Invited Speakers
Heinz Lemke, PhD, Germany, “Model-guided medicine”
Panel with Dan Donoho MD, Neurosurgery and Habib Zaizal MD, Otolaryngology on use of models in medicine
Anthony Sandler, MD, Chief of Surgery, Children’s Future of surgery
Kurt Newman, MD, Surgeon and CEO (Retired), Children’s Digital health in 2030
Special Events / Panels
Non-invasive therapy: HIFU special session
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Karun Sharma, MD/PhD, Interventional Radiology, Children’s National / George Washington University
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Zach Levine, MD, Neurosurgery, George Washington University
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Andreas Melzer, MD, University of Dundee and ICCAS/Leipzig
Interventional cardiology and cardiac imaging
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Henrik Brun, MD, Cardiology, Rikshospitalet, Norway
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Josh Kanter, MD, Cardiology, Children’s National
Thursday, October 9
16.00 - 18.00
Exhibitor Set up
Saturday, October 11
8.00 - 9.30
Session 5: Surgical Innovation
9.30 - 10.00
Keynote 3: John Abele Lecture
10.00 - 10.30
Networking Break
in exhibit/poster area
10.30 - 12.00
Session 6: Biomedical Devices
12.00 - 13.30
Lunch Break/General Assembly
13.30 - 14.30
Session 7: Clinical Specialities
(ortho, neuro, ENT, radiology, etc)
14.30 - 15.00
Keynote 4: Earl Owen Lecture
15.00 - 15.30
Coffee Break in exhibit/poster area
15.30 - 17.00
Session 8: Surgical Education, Simulation, and Training
17.00 - 17.30
Closing Ceremony
iSMIT 2025 at a glance
Friday, October 10
8.00 - 8.30
Opening Ceremony
8.30 - 10.00
Session 1: Surgical Robotics
10.00 - 10.30
Networking Break
in exhibit/poster area
10.30 - 11.30
Session 2: AI/Machine Learning
11.30 - 12.00
Keynote 1: John Wickham Lecture
12.00 - 13.30
Lunch Break/Steering Committee Meeting
13.30 - 14.30
Session 3: Image-Guided Surgery
14.30 - 15.00
Keynote 2: Gerhard Buess Lecture
15.00 - 15.30
Coffee Break in exhibit/poster area
15.30 - 17.00
Session 4: Minimally Invasive Surgery
17.00 - 17.30
Free Time
17.30 - 19.00
Reception
19.00 - 20.30
Dinner (separate registration)
Sunday, October 12
10.00 - 12.00
Hospital Tour
(must sign up)
12.00 – 14.00
Ultrasound guided interventions workshop
Calin Tiu, Surgery, Romania
Andreas Melzer, MD, University of Dundee and ICCAS/Leipzig
Karun Sharma, MD/PhD, Interventional Radiology, Children’s National / George Washington University
(must sign up)