TechnoSurg 2026 — Scientific Program

4 parallel screens

Day 1 · Friday, 19 June 2026

Plenary session9 AM – 11 AMAll 4 screens
  • Day 1
  • ICG Session
    9:00 AM – 9:30 AM (12+2 mins each)
    Session chair — Dr. Prakash Kumar Sasmal, Dr. Premkumar
  • 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

    Inside the Glow: Principles & Science Behind ICG Imaging

    Dr Parthasarathi R
  • 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

    From Signal to Precision: Applications of Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

    Dr Kalayarasan R
  • Robotic Session
    9:30 AM – 11:00 AM (12+2min)
    Session chair — Dr. Rajkumar Rathnasamy, Dr. Deborshi Sharma, Dr. U. P. Srinivas, 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM Dr. Santosh Anand, Dr. Ashwind Bawa, Dr. Vikas Singh
  • 09:30 AM – 09:45 AM

    Building a Robotic Surgery Program: From Vision to Reality

    Dr. Arun Prasad
  • 09:45 AM – 10:00 AM

    Cracking the Cost Code in Robotic Surgery

    Dr. Anmol Ahuja
  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM

    Autonomous Surgery: Reality VS Risk - Will the Robot Replace the Surgeon?

    Dr. Magnus Jayaraj
  • 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM

    POV : Training the Next Gen Open /Lap/Robotic

    Dr. Avinash Supe
  • 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

    POV : FOMO in Robotics- Does It Really Affect Your Minimal Access Surgery Practice ?

    Dr. Pawanindra Lal
  • 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

    Curiosity to Clinical Responsibility: AI & the Surgeon

    Dr. Angeline Neetha Radjou
Parallel sessions11 AM – 3 PM4 screens
Screen 1Live GI / General
  • Live Surgery
    11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

    Moderators

    • Dr Rathinasamy
    • Dr. Jeyanth
    • Dr. Rajapandian
    • Dr Jaswanth
    • Dr Rajesh Srivastav
    • Dr Sabari Girieasan
    • Dr. Ayyappan
  • Live Surgeries
Screen 2Live GI / Onco
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PMLive Surgeries

  • Moderators

    • Dr Rathinasamy
    • Dr. Jeyanth
    • Dr. S . Rajapandian
    • Dr Jaswanth
    • Dr Rajesh Srivastav
    • Dr Sabari Girieasan
    • Dr. Ayyappan
Screen 3Talks / Breakout / Lectures
  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM

    Live Endoscopy / Colonoscopic Polypectomy

    Dr. Rajesh Puri
    Chair — Dr. Vinoth Kumar Dr Vishnu Abhisehek Raju
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 Noon

    ICG - Game Changer OR Galmour Add on (Debate)

    For – Dr. Ashwin Thangavelu, Against – Dr. Patta Radhakrishna
    Chair — Dr. Shankar Subramanian, Dr Saravanan J, Dr. Vimalakar Reddy
  • 12:00 Noon – 12:30 PM

    Robotic Surgery - Value VS Vanity (Debate)

    For – Dr. Jagdishwar Goud, Against – Dr. TK Rajesh
    Chair — Dr. Srivatsan Gurumurthy, Dr. Rajesh Sinha, Dr. Kannan
  • 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM

    POV : Does a Seasoned Laparoscopic Surgeon Require Robotics?

    Dr. Baiju Senadhipan
  • 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM

    Endoscopic Rescue of Biliary Surgical Complications

    Dr. Rajesh Puri
    Chair — Dr.Vinoth Kumar Dr Vishnu Abhisehek Raju
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM WORKING LUNCHBreakout Session
  • 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

    HUGO

    Dr. Sudeepta Swain
  • 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

    SSI

    Dr. Deepak Subramanian, MGM
  • 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM

    Davinci

    Dr. Santosh Anand
  • 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

    MERIL / MISSO

    Dr. Magnus Jayaraj
  • Endocolon Masterclass
  • 2:00 PM – 2:20 PM

    AI in Endoscopy

    Dr. Rakesh Kalapala
    Chair — Dr.Vinoth Kumar Dr Vishnu Abhisehek Raju
  • 2:20 PM – 2:40 PM

