January 22-24, 2026 | Bengaluru, India
| Time | Topic | Speakers | Agenda | Moderator |
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| 09:00 am | Does MCS Work? | Dr. Suraj M. Yalamuri | A critical review of Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) outcomes | Dr. Ravi Shivadasani Dr. Hemanth |
| 09:30 am | Panel - ECMO Indications and Contraindications | Dr. Parag C. Patel / Dr. Stefan Wiebe / Dr. Suraj M. Yalamuri |
Focus on key clinical decision points | Dr. Anoop + |
| 10:00 am | Inauguration of ECMO Conference |
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| 10:30 am | Morning Refreshment | |||
| 11:00 am | Building and Scaling an ECMO Program | Dr. Stefan Wiebe | Strategies for successful program development. | Dr. Narayana Swamy Dr. Prathibha |
| 11:30 am | Shock Team and How to Upgrade to ECMO | Dr. Parag C. Patel | Integrating the Shock Team concept into practice. | Dr. Ashok Kumar Dr. Deepak Krishnamurthy |
| 12:00 pm | RV Failure on V V ECMO | Dr. Christoph G. S. Nabzdyk | Management strategies for right ventricular dysfunction. | Dr. Girish Dr. Gnandev |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch Break | |||
| 13:30 pm | LV Venting - An Algorithmic Approach | Dr. Trina Augustin | Step-by-step decision-making for Left Ventricular (LV) venting. | Dr. Julius + |
| 14:00 pm | ECMO Reconfigurations - A Surgeon's Perspective | Dr. Nishant Saran | Surgical techniques for circuit changes and complications. | Dr. Bala Govini Dr. Biswaroop |
| 14:30 pm | Panel - Troubleshooting Common and Critical Issues in ECMO | Dr. Trina Augustin / Dr. Christoph G. S. Nabzdyk / Dr. Nishant Saran / Dr. Himal Dev |
Case-based scenarios | Dr. Anoop + |
| 15:00 pm | Afternoon Refreshment | |||
| 15:30 pm | What's the Latest in Anticoagulation? | Dr. Patrick Wieruzewski | Current guidelines and emerging strategies in ECMO. | Dr. Harish M Dr. Anand |
| 16:00 am | Alice in Wonderland - What else can you do with a pump and Oxygenator | Dr. Suraj M. Yalamuri | Creative and non-standard applications of ECMO/MCS. | Dr. Chiran Babu A Dr. Rajesh T R |
| 16:30 pm | Panel - ECMO as Bridge to Transplant | Dr. Anupam Kumar / Dr. David Erasumus / Dr. Tathagat Narula / Dr. Gagan |
Discussion on candidate selection and management. | Dr. Prabhat Dutta |
| 17:00 pm | Closing Remarks | Dr. Pavan Yadav | ||
| Time | Topic | Speakers | Agenda | Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am | State of the Art in Rehabilitation in Thoracic Transplant | Dr. Bryan J. Taylor | Focus on pre - and post - transplant physical therapy. | Dr. Rajani Bhat Dr. Sachin Kumar |
| 10:00 am | State of the Art in Heart Transplant: Current Advances and Evolving Paradigms | Dr. Parag C. Patel | Latest developments in cardiac transplantation. | Dr. Ashok Kumar Dr. Deepak Krishnamurthy |
| 11:00 am | Morning Refreshment | |||
| 11:30 pm | AI and Large Data Innovation in ECMO | Dr. Anirban Bhattacharyya | Exploring the future role of Artificial Intelligence. | Dr. Ajith Dr. Chandan |
| 12:00 pm | PK, PD, Volume of Distribution? A Practical Approach to Drug Dosing on ECMO | Dr. Patrick Wieruzewski | Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics simplified. | Dr. Natesh Dr. Sunil K |
| 12:30 pm | Afternoon Q & A | Dr. Parag C. Patel/ Dr. Bryan J. Taylor/ Dr. Patrick Wieruszewski |
Dr. Pranam Dr. Rohith Dr. Jeevan |
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| 13:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 14:00 pm | Pediatric ECMO | TBD | Dr. Sangeetha | |
| 14:30 pm | Perioperative Anaesthetic Strategies to Reduce PGD and Improve Early Graft Function in Lung Transplantation | Dr. Prabhat Dutta | Dr. Subramanyam
S Mahankali Dr. Usha |
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| Station | Focus | Faculty | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannulation | Dr. Suraj M. Yalamuri | ||
| 2 | Wet Drills on Console | Dr. Stefan Wiebe | ||
| Rotate every 1 hour; Repeat each station 3 times | ||||
| Time | Topic | Speakers | Agenda | Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 am | Introduction / Welcome / Kickoff | Dr. Pavan Yadav / Dr. Tathagat Narula |
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| 09:30 am | Contraindications to Candidacy: The Changing Landscape of Lung Transplant Indications and Candidate Selection | Dr. David Erasumus | Enhancing Graft Success and Patient Recovery. | Dr. Suma P Kumar Dr. Sumant Mantri |
| 10:00 am | Pushing Boundaries: Machine Perfusion and Donor Care Innovations in Lung Transplant | Dr. Tathagat Narula | Dr. Samuel Dr. Basha J Khan |
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| 10:30 am | Morning Refreshment | |||
| 11:00 am | Intraoperative and Post-Operative Care in Lung Transplantation: Enhancing Graft Success and Patient Recovery | Dr. David Erasumus | Dr. Satyanarayana Dr. Vivek Padegal |
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| 11:30 am | Evolving Immunosuppression Paradigms to Optimize Lung Transplant Outcomes | Dr. Anupam Kumar | Optimizing Lung Transplant Outcomes. | Dr. Narendra Dr. Roopa Rachel |
| 12:00 pm | Managing pre sensitized recipients for lung transplant | Dr. Unmil Shah | Dr. Ramanathan Dr. Chaitanya S |
