisted Anterior Mediastinal Resections For Large Primary Thymic Tumors: A Single Institution Experience
Abigail Fong, Inderpal Sarkaria, Nicholas Baker, Neil Christie, Rajeev Dhupar, Ryan M. Levy, Omar Awais, Tadeusz Witek, Alicuben T. Evan, James D. Luketich, Arjun Pennathur, Matthew Schuchert.
UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
T15.
Combined Cervicotomy And Robotic-assisted Surgical Approach For Intrathoracic Thyroid Goiter: A Case Series
Giorgia Piccioni, Alessandra Siciliani, Fabiana Messa, Paolo Mercantini, Erino Angelo Rendina, Mohsen Ibrahim.
Sapienza University of Rome - Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy.
T16.
Primary Exploration Of Tubeless Robot-assisted Thymectomy For Myasthenia Gravis
Minghui Zhu1, Yujun Lian2, Jinglong Li1, Dazhi Pang1, Rutaiyang Liu1, Yanan Liang1, Zhihai Liu1, Guangqiang Shao1, Jianguo Lu1, Jitian Zhang1.
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen hospital, Shenzhen, China, 2Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen hospital, Shenzhen, China.
T17.
Prediction Of Smooth Non-intubated Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Through Pulmonary Function Test Values
Kwanyong Hyun1, Gongmin Rim1, Sook Whan Sung2.
1Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 2Ewha Womens University Seoul Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of.
15.45 - 16.15
Coffee Break in Exhibition Hall
16.15 - 17.15
Thoracic Abstract Session 4
(6 minutes of presentation, 6 minute discussion)
Moderators: Luis Godoy, MD & James Bond, MD
T18.
The Modified Collard-Orringer Anastomosis For Thoracoscopic Robotic-Assisted Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy
Matthew Inra, MD, Subroto Paul, MD.
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
T19.
Robotic-assisted Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy With Totally Robotic Intrathoracic/intracorporeal Anastomosis
Matthew D. Stanley, MD, Manu S. Sancheti, MD.
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
T20.
National Trends In Operative Approach To Esophagectomy: Utilization Rates, Disparities And Overall Survival
Akbarshakh Akhmerov, Andrew R. Brownlee, Justin Watson, Shruthi Nammalwar, Amirhossein Mahfoozi, Harmik Soukiasian.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
T21.
Robotic Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication Takedown, Esophageal Diverticulum And Hiatal Hernia Repair
John K. Sadeghi, MD1, Nosayaba Enofe, MD, MPH2, Roman Petrov, MD, PhD, MBA3, Zubair Malik, MD1, Charles T. Bakhos, MD, MBA1.
1Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 2Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 3The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.
T22.
Robotic-assited Repair Of A Large Bochdelak Hernia
Robert D. Allman, MD, Carlos Anciano, MD, Audrea Oliver, MD, Mark Iannettoni, MD, James Speicher, MD.
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA.
17.15 - 18.15
Poster Competition Finals
Chief Moderator: Simon Moten, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne Australia
19.00 - 21.00
Attendee Reception
The Envoy Hotel, Lookout Rooftop Bar