    AI in EUS

    Dr. Rajesh Puri
  • 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM

    AI in Liver Imaging & Navigation

    Dr. Biju Pottakkat
Screen 4Live Gynaec Surgery
  • DAY 1 (11:00 AM – 3:00 PM)Live Surgery
    11:00 AM – 1:00 PM chair — Dr.Nandhini, Dr.Dhivya Sharona, Dr.Karthikha, Dr.Maya
    1:00 PM – 3:00 PM chair — Dr.Saranya, Dr.Pratheeba, Dr.Santhosh Somani
Plenary session3 PM – 5:45 PMAll 4 screens
  • AI Session
    3:00 PM – 4:30 PM (10 min + 2min)
    Session chair — Dr. N. Subrahmanyeswara Babu, Dr Senthil Kumar. K, Dr. Arun S. Nair, Dr. Kannan
  • 3:00 PM – 3:12 PM

    Beyond the Human Eye: AI-Powered Surgical Measurements

    Dr Vinayak Rengan
  • 3:12 PM – 3:24 PM

    Designing Disruption: Product Thinking in Surgical Innovation

    Dr. Niranjan Subbarao
  • 3:24 PM – 3:36 PM

    The Digital Surgeon: Foundational AI Models in Surgery

    Mr. Vinkle Srivastava
  • 3:36 PM – 3:48 PM

    From Imaging to Insight: Immersive 3D Technologies for Precision and Patient Specific Planning

    Dr. Mahesh
  • 3:48 PM – 4:00 PM

    Precision Beyond Boundaries: AI in Liver Surgery

    Dr Sashwat Sarin
  • 4:00 PM – 4:12 PM

    AI in Pre-Op Evaluation - The Digital Pre-Op Clinic (Online)

    Dr. Krithika Rangarajan
  • 4:12 PM – 4:24 PM

    From Virtual Practice to Real-World Precision (Online)

    Dr. Ganesh Shankaranarayanan
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
  • Panel Discussion
    4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
  • Can the Best Surgeon Reach Every Operating Room?
    Moderator & panel — Dr Magan Mehrotra·Panelists — Dr. P. Senthilnathan, Dr. Pinak, Dr. Deepak Subramanian, Dr.S.M. Sivaraj, Dr.Tamonas Choudhary
  • Keynote Lectures
    Session chair — Dr. Kanagavel, Dr. Jeswanth, Dr. Naganath Babu, Dr. CD. Narayanan
  • 5:00 PM – 5:15 PM

    Surgomics: Decoding the DNA of Surgical Intelligence

    Dr. Andrew Gumbs
  • 5:15 PM – 5:30 PM

    Digital Twins in Surgery

    Dr. Guduru Venkat Rao
  • 5:30 PM – 5:45 PM

    Telesurgery- Distance: No Longer a Limitation

    Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai
Split plenary5:45 PM – 6:00 PM2 parallel plenaries
Screen 1
  • 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM

    Global Perspectives in ICG - From Fluorescence to Intelligence

    Dr Fernando Dip
Screen 2
  • 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM
    Screen 2

    MERIL Robotic Console Inauguration - Robotic Landscape & Research in Robotic Surgery

    Mr. Manish Deshmukh
  • 5:45 PM – 6:00 PM
    Screen 2

    Product Launch - DUALTO

    Dr. C. Palanivelu, Dr. P. Senthilnathan, MERIL team
Plenary session6 PM onwardsAll 4 screens
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMGEM TELESURGERY INSTITUTE – OPERATION INFINITY, A.I SOCIETY – ASPIREInauguration
  • 8:00 PM ONWARDSCULTURAL PROGRAMBanquet Dinner

Day 2 · Saturday, 20 June 2026

Split plenary9 AM – 11 AM2 parallel plenaries
Screens 1 & 2 · GI / ICG talks
  • ICG Masterclass
    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM (10 + 2 min)
    9:00 AM – 9:36 AM chair — Dr. Sabari Girieasan, Dr. Gayatri, Dr. Deborshi Sharma
    9:36 AM – 10:00 AM chair — Dr. Balashanmugam, Dr. Jeyanth, Dr. Vijaykumar C Bada
    10:00 AM – 10:48 AM chair — Dr. Kathiresan, Dr.Suresh Venkatachalam, Dr.Manoharan
  • 9:00 AM – 9:12 AM