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| 12:30 pm | Q & A | Dr. David Erasumus/ Dr. Anupam Kumar/ Dr. Tathagat Narula |
Dr. Vijil Rahulan | |
| 13:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 14:00 pm | Robotic Lung Transplantation: Enhancing Outcomes and Patient Experience | Dr. Pedro Catarino | Dr. Mahesh / Dr. Menendar |
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| 14:00 pm | Nonconforming Regional Perfusion in Thoracic Transplant | Dr. Pedro Catarino | Dr. Mahesh / Dr. Menendar |
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| 15:00 pm | Afternoon Refreshment | |||
| 15:30 pm | Optimizing Outcomes: Strategies to Combat CLAD and Mitigate Long-Term Complications | Dr. Anupam Kumar | CLAD: Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction. | Dr. Sandeep H S Dr. Hirennappa |
| 16:00 pm | Extracorporeal photospheresis Indian Experience | Dr. Vijil Rahulan | Dr. Vishwanath Bellad Dr. Majeed Pasha |
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| 16:30 pm | Open Panel with All Speakers, Moderators | All speakers | Final Q&A, Key Takeaways, and Conference Wrap-up | Dr. Unmil Shah |
Founder Director &
Chair of Advanced Heart Failure,
Terminal Lung Disease &
The Solid Thoracic Organ Transplant Program,
KIMS Institute of Heart, Lung Transplantation &
Assist Devices,
KIMS Hospitals, India
Clinical Director & Senior Consultant -
Interventional Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine,
Associate Director - Lung Transplantation,
KIMS Hospitals, Bengaluru
Regional Medical Director &
Chief of Adult Medical Intensive Care &
Emergency Services,
KIMS Hospitals, Bengaluru
Director - Critical Care Medicine
KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura
Senior Consultant - Lung Transplantation &
Interventional Pulmonology
KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura
Attending Consultant, Lung Transplantation &
Interventional Pulmonology,
KIMS Hospitals, Bengaluru
Attending Consultant, Lung Transplantation &
Interventional Pulmonology
KIMS Hospitals, Mahadevapura
Attending Consultant, Lung Transplantation &
Interventional Pulmonology,
KIMS Electronic City
Attending Consultant, CTVS
KIMS Institute of Heart & Lung Transplantation
KIMS Hospitals, Bengaluru
Cardiac Anesthetist
KIMS Institute of Heart & Lung Transplantation
KIMS Hospitals, Bengaluru
Chief Lung Transplant Pulmonologist, Additional Director KIMS Institute of Heart & Lung Transplantation,
Hyderabad
Consultant Transplant Pulmonologist
KIMS & Sir HN Reliance Hospital
Mumbai
Senior Consultant, Cardiac Anesthesia,
KIMS Institute of Heart & Lung Transplantation,
Hyderabad
Consultant Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon
KIMS Institute of Heart & Lung Transplantation,
Hyderabad
Chief of Cardiac Anaesthesia, Additional Director
KIMS Institute of Heart & Lung Transplantation,
Hyderabad
Consultant Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon
KIMS Institute of Heart & Lung Transplantation,
Hyderabad
Consultant Lung Transplant,
Division of Lung Failure and Transplant,
Medical Director Adult Cardiopulmonary
Rehabilitation Unit, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine,
Mayo Clinic Florida
ECMO Lead, Helios HSK Wiesbaden,
Senior Lecturer, University of Otago,
Co‑Founder EINZ
Consultant,
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology,
Mayo Clinic
Medical Director for HeartWorks,
Co-Founder EINZ
Senior Associate Consultant,
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology,
Mayo Clinic
Professor Cardiac Surgery,
Director Aortic Surgery,
Staff Physician, Smidt Heart Institute,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Medical Director Vanderbilt Lung Institute,
Lung Transplant Program,
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Vanderbilt University
ECMO Lead, Helios HSK Wiesbaden,
Senior Lecturer, University of Otago,
Co‑Founder EINZ
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology,
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy,
Mayo Clinic
Consultant,
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology,
Mayo Clinic
Medical Director for HeartWorks,
Co-Founder EINZ
Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary,
Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine,
Medical Director of Lung Transplantation,
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Consultant,
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology,
Mayo Clinic
Consultant Lung Transplant,
Medical Director Adult Cardiopulmonary
Rehabilitation Unit,
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Mayo Clinic Florida
Transplant Cardiologist,
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Chair for Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant,
Mayo Clinic Florida
Consultant,
Assistant Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Mayo Clinic Health System
Associate Professor of Medicine,
Program Director Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation,
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine,
Mayo Clinic Florida
| Category | Payment |
|---|---|
| Consultants | ₹ 7,500 |
| Trainees/PGs | ₹ 2,500 |
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