Invited Speakers
Heinz Lemke, PhD, Germany, “Model-guided medicine”
Panel with Dan Donoho MD, Neurosurgery and Habib Zalzal 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
Tania Morimoto, PhD, Associate Professor UC San Diego, Soft and Flexible Robotics
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/Leipz
MONAI Open Source Workshop
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Stephen Alyward, PhD, Nvidia
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Saad Nadeem, PhD, MSK
Thursday, October 9
16.00 - 18.00
Exhibitor Set up
Saturday, October 11
6.30 - 7.30
iSMIT Steering Committee
(Glen Echo with Breakfast)
7.00 - 8.00
Breakfast/Exhibits
8.00 - 9.30
Session 5: Surgical Innovation
9.30 - 10.00
Keynote 3: John Abele Lecture
Bill Peine
Medtronic
Surgical Robotics
10.00 - 10.30
Networking Break
in exhibit/poster area
10.30 - 12.00
Session 6: Non-invasive therapy and Neurosurgery
12.00 - 13.30
Lunch Break/General Assembly
13.30 - 15.00
Session 7: Surgical Specialities: Urology and Orthopedics
15.00 - 16.00
Keynote 4: Earl Owen Lecture
Anthony Sandler MD
16.00 - 16.30
Coffee Break in exhibit/poster area
16.30 - 18.00
Session 8: Surgical Education, Simulation, and Training including AR and VR
18.00 - 18.30
18.30 - 19.30
Informal Get Together
Lobby Restaurant
iSMIT 2025 at a glance
Friday, October 10
7.00 - 8.00
Breakfast/Exhibits
8.00 - 8.10
8.10 - 10.00
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
Children’s Digital Health in 2030
Kurt Newman
President Emeritus
Children's National Hospital
12.00 - 13.30
Lunch Break/Exhibits/Posters
12.30 - 13.30
MITAT Journal Board Meeting (Oakley Room)
13.30 - 14.30
Session 3: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
13.30 – 16.30 (parallel session)
MONAI and Holoscan Open Source Workshop (Glen Echo Room)
14.30 - 15.00
Keynote 2: Gerhard Buess Lecture
Tania Morimoto
Design and Control of Soft Surgical Robots
15.00 - 15.30
Coffee Break in exhibit/poster area
15.30 - 16.30
16.30 - 17.30
17.30 - 19.00
Reception
19.00 - 20.30
Dinner (separate registration)
Sunday, October 12
10.00 - 12.00
Children's National Hospital and Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation Tour, 111 Michigan Avenue, Washington, DC
(must sign up)
12.00 – 14.00
Ultrasound guided interventions workshop
Calin Tiu MD and Radu Elisei MD, Surgery, Romania
Andreas Melzer, MD, University of Dundee and ICCAS/Leipzig
Karun Sharma, MD/PhD, Interventional Radiology, Children’s National / George Washington University, 111 Michigan Avenue, Washington, DC
(must sign up)