The First International Summit Meeting In General Thoracic Surgery
The Asian Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ASTS) announces that it will host The First International Summit Meeting In General Thoracic Surgery in Boston, MA on October 29-30, 2016.
About the Asian Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ASTS)
General Thoracic Surgery is one of the most dynamically developing specialties in clinical medicine today. In dealing with prevalent and deadly chest diseases – ranging from lung cancer to pneumothorax to esophageal tumors – thoracic surgeons have utilized both advanced technology and sophisticated operative techniques to provide previously unimaginable levels of patient care. The dissemination of these latest practices of surgery, the training of young surgeons to the highest standards, and the education and interaction with the general public are vital roles in ensuring that patients receive the safest and most effective treatment. These roles are the responsibility of professional societies in General Thoracic Surgery.
The Asian Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ASTS) was formed in 2016 by a group of the leading general thoracic surgeons in Asia to fill a pressing need. The ASTS is the first professional society catering purely to the needs of patients and healthcare workers in General Thoracic Surgery in the largest continent in the world. It aims to provide a unique platform for exchange of clinical and academic knowledge from the Pacific to the Near East. It further aims to be the bridge for sharing of thoracic surgical expertise between Asia and the rest of the world so that patients globally may benefit.
About the Summit Meeting
As a fledgling society, the ASTS seeks to learn from the experiences of the established societies in Cardiothoracic Surgery from around the world to see how to best serve its members and their patients. The First International Summit Meeting In General Thoracic Surgery has therefore been convened to bring together the most prominent thoracic surgeons from all continents. These include leaders and senior members of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, the Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, the Asia Thoracoscopic Surgery Education Program, the International Society for Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, and other major associations. Never before has such a gathering of senior figures from so many societies been held in one focused meeting to foster international collaborations in this flourishing specialty. The meeting is logistically and academically supported by AME Publishing Company.
Unlike conventional meetings in surgery, this Summit Meeting will not consist of one presentation after another. Instead, round-table discussions will be held between the top expert surgeons from the Americas, Europe, Asia and other regions of the world. This frank and open dialogue format is novel, and a landmark for such meetings. Despite the very high level of expertise present, the meeting is truly open to all. Doctors and persons with an interest in the future of General Thoracic Surgery, and who may wish to join the exchange, will be most welcome. The meeting faculties are included in the appendix 1 and meeting program in appendix 2 following this introduction.
Contact us
For further information regarding the Asian Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ASTS) or the First International Summit Meeting In General Thoracic Surgery, please contact: asts@amegroups.com.Appendix 1. Faculties for The First International Summit Meeting In General Thoracic Surgery
President
Jie He
Department of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute & Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; National Cancer Center, Beijing, China
Secretary General
Alan SihoeShenzhen Hospital, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, China
Meeting Faculties
Shanda BlackmonDivision of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Stephen Cassivi
Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
Haiquan Chen
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Cancer Center, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Keneng Chen
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing University Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China
Thomas D'Amico
Duke University Medical Center, North Carolina, USA
Jose Luis J. Danguilan
Lung Center of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines
Frank Detterbeck
Section of Thoracic Surgery, Yale Thoracic Oncology Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, USA
Hiran Fernando
Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Christian J. Finley
Department of Surgery, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario
Shugeng Gao
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Sebastian Gilbert
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Investigator - Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada
Jianxing He
Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
Gening Jiang
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China
David Jones
MD. Professor & Chief, Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
Ali Zamir Khan
Department of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery, Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon, India
Hui Li
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Beijing, China
Xiaofei Li
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
Eric Lim
Imperial College and The Academic Division of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
Yongyu Liu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shenyang Chest Hospital, Shenyang, China
Liuxu Liu
Department of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Qingquan Luo
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai, China
Blair Marshall
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, USA
Toshiaki Morikawa
The Jikei University School of Medicine Department of Surgery, Tokyo, Japan
Mark Onaitis
Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
Kostas Papagiannopoulos
Department of Thoracic Surgery, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, UK
Alec Patterson
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
Enrico Ruffini
Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Torino Italy, Torino, Italy
Rajan Santosham
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Santosham Chest Hospital, lndia
Colin Schieman
Division of Thoracic Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Scott Swanson
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA
Punnarerk Thungcharoen
Cardiovascular Surgery, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Akif Turna
Istanbul University, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Paul van Schil
Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
Tiansheng Yan
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
Sai Yendamuri
Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY, USA
Zhentao Yu,
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tianjing Medical Cancer Institute & Hospital, Tianjing, China
Qun Wang,
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai, China
Lanjun Zhang,
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
Xiuyi Zhi,
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xuanwu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
Appendix 2. Meeting Program
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