Agenda

Friday, November 5, 2026 ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION All times in Eastern Time
7:15 am	Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibits
8:00 am	Opening Remarks Amit Bhatt, MD; Emre Gorgun, MD, MBA
	Session 1: ESD TECHNIQUES & CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
8:05 am	Colorectal ESD: Indications & Role Post-TNT Jennifer Paruch, MD
8:30 am	STER: Indications, Techniques and Pearls Amol Bapaye, MBBS, MS
8:55 am	Starting an ESD Practice: Lessons from the Trenches Nayantara Coelho-Prabhu, MD
9:20 am	Break/Exhibits
	Session 2: MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION
9:40 am	Pathology Essentials for ESD Specimens Clifton Fulmer, MD, PhD
10:05 am	Oncology Perspectives: ESD in the Era of Modern Therapy Suneel Kamath, MD
	Session 3: TRAINING & TRANSITION TO ENDOROBOTICS
10:30 am	ESD Training: Structured Approach Using Non-Clinical Models Richard Whelan, MD
10:50 am	Comparing Traditional ESD to My Initial Experiences in Endorobotics Norio Fukami, MD
11:10 am	Bridging Society and Science: Contributions Toward Next-Generation Therapies and Healthcare Innovation Emre Balik, MD
11:30 am	Lunch/Exhibits
12:30 pm	Walk to Lab
1:00 pm	Hands-On Lab All Faculty
5:00 pm	Day 1 Adjourn

Saturday, November 6, 2026 ENDOROBOTICS All times in Eastern Time
7:15 am	Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibits
8:00 am	Opening Remarks: The Promise of Endorobotics Amit Bhatt, MD; Emre Gorgun, MD, MBA
	Session 4: INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES
8:10 am	The Future of Endoscopic Resection: Boston Scientific Brian Dunkin, MD
8:25 am	The Future of Endoscopic Resection: Medtronic Austin Chiang, MD, MPH
	Session 5: DEVELOPMENT REALITY
8:40 am	Lessons from Over a Decade of Developing Endorobotics Lawrence Ho, PhD
9:05 am	Break/Exhibits
	Session 6: CURRENT LANDSCAPE & CLINICAL INTEGRATION
9:25 am	The Current Endorobotic Landscape Hiroyuki Aihara, MD, PhD
9:50 am	CELS Experience and the Case for Endorobotics Sang Lee, MD
10:15 am	Multiple Robotic Platforms: Real-World Comparative Experience Venkatesh Munikrishnan, MRCS, FRCS, CCT
10:40 am	Round Table Discussion: Bridging the Gap: What Do We Actually Need? Moderators: Amit Bhatt, MD and Emre Gorgun, MD, MBA Panelists: Emre Balik, MD; Austin Chiang, MD, MPH; Brian Dunkin, MD; Sang Lee, MD; Andrew Wang, MD; Dennis Yang, MD
11:10 am	Exhibits/Lunch Ballroom 1
1:45 am	Walk to Lab
12:00 pm	Hands-On Lab All Faculty
4:00 pm	Day 2 Adjourn