Agenda

Thursday, August 13, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
3:00 pm	Registration
3:25 pm	Welcome & Introduction Sarah Bishop, MD (Cleveland Clinic) Graham Schwarz, MD, MSE (Cleveland Clinic)
	Session 1 - Innovation, Venture, Regulation and Economics in Robotic Surgery
3:30 pm	The Surgical Robotics Landscape: Strategics, Startups, and Where Value Is Emerging Linda Li, CFA (Cleveland Clinic)
3:45 pm	Robotics in Plastic Surgery: Defining the Value, Data, and Leadership Path Forward Binita Ashar, MD (Clarity Surgical)
4:00 pm	Robotic Surgery in 2026: Platforms, Capital Strategy, and Where Plastic Surgery Fits Jesse Selber, MD, MPH (Corewell Health – East)
4:15 pm	Hardware or Software: Who Holds the Keys to the Future of Robotics Jerry Wilmink, PhD, MBA (Cleveland Clinic)
4:30 pm	Panel Discussion
	Session 2 – Credentialing, Training and Program Building
5:00 pm	Building and Operationalizing Your Robotic Reconstruction Program Risal Djohan, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
5:15 pm	Evidence Based Methods for Robotic Training Robert Allen Jr., MD (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
5:30 pm	Pathways for Robotic Certification and Credentialing in PRS Richard Baynosa, MD (University of Nevada Las Vegas)
5:45 pm	Role of Organized Plastic Surgery in Technological Innovation and Disruption Justin Sacks, MD, MBA, FACS (Washington University in St. Louis)
6:00 pm	Panel Discussion
6:30 pm	Adjourn

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Friday, August 14, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
7:30 am	Registration & Breakfast
8:10 am	Welcome & Introduction Sarah Bishop, MD (Cleveland Clinic) Graham Schwarz, MD, MSE (Cleveland Clinic)
	Session 3 - Robotic Breast Surgery & Reconstruction: What Is Ready for Prime Time?
8:15 am	Surgical Ergonomics - Surgeon Longevity and the Case for Robotics Stephanie Valente, DO (Cleveland Clinic)
8:30 am	Multiport & Single Port TEP DIEP Flap Reconstruction Sarah Bishop, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
8:45 am	Robotic Assisted TAP DIEP-Lessons Learned and Current State of the Evidence Andrea Moreira, MD (UPMC)
8:45 am	Techniques and Considerations in SP Robotic Mastectomy Mara Piltin, DO (Mayo Clinic)
9:00 am	Single Port Latissimus Dorsi Muscle Flap Harvest Alice Yao, MD (Mount Sinai Health System)
9:15	Robotic Perforator to Perforator DIEP Flap Reconstruction Maximilian Kueckelhaus, MD, MBA (University Hospital Münster, Germany)
9:30 am	Panel Discussion
10:30 am	Exhibit Break
	Session 4 - Pearls from Allied Services
10:55 am	Robotic Assisted Abdominal Wall Reconstruction - Emerging Robotic Platforms Lucas Beffa, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
11:10 am	Getting Out and Staying out of Trouble in Robotic Surgery Zeyad Schwen, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
11:25 am	Robotic TEP Mulitport Placement and eTEP Technique Clayton Petro, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
11:40 am	Panel Discussion
12:05 pm	Lunch & Non-CME Satellite
	Session 5 - Novel Applications of Robotic Plastic Surgery – Head to Toe
1:20 pm	Robotic Assisted Body Contouring Marco Faria Correa, MD (Dr Marco Faria Correa Plastic Surgery)
1:35 pm	Novel Techniques in RAS VRAM and Gracilis Harvest in Perineal and Vaginal Reconstruction Daniel Murariu, MD, MPH, MBA, FACS (Hawaii Aesthetics & Robotic Plastic Surgery)
1:50 pm	Robotics in Head & Neck Cancer and Reconstruction Jamie Ku, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
2:05 pm	SP Robotic Assisted Vascularized Omental Flap Harvest for Lymphedema Alanna Rebecca, MD (Mayo Clinic)
2:20 pm	Panel Discussion
	Session 6 - AI & Emerging Technologies
2:50 pm	From Robotic Surgery to Intelligent Surgery: The Next Phase of Innovation Fillipo Filicori, MD (Northwell Health)
3:05 pm	Surgical Intelligence: Data, AI and Robotics in the OR Graham Schwarz, MD, MSE (Cleveland Clinic)
3:20 pm	Leveraging 3D Printed Models and Mixed Reality for Surgical Planning Sarah Bishop, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
3:35 pm	Panel Discussion
4:00 pm	Break & Exhibits
	Session 7 - Robotic Supermicrosurgery- Applications and Innovations
4:30 pm	Experience and Lessons Learned from Co-development of a Robotic Platform Tom van Mulken, MD (Maastricht University Medical Center)
4:45 pm	Robotic Supermicrosurgery – Preventing & Treating Cancer Related Lymphedema Philip Brazio, MD (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center)
5:00 pm	Role of Robotic Microsurgery in Neurodegenerative Disease Wei Chen, MD (Cleveland Clinic)
5:15 pm	Panel discussion
5:35 pm	Closing Remarks
5:40 pm	Adjourn

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Saturday, August 15, 2026 All times in Eastern Time
7:00 am	Breakfast at the InterContinental Hotel
7:40 am	Departure for Skills Lab
8:00 am	Skills & Cadaver Lab Participants will be assigned to groups and will rotate through stations in the cadaver lab. Participants will receive a schedule upon check in. Each group will spend six hours in the cadaver lab on Saturday.
12:00 pm	Lunch at the InterContinental Hotel
3:00 pm	Adjourn

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