Collaborating Societies
» 2025
Course Directors

Ghulam Abbas, MD
President

Vipul Patel, MD
Executive Director

Sharona Ross, MD
Past President
» Subspecialty
Program Chairs
Acute Care
- Andrea Pakula, MD, MPH, FACS (USA)
- Tanuja Damani, MD (USA)
Bariatrics
- Luiz Alfredo Almeida, MD (Brazil)
- Carlos Vaz, MD (Portugal)
- Jose Balibrea, MD, PhD, FACS (Spain)
- Andre Teixeira, MD (USA)
- Ricardo Zorron, MD, PhD (Germany)
Cardiac
- Ghulam Abbas, MD
- Sam Balkhy, MD
- Joannes Bonnati, MD
- Ghulam Murtaza, MD, MBA
Colorectal
- Guyseog Choi, MD (Korea)
- Paolo Bianchi, MD (Italy)
- Marcos Gomez, MD (Spain)
- Antonino Spinelli, MD, PhD (Italy)
Endocrine Thyroid and Adrenal
- Michaela Piccoli, MD, FACS (Italy)
- Woong Youn Chung, MD, PhD
Esophageal
- Ghulam Abbas, MD
- Inderpal Sarkaria, MD
- Peter Grimminger, FACS, FEBS
- Jelle Ruurda, MD, PhD
General Surgery
- Eduardo Parra Davila, MD, FACS, FASCRS
- Armando Melani, MD
- Yusef Kudsi, MD
- Sharona Ross, MD
Gynecology
- Martin Martino, MD
- Vanessa Alvarenga-Bezerra
- Anna Fagotti, MD, PhD
- Sarah Choi, MD
Head and Neck
- J. Scott Magnuson, MD, FACS
- Asit Arora, MBBS, MS, MCh
- Brittany Barber, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Hepatobiliary and Pancreas
- John Martinie, MD, FACS (USA)
- Olivier Soubrane, MD, PhD (France)
- Yai-Ming Wu, MD (Taiwan)
- Christoph Tschuor, MD, PhD (Denmark)
- Jai Hoon Lee, MD (Korea)
- Alexandre Resendes, MD (Brazil)
Hernia
- Flavio Malcher, MD (USA)
- Filip Muysoms, MD, PhD (Belgium)
- Victor Radu, MD, PhD (Rumania)
- Salvador Morales, MD (Spain)
Plenary 1
- Vipul Patel, MD
- Jacques Marescaux, MD
Plenary 2 Medical Device
- Vipul Patel, MD
- Mo Nathan, MD
- Fred Moll, MD
- Richard Satava, MD, FACS
Plenary 3
- Vipul Patel, MD
- Eduardo Parrra Davila, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Plenary 4
- Vipul Patel, MD
Orthopedics/Spine
- Martin Roche, MD
- Sheeraz Qureshi, MD, MBA
- Tsun Law, MD, MBA
Robotic Complications
- Rene Sotelo, MD
- Antonio Caycedo, MD, MSc
Single Port
- Laila Rashidi, MD, FACS, FASCRS (USA)
- John Marks (USA)
Surgical Simulation
- Rahila Essani, MD, FACS
- Mark Soliman, MD
Surgical Training
- Rahila Essani, MD, FACS
- Mark Soliman, MD
Telesurgery
- Vipul Patel, MD
- Jacques Marescaux, MD
Thoracic
- Ghulam Abbas, MD
- Abbas Abbas, MD
- Yin-Kai Chao, MD
- Jean-Marc Baste, MD, PhD
Transplant
- Gaetano Ciancio, MD, MBA
Upper GI Foregut/Spleen
- Miguel Angel Cuesta, MD (Spain)
- Suzzane Gisbert, MD (Netherlands)
- Woojin Hyung, MD, PhD (Korea)
- Peter Grimminger, FACS, FEBS (Germany)
- Jelle Ruurda, MD, PhD (Netherlands)
Urology
- Course Director: Vipul Patel, MD
- Program Chairs: Alexandre De La Taille, MD and Kenneth Palmer, MD
- USA Program Chairs: John Davis, MD and Ketan Badani, MD
- Europe Program Chairs: Bernardo Rocco, MD and Senthil Nathan, MD
- Cau/Latam Program Chairs: Marcelo Orvieto, MD and Rafael Coelho, MD
- Asia Program Chairs: Z Xu, MD, Anup Kuma,r MD, T Habuchi, MD and Ponco Birowo, MD
- Australia Program Chairs: Ruban Than, MD and Anthony Costello, MD
- Middle East Program Chairs: Y Farahat, MD and R Azhar
» Registration
Registration Type |
Registration Fees |
---|---|
Allied Health Professional | $195 |
Hospital Administrator | $650 |
Industry/Investors/CEO | $1,500 |
Non-Member Physician | $650 |
Non-Member Fellow (Non SRS members in Training) | $250 |
Non-Member Resident (Non SRS members in Training) | $250 |
Non-Member Student | $125 |
Member In Training (SRS Members) | $95 |
Master Classes |
Fees |
Urology Master Class | $0 |
General Surgery Master Class | $0 |