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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

  • Karun Sharma, MD/PhD, Interventional Radiology, Children’s National / George Washington University

  • Zach Levine, MD, Neurosurgery, George Washington University

  • Andreas Melzer, MD, University of Dundee and ICCAS/Leipzig

 

Interventional cardiology and cardiac imaging

  • Henrik Brun, MD, Cardiology, Rikshospitalet, Norway

  • 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)

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