    Glow in Complexity: ICG in Complex Ventral Hernia & AWR

    Dr. Rajesh Srivastava
  • 9:12 AM – 9:24 AM

    Mapping Safety: Smarter Cholecystectomy Through ICG Navigation

    Dr.P.Senthilnathan
  • 9:24 AM – 9:36 AM

    Seeing Function Beyond Anatomy: ICG in Benign Non-Biliary Abdominal Surgery

    Dr. Roy Patankar
  • 9:36 AM – 9:48 AM

    Weight Loss Meets Precision: ICG in Bariatric Surgery

    Dr. Raj Palaniappan
  • 9:48 AM – 10:00 AM

    Lighting the Upper GI Pathway: ICG in Upper GI Surgery

    Dr. Subramanyeshwar Rao
  • 10:00 AM – 10:12 AM

    Prevent Before It Leaks: Fluorescence for Colorectal Precision

    Dr. Pavan Sugoor
  • 10:12 AM – 10:24 AM

    Mapping the Invisible: Lymphatics, SLNB & Surgical Navigation in GI & Gynaecologist Malignancies

    Dr. Basant Mahadevappa
  • 10:24 AM – 10:36 AM

    Guided by Light: ICG in Liver Transplantation

    Dr. Ramachandran Menon from Amritha
  • 10:36 AM – 10:48 AM

    Precision by Fluorescence: Segmental Liver Resections Reimagined

    Dr. Anand Vijai
Screens 3 & 4 · Gynaec talks
  • Session 1 – The Future Begins Here : AI and Fluorescence in Gynaecology
    9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
    Session chair — Dr.Ramya, Dr.Shanthy Elango, Dr. Malaraj, Dr.Lily Nandi
  • 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

    Smarter Starts : AI in Preoperative Planning of Breast & Gynaec Surgeries

    Dr.Aravind Narasimhan
  • 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

    The Surgical Glow : Flourescence in Benign Gynaec Surgery

    Dr.Kavitha Yogini
  • 9:30 AM – 9:38 AM

    Smart Conception : Rise of AI in Fertility

    Dr.Madhupriya
  • 9:38 AM – 9:45 AM

    Reinventing Women'S Imaging with AI

    Dr.Deepti Jammi
  • Session 2 : The Digital OR : Robotics in Gynaecology
    9:45 AM – 11:30 AM
    Session chair — Dr.Dhanalakshmi, Dr.Usharani, Dr.Kavitha Yogini, Dr.Anitha, Dr.Subramaneeshwar Rao – Judge
  • 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

    Beyond Conventional : What Makes Robotic Myomectomy Different ?

    Dr.Malaraj
  • 10:00 AM – 10:25 AM

    Precision Without Burden : Robotic Hysterectomy- Simple and Complex

    Dr.Rooma Sinha
  • 10:25 AM – 10:40 AM

    Crossing Boundaries : Robotics in Urogynaecolgy

    Dr.Rajamaheshwari
  • 10:40 AM – 10:50 AM

    Redifining Benign Adnexal Surgery Through Robotics

    Dr.Sivasundari
  • 10:50 AM – 11:00 AM

    Navigating Challenges in Robotic Surgery

    Dr.Sujay
Parallel sessions11 AM – 3 PM4 screens
Screen 1Robotic flagship · then Live GI / General
  • Robotic Flagship Procedures
    11:00 AM – 12:30 PM (10 + 2 min)
    Session chair — Dr.Rajkumar Rathinaswamy, Dr.Srivatsan, Dr.Rajapandian, Dr.Balamurugan, Dr.Nalankili, Dr.Subbaiah
  • 11:00 AM – 11:12 AM

    Robotic AWR: The Abdominal Wall Reimagined

    Dr. Sarfaraz Baig
  • 11:12 AM – 11:24 AM

    The Future Esophagus: Robotic Esophagectomy Evolution

    Dr. C. Palanivelu
  • 11:24 AM – 11:36 AM

    Beyond VATS: The Robotic Thoracic Era

    Dr. Saravanan
  • 11:36 AM – 11:48 AM

    Robotic PD: Precision at the Highest Level

    Dr. Vikram Chaudhari
  • 11:48 AM – 12:00 PM

    Robotics in Liver Transplant

    Dr. Swetha Mallick
  • 12:00 PM – 12:12 PM

    Pelvic Precision: Robotic ULAR / TME Masterclass

    Dr.Pinak Dasgupta
  • 12:12 PM – 12:24 PM

    Robotic RAMPS

    Dr. Gurudutt P Varty
  • 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM

    Live Surgeries

    • Dr C D Narayanan
    • Dr Ramesh
    • Dr Naveen Alexander
    • Dr Tharun Chitrambalam
    • Dr Subrahmanyeshwar Rao
    • Dr. Kathiresan
    • Dr. Arvind Krishnan
Screen 2Live GI / Onco
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PMLive Surgery

