Program

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2026



  • HALL 1 (GBR - I)
  • HALL 2 (GBR - II)
  • HALL 3 (GBR - III)
  • HALL 4 (PBR - IV)
  • HALL 6 (LOTUS)
  • HALL 7 (JASMINE)
Time Topics Speaker
8.00 - 10.30 CONVOCATION
Chief Guest: Dr. Farokh E. Udwadia
(Senior Physician Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai)
10.30 - 11.00 TEA BREAK
11.00 - 12.00 AWRSC SESSION
Chairpersons: Dr. Tarun Singhal, Dr. Jin-Jiun Mah, Dr. Sushama Surapaneni, Dr. Arulvanan
The Concept of AWR Dr. Sharad Sharma
The e-TEP Flaw Dr. Ramesh Punjani
Mitigation strategies for complex ventral hernias
Panelists: Dr. Somyaa Khuller, Dr. Anmol Ahuja, Dr. Deepak Subramanian, Dr. Rajesh Shrivastava, Dr. Keyur Yagnik, Dr. Premkumar B.
Moderator: Dr. Rahul Mahadar
Discussion
12.00 - 1.00 HSI SESSION
Chairpersons: Dr. Rakesh Gupta, Dr. Brijesh Dube, Dr. Senthil Subramanian, Dr. Bharat Kumar Nara
Small tips for large groin hernias Dr. Ganesh Shenoy
Groin hernia Potpourri Dr. Mandar Gadgil
Hernias most unwanted:
Mastering mesh infections
Dr. Nidhi Khandelwal
Decision making in groin hernia surgery
Panelists: Dr. Vijay Borgaonkar, Dr. Sarfaraz Baig, Dr. Jaydeep Palep, Dr. Avinash Katara, Dr. Mandar Gadgil, Dr. Nidhi Khandelwal
Moderator: Dr. Manish Baijal
1.00 - 2.00 LUNCH
Time Topics Speaker
8.00 - 10.30 CONVOCATION
Chief Guest: Dr. Farokh E. Udwadia
(Senior Physician Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai)
10.30 - 11.00 TEA BREAK
11.00 - 12.00 ACRSI Session (7 minutes each)
Chairpersons: Dr. Dibya Jyoti Bora, Dr. Kanakeswar Bhuyan, Dr. Jayanta Biswal
Stapler Hemorrhoidopexy and modifications Dr. Nitish Jhawar
Laser Hemorrhoidoplasty Dr. Rajendra Sonawane
LIFT – is it still relevant today? Dr. Pradeep Sharma
Minimally Invasive Surgery in Anal Abscess Dr. Kushal Mittal
VAAFT in Complex Fistula in Ano Dr. Arshad Ahmad
Laser in Pilonidal Sinus has paved a new path Dr. Niranjan Agarwal
Laparoscopic VMR vs STARR for ODS Dr. Prajesh Bhuta
12.00 - 1.00 AMASI SESSION
Chairpersons: Dr. M Shashidharan, Dr. Mahabaleshwar Govind Bhat, Dr. Biswajit Bora
Laparoscopic radical total gastrectomy Dr. Sandip Sabnis
From weight to wellness: redefining hernia repair in boesify Dr. Rajesh Shrivastava
Laparoscopic pancretoduodenectomy for cancer Dr. Sameer Rege
Laparoscopic management of an unusual complication of bariatric surgery Dr. Amit Acharya
1.00 - 2.00 LUNCH
Time Topics Speaker
8.00 - 10.30 CONVOCATION
Chief Guest: Dr. Farokh E. Udwadia
(Senior Physician Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai)
10.30 - 11.00 TEA BREAK
11.00 - 4.00 Hernia Course
11:00 - 11:45 Session 1: Foundations of eTEP (15 minutes each)
11:00 – 11:15 Course Introduction & Overview
Convenors: Dr. Sanjay Sonar, Dr. Sarfaraz Baig
11:15 – 11:30 Concepts of eTEP Dr. Sarfaraz Baig
11:30 – 11:45 Step-by-Step Technique — eTEP Inguinal Dr. Randeep Wadhawan
