TechnoSurg 2026 — Scientific Program

4 parallel screens

Day 1

Plenary session9 AM – 11 AMAll 4 screens
  • 9:00 AM9 – 9:30 AM sessionICG Session
    Session chair — Dr. Prakash Kumar Sasmal, Dr. Premkumar
  • (12+2 mins each)
  • 9:00 – 9:15 AM

    Principles of ICG fluroscence imaging in surgery (mechanism, pharmacokinetics, safety, equipment)

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

    Evolution & applications of fluroscence guided surgery (standardization, dosing, timing)

    Dr Kalayarasan R
  • 9:30 AM9:30 – 11:00 AM (12+2min)Robotic session
    Session chair — Dr. Rajkumar Rathnasamy Dr. Deborshi Sharma Dr. U. P. Srinivas, 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

    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
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PMLive surgeries
Screen 2Live GI / Onco
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM(15 min for MGE)Live surgeries

  • Operating surgeons

    • Dr Rathinasamy
    • Dr Manoharan
    • Dr SRP
    • Dr Jaswanth
    • Dr Rajesh Srivastav
    • Dr Sabari Girieasan
    • Dr. Ayyappan
Screen 3Talks / Breakout / Lectures
  • 11:00 AM to 11:20 AM

    Live endoscopy / colonoscopic polypectomy

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

    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 PM to 12:30 PM

    Robotic surgery - Value vs Vanity (Debate)

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

    POV : Does a seasoned lap surgeon require robotics

    Dr Baiju Senadhipan
    Chair — Dr. Srivatsan Gurumurthy, Dr. Rajesh Sinha, Dr. Kannan
  • 12:45 – 1:00 PM

    Endoscopic Management / rescue of surgical complications

    Dr. Rajesh Puri
    Chair — Dr.Vinoth Kumar Dr Vishnu Abhisehek Raju
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM lunch
  • Breakout session
  • 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

    HUGO

    Dr. Pinak Dasgupta
  • 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

    SSI

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

    DaVinci

    Dr. Venkat P
  • 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

    MERIL / MISSO

    Dr. Magnus Jayaraj
  • Endocolon masterclass
    Session chair — Dr.Vinoth Kumar Dr Vishnu Abhisehek Raju
  • 2:00 – 2:20 PM

    AI in endoscopy

    Dr. Rakesh Kalapala
  • 2:20 – 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 – 3:00 PM )Live surgery
    11 – 1:00 PM chair — Dr.Nandhini, Dr.Dhivya Sharona, Dr.Karthikha, Dr.Maya
    1 – 3:00 PM chair — Dr.Saranya, Dr.Pratheeba, Dr.Santhosh Somani

  • Operating surgeon

    Dr.Kavitha Yogini
Plenary session3 PM – 6 PMAll 4 screens
  • 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
  • (10 min + 2min)
  • 3:00 – 3:12 PM

    AI Powered surgical measurements

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

    Product management (Design thinking)

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

    Foundational surgical models

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

    Immersive 3D Visualisation Technologies - for intelligent, precision and patient specific surgical planning

    Dr. Mahesh
  • 3:48 – 4:00 PM

    AI in liver Surgeries

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

    AI in preop evaluation (online)

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

    Surgical simulations using AI (online)

    Dr. Ganesh Shankaranarayanan
  • 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
  • Panel discussion
    4:30 – 5:00 PM
  • Can the Best Surgeon Reach Every Operating Room?
    Moderator & panel — Dr Magan Mehrotra 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 – 5:15 PM

    Surgomics

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

    A.I in surgery / Digital Twins

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

    Telesurgery

    Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai
  • 5:45 – 6:00 PM

    Global perspectives in ICG

    Dr Fernando Dip
  • 6:00 PM – 6:30 PMDr. C. Palanivelu, Dr. P. SenthilnathanProduct launch - DUALTO, MERIL Robotic console inauguration
  • 6:30 – 7:30 PMTECHNOSURG, GEM TELESURGERY INSTITUTE – OPERATION INFINITY, A.I SOCIETY – ASPIREInauguration
  • 8:00 PM ONWARDSCULTURAL PROGR AMBanquet dinner

