Webinars

ISMICS Webinar Series

Webinar Series / Session 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?

Topics:

The European Experience: Uniportal Robotic SP Surgery to Reduce Surgical Trauma & Enhance Recovery — Juan Carlos Trujillo, Barcelona
Why Subcostal? Making the Case for the Preferred Access — Michael D. Zervos, NYU Langone
Why Intercostal? Making the Case for the Preferred Access — Yin-Kai Chao, CGMH Taiwan
Panel Discussion: From Debate to Decision — How to Select the Optimal Approach? — Moderated by Abbas E. Abbas & Yin-Kai Chao

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!

Disclosure Information:

Amedco LLC designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for physicians