  • Moderators

    • Dr C D Narayanan
    • Dr Ramesh
    • Dr Naveen Alexander
    • Dr Tharun Chitramblalam
    • Dr Subrahmanyeshwar Rao
    • Dr. Kathiresan
    • Dr. Arvind Krishnan
  • ICG Imaging Systems in India
    3:00 PM – 3:35 PM · 5 min each
  • 3:00 PM

    Karl Storz

  • 3:05 PM

    Olympus

  • 3:10 PM

    Irillic

  • 3:15 PM

    Stryker

  • 3:20 PM

    Lotus

  • 3:25 PM

    Erbe

  • 3:30 PM

    MERIL

Screen 3Live Gynaec Surgery
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PMLive Surgery
    11:00 AM – 1:00 PM chair — Dr.Samhitha Moturi, Dr. Usha, Dr.Kavitha Yogini
    1:00 PM – 3:00 PM chair — Dr.Aishwarya, Dr.Kavitha Sukumar, Dr.Arvind
Screen 4Gynaec Talks · then Gynaec Live
  • 11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

    Debate Arena - Robotics Is Meant Only for Complex Gynaec Procedures

    Dr. Padmapriya VS Dr.Vanitha Anban .
  • Session 3 – Beyond Pain Beyond Boundaries – Endometriosis
    11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
    Session chair — Dr.Jikki Kalaiselvi, Dr.Sumathy, Dr. Balakumari, Dr.Kalpana
  • 11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

    Protecting Fertility Preserving Futures : Fertility Enhancing Surgeries in Endometriosis

    Dr.Priya Lakshmanan
  • 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

    Smart Surgical Navigation in DIE - Role of Robotics and Fluorescence

    Dr.Meenakshi Sundaram
  • 12:00 PM – 12:15 PM

    Protecting Function While Treating Disease : Nerve Sparing Endometriosis Surgery

    Dr.Jay Mehta
  • 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM

    Grand Panel : Complexity Meets Collaboration : Managing Stage 4 Endometriosis - Multidisciplinary Approach

    Moderators — Dr.Tarun Joseph / Dr.Dhivya Narasimhan
    Panelists — Gyn Lap Surgeons – Dr. Divya Sharona, Dr.Samhitha ,Dr.Kavitha Yogini ,Dr.Thendral,Dr.Monica , Colorectal – Dr.Pinak Das Gupta, Urologist – Dr.Yuvraj: Fertility Experts – Dr.Sai Dharshini; Dr.Rukkayal, Dr.Vidya Chaya
  • Session 4 : Nextgen – Gynaec Oncology
    12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
    Session chair — Dr.Aishwarya, Dr.Usha, Dr.Meenakshi Sundaram, Dr.Monica
  • 12:45 PM – 1:00 PM

    The First Signal : Sentinel Lymph Node in Ca Endometrium

    Dr. Kavitha Sukumar
  • 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

    Ovarian Cancer Sx 5.0 - The Robotic Shift

    Dr. Arunava Roy
  • 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

    Robotic Era in Cervical Cancer Surgery

    Dr.Rohit Ranade
  • 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM

    Oncofertility Dialogue- Shaping the Future of Fertility Conscious Oncology

    Dr.Delphin Supriya And Dr.Sai Dharshini
  • 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

    Predicting Tomorrow - AI in Adjuvant Treatment and Predicting Treatment Outcomes

    Dr.Rejiv Rajendranath
Plenary session3 PM – 5 PMAll 4 screens
  • CAHO Session on Robotic Standards
    3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
  • 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

    Video Awards Session / Poster Session

    Surgical Oscars / Eureka moment
    Chair — Dr. Srivatsan G, Dr. Magnus, Dr. Kanagavel, Dr. Naveen Alexander
  • 4:00 PM – 5:00 PMQUIZ MASTERS : Dr. Patta Radhakrishna, Dr. Magnus JayarajQuiz
  • 5:00 PMVote of Thanks