Scientific Program
Pre Conference Workshop
Venue: AIIMS, Bhubaneshwar
08 October 2026
Robotic Assisted Ventral and Groin Hernia Repair
| Time | Topics | Faculty | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robotic Assisted Ventral and Groin Hernia Repair | |||
| Course coordinators: Magan Mehrotra, Tushar S. Mishra, Santanu Kumar Sahu | |||
| Chairpersons: Amiya Charan Jenamani, Vikram Sahoo, P C Panda | |||
| 09.30 AM - 09.45 AM | Opening Batsman – Open Console Introduction | Madhuri Patnaik | 15 Mins |
| 09.45 AM - 10.00 AM | Immersion Station – Closed Console Introduction | Tushar S. Mishra | 15 Mins |
| The pre peritoneal arena | |||
| 10.00 AM - 10.15 AM | TAPPing into Precision – r-TAPP for Inguinal Hernia | Ravindra Vats | 15 Mins |
| 10.15 AM - 10.30 AM | Building the Right Plane – r-TEP for Inguinal Hernia | Ashwin Thangavelu | 15 Mins |
| 10.30 AM - 10.45 AM | The Art of the Preperitoneal Repair – r-TAPP for Primary Ventral Hernias | Ashish Vashistha | 15 Mins |
| 10.45 AM - 11.00 AM | Entering the Space, Mastering the Precision – r-PeTEP for Primary Ventral Hernias | Kumar Sonal | 15 Mins |
| 11.00 AM - 11.15 AM | The Robotic Advantage – r-TAPP for Incisional Hernias | Naveen Sharma | 15 Mins |
| 11.15 AM - 11.30 AM | Robotics at the Edge – Robotic Repair for Lateral Hernias | Harish Kakkilaya | 15 Mins |
| Unlocking the retrorectus space | |||
| 11.30 AM - 11.45 AM | Behind the Rectus – Ahead of the Curve – Robotic Repair of Subxiphoid Hernias | Magan Mehrotra | 15 Mins |
| 11.45 AM - 12.00 PM | Building the Wall from Within – r-eTEP for Incisional Hernias | Arun Bharadwaj | 15 Mins |
| 12.00 PM - 12.15 PM | Deep, Narrow, Precise – Robotic Hiatus Hernia Repair | Sukhvinder Saggu | 15 Mins |
| 12.15 PM - 12.45 PM | Not Just Smaller Incisions – Smarter Surgery – Why Robotic Surgery for Hernias? Evidence-Based Panel Discussion | Moderator: Vishal Soni | 30 Mins |
| Panelists: Naveen Sharma, Rajat B. Gupta, Mahak Bhandari, Ashwin Thangavelu | |||
| OPERATIVE WORKSHOP | |||
| 12:45 PM | Live Surgery – Intuitive da Vinci | Randeep Wadhawan | |
| 12:45 PM | Telesurgery – SSI Mantra | Sreejoy Patnaik | |
| 2:00 PM | Live Surgery – SSI Mantra | Magan Mehrotra | |
| 2:00 PM | Live Surgery – Intuitive da Vinci | Tushar S. Mishra |
Basic Hernia Repair and Hiatus Hernia
| Time | Topics | Faculty | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:00 AM onwards | Registration | ||
| 08:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Basic Hernia Repair and Hiatus Hernia | ||
| Course coordinators: Ganesh Shenoy, Jitendra Senapati, Rashmi Ranjan Sahoo, Ramya Ranjan Behera, Bikram Rout | |||
| Chairpersons: Saurajit Pattnaik, Jatashankar Mohapatra, Sunil Pattnaik | |||
| 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM | Laparoscopic anatomy – inguinal region | Ramya Behera | 15 Mins |
| 08:45 AM - 09:00 AM | Anterior Abdominal Wall – Surgeon's Perspective | Rashmi Ranjan Sahoo | 15 Mins |
| 09:00 AM - 09:15 AM | TAPP: I'm the Evergreen Hero | Jenit Gandhi | 15 Mins |
| Chairpersons: Jitendra Senapati, Bikram Rout, Abdul Azeez | |||
| 09:15 AM - 09:30 AM | Why ETEP to Tame the Groin? | Ganesh Shenoy | 15 Mins |
| 09:30 AM - 09:45 AM | IPOM Plus: I am the Saviour! | Sharad Dhaga | 15 Mins |
| 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM | Recurrence after IPOM Plus: Am I the Best Option? | Erbaz Momin | 15 Mins |
| Chairpersons: Sambit Mohanty, Santosh Behera, Mathew Michal | |||
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | IPOM plus: I too have complications | Shivanshu Mishra | 15 Mins |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
How Much Is Enough? (Mediastinal dissection, esophageal length & hiatal closure) |
Vijay Borgoankar | 15 Mins |
| 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | The Ideal "Wraps" (Nissen, Toupet & Dorr) | Deepraj Bhandarkar | 15 Mins |
| Chairpersons: Satyajit Rath, Amaresh Mishra, Rajnish Kumar | |||
| 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Mesh at Hiatus: When and How? | Saravana Kumar | 15 Mins |
| 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM | I'm in the Thorax – Wrap Migration | Aparna Bhaskar | 15 Mins |