Saturday, 3 June
08.00 - 08.30
ISMICS Member Business Meeting (Members Only)
8.30 - 10.00
Thoracic Experts Session 3A: Esophagectomy
Moderators: Abbas Abbas, MD & Raja Flores, MD
8:30 - 8:42
Patient Selection for MIE
Jon O. Wee, MD
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
8:42 - 8:54
Gastric Devascularization for Ischemic Preconditioning
Robert E. Merritt, MD
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
8:54 - 9:06
Anastomotic Techniques - One Size Fits All?
Elliot Servais, MD
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA
9:06 - 9:18
Avoiding Chyle Leaks
John Lazar, MD
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
9:18 - 9:30
MIE Three Field Esophagectomy
Abbas Abbas, MD
Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
9:30 - 9:42
MIE Ivor Lewis
Inderpal S. Sarkaria, MD
UPMC Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
9:54 - 10:00
RAMIE: The Moffitt Experience
Eric M. Toloza, MD
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, FL, USA
10.00 - 10.15
Coffee Break
10:15 - 11:45
Thoracic Experts Session 3B: Pleura/ Diaphragm/ Chest Wall
Moderators: Eric Sceusi, MD & Thomas Ng, MD
10:15 - 10:27
Tumor Glow for Pleurectomy and Decortication (Pre-Recorded)
Jarrod Predina, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
10:27 - 10:39
VATS Pleurectomy and Decortication for Mesothelioma: Indications, Technique, and Outcomes
Raja Flores, MD
Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA
10:39 - 10:51
Robotic Diaphragm Plication: Techniques for Durable Success
Danjouma Cheufou, MD
Klinikum Würzburg Mitte, Wurzburg, Germany
10:51 - 11:03
Robotic Transthoracic Repair of Diaphragm Hernia
Anthony Kim, MD
University of South California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
11:03 - 11:15
Rob Fracture Fixation - Emphasizing New MIS Equipment / Techniques
James Bond, MD
Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, BC, Canada
11:15 - 11:27
Robotic First Rib Resection - Instrumentation and How to Avoid Pitfalls (Pre-Recorded)
Farid Gharagozloo, MD
University of Central Florida, Celebration, FL, USA
11:27 - 11:39
Cryoanalgesia of the Intercostal Nerves - Trial Update
Christopher Towe, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
11:39 - 11:45
Discussion
11.45 - 12.45
Kit V. Arom Lectureship: Revolutionizing the World, one TEVAR at a Time
Introduction: Vinod H. Thourani, MD
Speaker:
Joseph Bavaria, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
12:45 - 14.00
Thoracic Abstract Session 5
Lunch Service
(6 minutes of presentation, 4 minute discussion)
Moderators: Interpal Sarkaria, MD and Robert Merritt, MD
T23.
Outcomes Comparison Of Robotic-assisted And Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation
Albert Leng1, Kelsey Melinosky1, Christopher R. Johnson1, Katherine Giuliano1, Eric Etchill1, Harikrishna Tandri2, Malcolm V. Brock3, Jinny Ha3.
1Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, 2Department of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA, 3Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
T24.
Robotic Approach To Catamenial Pneumothoraxwith Diaphragmatic Hernia
Shruthi Nammalwar, Justin Watson, MD, Andrew Brownlee, Harmik Soukiasian, Amirhossein Mahfoozi.
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA, USA.
T25.
Crisis Resource Management in Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Gaetano Romano1, Fabrizia Calabrò2, Carmelina Cristina Zirafa1, Claudia Cariello3, Alda Mazzei3, Selene Tognarelli4, Beatrice Manfredini5, Federico Davini1, Franca Melfi1.
1Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thoracic Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 2Department of Surgical, Medical, Molecular and Critical Care Pathology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 3Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, 4The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa., Pisa, Italy, 5Division of thoracic surgery, department of medical and surgical sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, Modena, Italy.
T26.
Robotic Incision Of Median Arcuate Ligament
fazil abbas, michael sestito, Guhlam Abbas, MD.
West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV, USA.
T27.
Robotic Assisted Transhiatal Esophageal Epiphrenic Diverticulectomy Technique Compared To Other Diverticulectomy Techniques
Nidhi Desai, John Waters, Tanya Pothini, Scott Reznik, Steve Ring, Michael Jessen, Sravanya Gavini, Howard Weiner, Kemp Kernstine.
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
T28.
Traumatic Diaphragm Hernia Repair
Haley Leesley, MD, Gal Levy, Roman Petrov.
UTMB-Galveston, Galveston, TX, USA.
14.00 - 15.00
Debate Session: Should All Lung Nodules be Biopsied Before Segmentectomy

Pro: Anthony Kim, MD
University of South California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Con: Ghulam Abbas, MD
WVU Medicine, Heart & Vascular Institute, Morgantown, WV, USA
15.00
Program Concludes

† - No CME Credits Awarded