Day 2

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

    ICG in Complex ventral hernias / AWR

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

    ICG guided lap chole - biliary mapping & safety

    Dr.P.Senthilnathan
  • 9:24 – 9 – 36:00 AM

    ICG use in benign non biliary abdominal surgery

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

    ICG in bariatric surgery

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

    ICG in UGI surgery

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

    ICG in colorectal surgery /preventing anastomotic leaks

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

    ICG guided lymphatic mapping in GI and Gynec malignancies / SLNB

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

    ICG in Liver transplant

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

    ICG in segmental liver resections

    Dr. Anand Vijai
Screens 3 & 4 · Gynaec talks
  • 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM session 1 – the future begins here : AI and fluorescence in gynaecology
    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 – 9:30 AM

    The surgical glow : flourescence in benign gynaec surgery

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

    Smart conception : rise of AI in fertility

    Dr.Madhupriya
  • 9:38 – 9:45 AM

    Reinventing women's imaging with AI

    Dr.Deepti Jammi
  • Session 2 : the digital OR : robotics in gynaecology
    9:45 – 11:30 AM
    Session chair — Dr.Dhanalakshmi, Dr.Usharani, Dr.Kavitha Yogini, Dr.Anitha, Dr.Subramaneeshwar Rao – Judge
  • 9:45 – 10:00 AM

    Beyond conventional : what makes robotic myomectomy different ?

    Dr.Malaraj
  • 10 – 10:25 AM

    Precision without burden : robotic hysterectomy- simple and complex

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

    Crossing boundaries : robotics in urogynaecolgy

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

    Redifining benign adnexal surgery through robotics

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

    Navigating challenges in robotic surgery

    Dr.Sujay
Parallel sessions11 AM – 3 PM4 screens
Screen 1Robotic flagship · then Live GI / General
  • 11:00 AM TO 3:00 PM

    Live surgeries

    • Dr C D Narayanan
    • Dr Ramesh
    • Dr Naveen Alexander
    • Dr Tharun Chitramblal AM
    • Dr Subrahmanyeshwar Rao
    • Dr. Kathiresan
    • Dr. Arvind Krishnan
  • 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
  • Robotic flagship procedures
    (10 + 2 min) each
    Session chair — Dr.Balamurugan TASO Secretary
  • 11:00 AM – 11:12 AM

    Robotic AWR

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

    Robotic esophagectomy

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

    Robotic VATS

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

    Robotic PD

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

    Robotic Liver Transplant

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

    Robotic ULAR / TME

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

    Robotic RAMPS

    Dr. Gurudutt P Varty
  • Live surgeries
    12:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Screen 2Live GI / Onco
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PMLive GI / Onco
Screen 3Live Gynaec Surgery
  • 11:00 AM – 3:00 PMLive Gynaec Surgery
Screen 4Gynaec Talks · then Gynaec Live
  • 11:00 – 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
  • 12:00 – 12:15 PM

    Protecting function while treating disease : nerve sparing endometriosis surgery

    Dr.Jay Mehta
  • 12:15 – 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. Karthikha , 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 – 2:00 PM
    Session chair — Dr.Aishwarya, Dr.Usha, Dr.Meenakshi Sundar AM, Dr.Monica
  • 12:45 – 1:00 PM

    The first signal : sentinel lymph node in ca endometrium

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

    Ovarian cancer sx 5.0 - the robotic shift

    Dr. Arunava Roy
  • 1:15 – 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 – 2:00 PM

    Predicting tomorrow - AI in adjuvant treatment and predicting treatment outcomes

    Dr.Rejiv Rajendranath
  • 02:00 PM – 3:00 PMLive surgery
    Session chair — Dr.Samhitha Moturi, Dr. Usha, Dr.Kavitha Yogini 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Plenary session3 PM – 5 PMAll 4 screens
  • 3:00 – 3:15 PM

    CAHO session on Robotic standards

    Dr. Lallu Joseph
  • 3:15 PM – 4:00 PMSurgical Oscars / Eureka momentVideo awards session/poster session
  • 4 – 5:00 PMDr. Patta Radhakrishna, Dr. Magnus JayarajQuiz
  • 5:00 PMVote of thanks