Webinars
ISMICS Webinar Series
Webinar Series / 01
Precision Pathways
The SP Access Debate: Subcostal vs. Intercostal for Robotic Lung Resection
26 September, 2026
10:00 AM–12:00 PM EDT (New York)
4:00–6:00 PM CEST (Barcelona)
10:00 PM–12:00 AM (Taiwan)
This CME-eligible session brings together four leading experts to examine one of the most discussed technical questions in robotic thoracic surgery today. Which single-port access approach delivers better outcomes — and why?
Faculty:
Abbas E. Abbas MD, MS, FACS
System Chair, Thoracic Surgery and System Associate Director, Surgical Oncology
Catholic Health, New York, USA
Juan Carlos Trujillo, MD
Clinical Head of Thoracic Surgery
Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona
Yin-Kai Chao, MD, PhD
Professor and Chief of the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Linkou, Taiwan
Michael D. Zervos, MD
Chief of Clinical Thoracic Surgery and Director of Robotic Thoracic Surgery
NYU Langone Health
This is the first in a series of 8 webinars building toward the 2027 ISMICS Annual Scientific Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland, May 26–29. Each session is designed to advance the conversation in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery — and give you CME credit while doing it!