» Faculty
2026 Course Directors
Eduardo Parra-Davila, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Vipul Patel, MD
Martin Roche, MD
Marcio Moschovas, MD, PhD, FACS
2026 Scientific Program Directors
Ghulam Abbas, MD
Martin Martino, MD
Sharona Ross, MD
» Subspecialty
Program Chairs
Abdominal Wall (Hernia)
- Flavio Malcher (Chair)
- Salvador Morales (Co-Chair)
- Hector Valenzuela (Co-Chair)
- David Chen (Co-Chair)
Acute Care
- Tanuja Damani (Chair)
- Andrea Pakula (Co-Chair)
Bariatric Metabolic
- Andre Teixeira (Chair)
- Jose Balibrea (Co-Chair)
- Luiz Alfredo Almeida (Co-Chair)
- Fernando De Barros (Co-Chair)
Breast/Plastics (NEW)
- Nadine Hachach-Haram (Chair)
Cardiac
- Husam Balkhy (Chair)
- Johannes Bonnati (Co-Chair)
- Ghulum Murtaza (Co-Chair)
Colorectal Malign/Benign
- Armando Melani (Chair)
- Laila Rashidi (Co-Chair)
- Gy-Seog Choi (Co-Chair)
- Paolo Bianchi (Co-Chair)
Digital OR
- Jay Redan (Chair)
Digital Surgery (NEW)
- Yusef Kudsi (Chair)
- Sam Atallah (Co-Chair)
- Thomas Shin (Co-Chair)
Emerging Market
- Eduardo Parra Davila (Chair)
Endocrine
- Michaela Piccoli (Chair)
- Erin Berber (Co-Chair)
Esophageal Benign/Malignant
- Luis Herrera (Chair)
- Inderpal Sarkaria (Co-Chair)
- Jelle Ruurda (Co-Chair)
- John Lazar (Co-Chair)
- Carlos Galvani (Co-Chair)
Focal Therapy
- Marcio Moschovas (Chair)
- Victoria Bird (Co-Chair)
- Rafael Sanchez-Salas (Co-Chair)
- Michael McDonald (Co-Chair)
Global & Military Session
- Gordon Wisbach (Chair)
Gyn Malignant/Benign
- Vanessa Alvarenga Bezerra (Chair)
- Ricardo Estape (Co-Chair)
- Anna Fagotti (Co-Chair)
- Renato Moretti (Co-Chair)
Head and Neck (ENT)
- Scott Magnuson (Chair)
- Meghan Turner (Co-Chair)
- Brittany Barber (Co-Chair)
Hepatobiliary/Pancreas
- John Martinie (Chair)
- Alexandre Resendes (Co-Chair)
Hospital Admin
- Kenneth Palmer (Chair)
- Doug Harcoumb (Co-Chair)
Humanoids
- Martin Roche (Chair)
- Eduardo Parra Davila (Co-Chair)
- Marcio Moschovas (Co-Chair)
Investor Session
- Amit Hazan (Chair)
- Larry Biegelsen (Co-Chair)
- Rick Wise (Co-Chair)
Neurovascular/Endovascular (NEW)
- Adnan Siddiqui (Chair)
- Jacques Marescaux (Co-Chair)
New Innovations
- Amit Hazan (Chair)
Nurses/Allied Health Course
- Cathy Corder (Chair)
Ophthamology
- Terry Kim (Chair)
Ortho/Spine/Orthopedics, General Session
- Martin Roche (Chair)
- Sheeraz Quershi (Co-Chair)
Pediatrics
- Mohan S. Gundeti (Chair)
- Miguel Castellan (Co-Chair)
- Pablo Gomez (Co-Chair)
Plenary
- Vipul Patel (Chair)
Regulatory FDA
- Mohan Nathan (Chair)
- Binita Ashar (Co-Chair)
- Brittany Barber (Co-Chair)
Surgical AI
- Andrew Hung (Chair)
- Filippo Filicori (Co-Chair)
Surgical Simulation/Training Course
- Rahila Essani (Chair)
- Mark Soliman (Co-Chair)
- Luis Romagnolo (Co-Chair)
- Alexis Sanchez (Co-Chair)
Teen Course
- Cathy Corder (Chair)
- Shady Saikali (Co-Chair)
Telesurgery
- Jacques Marescaux (Chair)
- Marcio Moscovas (Co-Chair)
- Eduardo Parra Davila (Co-Chair)
Transplant (NEW)
- Obi Ekwenna (Chair)
- Dieter C. Broering (Co-Chair)
- Gaetano Ciancio (Co-Chair)
Upper GI/Spleen
- Carlos Galvani (Chair)
- Fernando Elli (Co-Chair)
- Carlos Domene (Co-Chair)
- Alisa Coker (Co-Chair)
Urologic Oncology
- Marcio Moschovas (Chair)
Urology
- Marcio Moschovas (Chair)
- Miguel Castellan (Co-Chair)
- Pablo Gomez (Co-Chair)