Session 2: Breaking Down eTEP – Video Session
(15 minutes each)
11:45 – 12:00 Safe Entry – Optical / Open Dr. Ashwin Thangavelu
12:00 – 12:15 Cranial Cross-Over Dr. Deepak Subramanian
12:15 – 12:30 Bottom Cross-Over Dr. Mandar Gadgil
12:30 – 12:45 Techniques of Sac Preservation Dr. Prem Kumar
12:45 – 13:00 Avoiding Linea Semilunaris / Neurovascular Bundle Injury Dr. Sanjay Sonar
13:00 – 13:15 Recurrence after eTEP Dr. Vikas Singhal
13:15 – 13:30 Subxiphoid Dissection Dr. Pinak Das Gupta
13:30 – 14:00 LUNCH
Session 3: TAR – Video Based
(12 + 3 minutes each)
14:00 – 14:15 Top-Down TAR Dr. Ganesh Shenoy
14:15 – 14:30 Bottom-Up TAR Dr. Rahul Mahadar
14:30 – 14:45 PeTEP surgery Dr. Pramod Shinde
Session 4: Special Cases
14:45 – 15:00 Lumbar Hernia Moderators:
Dr. Vishakha Kalikar, Dr. Eric Pauli (USA)
15:00 – 15:15 Subcostal Hernia
15:15 – 16:00 Session 5: Complications in eTEP Panel Discussion (45 minutes)
Panelists: Dr. Sarfaraz Baig, Dr. Sanjay Sonar, Dr. Rahul Mahadar, Dr. Eric Pauli (USA), Dr. Imamura (Japan)
Time Topics Speaker
PG MASTERCLASS
Convenors: Dr. Amrit Nasta & Dr. M. Kanagavel
8.00 - 9.00 Sponsored Surgical Workshops
9.00 - 9.20
(15 + 5)
Training opportunities in the UK Dr. Rowan Parks
9.20 - 9.45
(15 + 5)
Training opportunities in India Dr. Pawanindra Lal
9.45 - 10.45 PG case presentations – Part 1 (2 cases, 30 mins each) Dr. Avinash Supe, Dr. JKA Jameel, Dr. Milind More, Dr. Amrit Nasta, Dr. Anubhav Vindal, Dr. M. Kanagavel
10.45 - 11.00 TEA BREAK
11.00 - 12.00 PG case presentations Part 2
(2 cases, 30 mins each)
Dr. Girish Bakshi, Dr. S. K. Mathur, Dr. Jignesh Gandhi
12.00 - 12.45 Table Viva & OSCE Dr. Samir Deolekar, Dr. Suchin Dhamnaskar
12.45 - 1.00 OPEN HOUSE
1.00 - 2.00 LUNCH
Time Topics Speaker
08.00 - 10.00 Invited Talks
Chairpersons: Dr. Anil Borkatkay, Dr. Achal Gupta, Dr. Apurba Borthakur, Dr. Prashanta Boruah
8.00 – 8.12 e-TEP RS for midline ventral hernias Dr. Mohnisur Rehman
8.12 – 8.24 Management of biliary calculi Dr. Faridul Hussain
8.24 – 8.36 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in an unusual situation Dr. Dinesh Kumar
8.36 – 8.48 The Surgeon's advantage with cholangioscopy Dr. Bhavneet Singh
8.48 – 9.00 TBA
9.00 – 9.30 TBA
9.30 – 10.00 TBA
10.00 – 10.30 TBA
1.00 - 2.00 LUNCH
Time Topics Speaker
08.00 - 10.00 Invited Talks
Chairpersons: Dr. Biswarup Bose, Dr. Rocket Brahma, Dr. Priyank Chelawat, Dr. Rupnayan Goswami
8.00 – 8.12 eTEP RS: Key steps Dr. Chandra Cheru
8.12 – 8.24 Strategic Partnership between payer and provider Dr. S Prakash
8.24 – 8.36 Role of ICG in laparoscopic colorectal surgeries Dr. Shakti Sahoo
8.36 – 8.48 Laparoscopic excision of uretero-vesical junction tumor Dr. Abhijit Joshi
8.48 – 9.00 Pre operative MRCP before elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy Dr. H. P. Garg
9.00 – 9.30 TBA
9.30 – 10.00 TBA
10.00 – 10.30 TBA
1.00 - 2.00 LUNCH