ISMICS - International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery

Annual Meeting Registration Now Open!

Registration is now open for the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Register before the early bird deadline of Friday, 8 May 2026, for discounted pricing!

Program is now available.
Cardiac Thoracic

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Pre-Meeting Workshop Opportunity
Check out the ISMICS Meeting page for more information and the application to join us on Tuesday, June 9th for a half-day training course.

ISMICS WEBINAR SERIES 2026

How to build a Robotic Hybrid Revascularization Program - Coronary Heart Team in Action
Saturday � 30 May 2026
10:00 AM - EST/EDT USA

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FACULTY:

Moderators:

Dr. Nirav Patel, MD
Vice Chairman, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital
Director, Robotic Cardiac Surgery

Prof. Wouter Oosterlinck, MD, PhD
Cardiac Surgery Professor of Leuven University

Dr. Evelio Rodriguez, MD
Chief Cardiac Surgery, Ascension Saint Thomas
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Heart Institute

Speakers:

Penn Medicine
Dr. Sameer Khandhar, MD
Chief, Cardiology Division, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine

Dr. Chase Brown, MD
Surgical Director, Coronary Revascularization, Penn Presbyterian
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Penn Medicine
Dr. Jimmy Kerrigan, MD
Co-Chair, Interventional Cardiology, Affinity Group Ascension
Chair, CTO Affinity Group, Co-Director, Complex Coronary Intervention

Dr. Amber Edwards, MD
Cardiac Surgeon

Dr. Clayton Kaiser, MD
Cardiac Surgeon

Congratulations to the 2025 Subramanian Innovation Award Recipient!

Philipp Feodorovici
Bonn, Germany

ISMICS President

Gry Dahle, MD, PhD
President

To our ISMICS members and colleagues:

I send you and your families and friends warm wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year. As ISMICS enters its 29th year as a Society, your Board is actively looking at what our next decade will hold and keep us at the forefront of Minimally Invasive Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, as well as the newest developments in innovation. ISMICS was founded in the 1990�s by a generation of early adopters who embraced new technologies and techniques, never letting the status quo inform their decisions.

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Important Dates

ISMICS 2026 Annual Meeting
10-13 June, 2026
The Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Miami, Florida, USA

ISMICS 2026 Workshop
In conjunction with ATCSA, SMICTSI & ISCAS
20-22 November, 2026
Yashobhoomi Convention Centre
New Delhi, India

ISMICS 2027 Annual Meeting
May 26-29, 2027
Edinburgh International Conference Centre
Edinburgh, Scotland