AlessandroFichera United States

AlessandroFichera

Monday, 20 April 2026

Time	Session

07:30 08:00	OPENING REHEARSAL Upon invitation only AlessandroFichera Guest United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Guest Finland Eduardo E.Montalvo Jave Guest Mexico JamieMurphy Guest United Kingdom John G.Hunter Guest United States Kenneth D.Boffard Guest South Africa Michael G.Sarr Guest United States Room: Terrazza B-C (Floor 7)
12:00 12:30	OPENING EXHIBITION AlessandroFichera Facilitator United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Facilitator Finland Kenneth D.Boffard Facilitator South Africa Exhibition (Floor 7)
15:30 17:00	COLORECTAL SURGERY: TIPS AND TRICKS FROM THE EXPERTS ISDS 116 ImranHassan Moderator United States V. LianaTsikitis Moderator United States KONO S ANASTOMOSIS - HOW I DO IT 116-1 AlessandroFichera Speaker United States COLON WON'T REACH - WHAT DO I DO NOW 116-2 JamieMurphy Speaker United Kingdom RECTOPEXY - HOW I DO IT 116-3 ChetanBhan Speaker United Kingdom ANTERIOR RESECTION FOR LOWER THIRD CANCER IN THE MALE PELVIS - HOW I DO IT 116-4 Alexander SenderLiberman Speaker Canada MANAGING INVOLVED PELVIC SIDEWALL LYMPH NODES IN LOCALLY ADVANCED RECTAL CANCER 116-5 HermannKessler Speaker United States THE J POUCH DOESN'T REACH - WHAT NOW? 116-6 V. LianaTsikitis Speaker United States Room: Terrazza C (Floor 7)

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Time	Session

10:30 12:00	GI ONCOLOGY MDT - CASE BASED DISCUSSION ISDS 213 GoWakabayashi Moderator Japan JamieMurphy Moderator United Kingdom Lorenzo E.Ferri Moderator Canada AlessandroFichera Panelist United States Alexander SenderLiberman Panelist Canada Eduardo E.Montalvo Jave Panelist Mexico IswantoSucandy Panelist United States MarkVan Berge Henegouwen Panelist Netherlands Room: Terrazza C (Floor 7)
12:15 13:15	NATIONAL DELEGATES MEETING ISS/SIC (UPON INVITATION ONLY) 294 AlessandroFichera Facilitator United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Facilitator Finland Kenneth D.Boffard Facilitator South Africa Zsolt JanosBalogh Guest Australia Room: Oaxaca A (Floor 5)
15:30 17:00	DEBATES ISDS 216 James OhPark Moderator United States JamieMurphy Moderator United Kingdom Lorenzo E.Ferri Moderator Canada UPPER GI - ESOPHAGEAL CANCER WITH CLINICAL COMPLETE RESPONSE POST CHEMORADIATION - EARLY ELECTIVE SURGERY 216-1 SherazMarkar Speaker United Kingdom UPPER GI - ESOPHAGEAL CANCER WITH CLINICAL COMPLETE RESPONSE POST CHEMORADIATION - SURVEILLANCE AND DELAYED SURGERY 216-2 Simon Ying-KitLaw Speaker Hong Kong, China HPB – NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR RESECTABLE PANCREAS CANCER - SURGERY + ADJUVANT THERAPY 216-3 DanielFigueroa Tentori Speaker Mexico HPB – NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY FOR RESECTABLE PANCREAS CANCER - NEOADJUVANT THERAPY 216-4 TaylorRiall Speaker United States CRC – NEOADJUVANT TREATMENT FOR PMMR ADVANCED COLON CANCER? CONS 216-5 AlessandroFichera Speaker United States CRC – NEOADJUVANT TREATMENT FOR PMMR ADVANCED COLON CANCER? PROS 216-6 JamieMurphy Speaker United Kingdom Room: Terrazza C (Floor 7)

Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Time	Session

08:30 10:00	LLOYD M. NYHUS PRIZE SESSION ISS/SIC 362 AlessandroFichera Moderator United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Moderator Finland Kenneth D.Boffard Moderator South Africa COMPARISON OF OUTCOME OF BIOLOGICAL DRESSING VS 5% POVIDONE IODINE + H2O2 SOLUTION ON WOUNDS 362-01 DivyataVasa Speaker India PERSPECTIVES ON CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN AFRICAN PEDIATRIC SURGERY- A QUALITATIVE STUDY 362-02 SangeunLee Speaker South Africa ROUTINE OR SELECTIVE INTRAOPERATIVE CHOLANGIOGRAPHY? A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF 1500 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMIES 362-03 SofiaBertona Speaker Argentina OPTIMAL DOSING AND INJECTION LOCATION OF BOTULINUM TOXIN FOR SUSTAINED HEALING OF CHRONIC ANAL FISSURE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS 362-04 MelanieSpiekermann Speaker United States PRECISION TRAINING IN ENDOCRINE SURGERY: A PREOPERATIVE NOMOGRAM TO GUIDE CASE ALLOCATION AND PREDICT THYROIDECTOMY DIFFICULTY 362-05 BharathShivalingaiah Speaker India FUTURE OF CARDIAC SURGERY IN AFRICA - ASSESSING ASSESSING MEDICAL STUDENTS' CAREER CHOICES AND INTENTIONS. 362-06 Samuel Ghislain JuniorFodop Speaker Cameroon Room: Camelias (Floor 6)
12:15 13:15	GENERAL ASSEMBLY ISS/SIC MEMBERS ONLY 314 AlessandroFichera Speaker United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Speaker Finland Gerard M.Doherty Speaker United States Kenneth D.Boffard Speaker South Africa Eduardo E.Montalvo Jave Guest Mexico InesBuccimazza Guest South Africa Michael G.Sarr Guest United States Room: Terrazza C (Floor 7)

Thursday, 23 April 2026

Time	Session

07:15 08:15	PROGRAM COMMITTEE ISW 2028 ISS/SIC 461 Kenneth D.Boffard Moderator South Africa AlessandroFichera Guest United States Ari K.Leppäniemi Guest Finland JamieMurphy Guest United Kingdom Room: Camelias (Floor 6)