Minimally Invasive Extra Peritoneal Ventral Hernia Repair
| Time | Topics | Faculty | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 AM onwards | Welcome and Registration | ||
| 09:30 AM - 06:00 PM | Minimally Invasive Extra Peritoneal Ventral Hernia Repair | ||
| Course coordinators: Sarfaraz Baig, Prakash Sasmal, Monika Gureh | |||
| Chairpersons: Abinash Kanungo, Das Birendra Manohar, Kristoffer Andresen, Anders Hanssen | |||
| 10.00 AM - 10.15 AM | Anatomy | Nidhi Khandelwal | 15 Mins |
| 10.15 AM - 10.30 AM | Why extra peritoneal - evidence | Pallawi Priya | 15 Mins |
| 10.30 AM - 10.45 AM | Port strategies in groin hernia - birth of eTEP | Mandar Gadgil | 15 Mins |
| 10.45 AM - 11.00 AM | eTEP for ventral hernias | Sarfaraz Baig | 15 Mins |
| 11.00 AM - 11.15 AM | TARM | Ashwin Masurkar | 15 Mins |
| 11.15 AM - 11.30 AM | TAPP for VH- lap and robotic | Ashish Dey | 15 Mins |
| 11.30 AM - 11.45 AM | Complications in MIS extraperitoneal repairs | Ashwin Thangavelu | 15 Mins |
| 11.45 AM - 12.30 PM | Case based panel discussion | ||
| Panelists: Prakash Sasmal, Harsh Seth, Kalaivani Rajan, Anupam Goel, Saravana Kumar, Sharad Daga, Jenit Gandhi, Anders Hanssen, Kristoffer Andresen | |||
| Bilateral/recurrent inguinal hernia | |||
| Suprapubic hernia | |||
| Subxiphoid hernia | |||
| Subcostal hernia | |||
| Large midline incisional hernia | |||
| Lateral/flank hernia | |||
| Recurrent hernia after previous mesh repair | |||
| 12.30 PM - 06.00 PM | Operations | ||
| Operating Faculty: Prakash Sasmal, Sarfaraz Baig, Mandar Gadgil, Harsh Seth, Ashwin Masurkar | |||
| eTEP for bilateral groin | |||
| eTEP RS for VH | |||
| eTEP TAR | |||
| TAPP for VH | |||
| TARM |
Open Surgery for Complex Ventral Hernia
| Time | Topics | Faculty | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08:30 AM onwards | Welcome and Registration | ||
| 09:00 AM - 11:40 AM | Open Surgery for Complex Ventral Hernia | ||
| Course coordinators: Sumeet Shah, S Manwar Ali, Ashok Kumar Sahoo | |||
| Chairpersons: Anshuman Pradhan, Nalini Kumar Naik, Kumar Ratnesh | |||
| 09.00 AM - 09.20 AM | Anterior Abdominal Wall Anatomy & Surgical Application | TBD | 20 Mins |
| 09.20 AM - 09.40 AM | Radiology / CT Imaging for Abdominal Wall Hernia | Harsh Sheth | 20 Mins |
| 09.40 AM - 10.00 AM | Pre-Operative Optimisation | Pallawi Priya | 20 Mins |
| 10.00 AM - 10.20 AM | Component Separation (Ant. / Post.) | Sumeet Shah | 20 Mins |
| 10.20 AM - 10.40 AM | Peritoneal Flap in Midline and Subcostal Hernia | Vikas Singhal | 20 Mins |
| 10.40 AM - 11.00 AM | Choosing the Right Patient for the Right Surgery | Randeep Wadhawan | 20 Mins |
| 11.00 AM - 11.20 AM | Managing Complications | Sarfaraz Baig | 20 Mins |
| 11.20 AM - 11.40 AM | Facuiotens – Technical Tips | Sanjay Sonar | 20 Mins |
AI and Social Media for Surgeons
| Time | Topics | Faculty | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 AM - 12:00 PM | AI and Social Media for Surgeons | ||
| Course Coordinators: Priyank Chelawat, Nimisha Kantharia | |||
| Chairpersons: Sunil Kumar Habada |
Live Operative Session
| Time | Topics | Faculty | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM - 07:00 PM | Live Operative Session | ||
| 12:00 PM onwards | Course coordinators: Sumeet Shah, Randeep Wadhawan, Manish Baijal | ||
| Operators: Manish Baijal, Randeep Wadhawan, Ganesh Shenoy, Mandar Gadgil, Magan Mehrotra, Ashish Dey, Mahak Bhandari, Ashwin T, Manash Sahoo, M R Attri, Lakshmi Kona | |||
| Chairpersons: M Ramesh, Ramesh Agarwalla, Sunil Popat, Satish Midha, Deep Goel, Rashmiranjan Sahoo, Madhuri Patnaik, Srikant Patro, Sreejoy Pattnaik, Tarun Sahoo, Ramesh Das, Himanshho Shekhar Mishra, Mohit VS, Pankaj Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Mohit Joshi, Sanjay Sonar |
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Why Attend?
- Robotic Assisted Ventral and groin Hernia repair
- Basic hernia repair and Hiatus hernia
- Minimally invasive extra peritoneal ventral Hernia Repair
- Open Surgery for Complex Ventral hernia
- AI and Social media for Surgeons