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Updates : TNMC Credit hours Free registration, accommodation and travel reimbursement for PG residents Poster and Case presentation for residentsLast date of Registration 16 August 2026.

Program

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

FRIDAY - 28th AUGUST 2026

TIMINGS

MORNING SESSION

8:00 - 8:15 AM

REGISTRATION

8:15 - 8:30 AM

WELCOME ADDRESS

MITRAL VALVE

PANELISTS : Dr. Vinayak Shukla, Dr. Siva Muthukumar, Dr. Rakesh Naik, Dr. Nandha Kumar, Dr. Nikunj Pawar, Dr. Sunil P.K.

8:30 - 8:45 AM

NEW INSIGHTS INTO CLINICAL ANATOMY OF THE MITRAL AND TRICUSPID VALVE

Dr. Prasanna Simha Mohan Rao

8:45 - 9:00 AM

SURGICAL APPROACHES TO THE MITRAL VALVE

Dr. Varadharaju. P

9:00 - 9:15 AM

MITRAL VALVE REPAIR - EVOLUTION AND JUSTIFICATION

Dr. Jacob Jamesraj

9:15 - 9:30 AM

TRICUSPID VALVE - AN UNDERESTIMATED PROBLEM

Dr. Vijit Cherian

9:30 - 9:45 AM

SELECTION OF PROSTHESIS FOR MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT

Dr. Amaresh Rao Malempati

9:45 - 10:00 AM

ENDOSCOPIC ADVANCES AND FUTURE OF ENDOSCOPIC CARDIAC SURGERY

Dr. Ramprassath M.S.

10:00 - 10:15 AM

TEA BREAK

10:15 - 10:45 AM

INAUGURATION

AORTIC VALVE, ARCH AND BEYOND

PANELISTS : Dr. V.V. Bashi, Dr. Naveen Lal, Dr. Amirtharaj P., Dr.Thomas Stephen, Dr. Sujith V., Dr. Rinett Sebastian K.V.

10:45 - 11:00 AM

ANATOMY OF AORTIC VALVE AND PRINCIPLES OF AORTIC VALVE REPAIR

Dr. Praveen Verma P.K.

11:00 - 11:15 AM

LIFE TIME MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC VALVE DISEASE

Dr. Devagourou Velayoudam

11:15 - 11:30 AM

  1. MANAGING THE NARROW AORTIC ROOT
  2. DEALING WITH SMALL AORTIC ROOT

Dr. Anbarasu Mohan Raj

11:30 - 11:45 AM

THE BENTALL OPERATION AND CURRENT GUIDELINES FOR AORTIC ROOT REPLACEMENT

Dr. Hiremath C. S.

11:45 - 12:00 PM

VALVE SPARING AORTIC ROOT SURGERY

Dr. Mohammed Idhrees

12:00 - 12:15 PM

CEREBRAL/SPINAL CORD PROTECTION IN AORTIC ARCH SURGERIES

Dr. Balaji Dattatray Aironi

12:15 - 12:30PM

THE SURGICAL vs TRANSCATHETER AVR DILEMMA

Dr. Ajit Tharakan

12:30 - 01:00 PM

Dr. SOLOMON VICTOR MEMORIAL ORATION

BUILDING A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Dr. Jayakumar T. K.

01:00 - 01:30 PM

LUNCH BREAK

FRIDAY - 28th AUGUST 2026

TIMINGS

AFTERNOON SESSIONS

CORONARY

PANELISTS : Dr. Rajan Sethuratnam, Dr. L.F. Sridhar, Dr. Jayakrishnan A.G., Dr. Ravi Kalyani,Dr. B. Mariappan, Dr. Lalit Choudhary

1:30 - 1:45 PM

CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF OFF-PUMP CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY

Dr. O.P. Yadava

1:45 - 2:00 PM

CONDUIT SELECTION IN CABG- TOTAL ARTERIAL REVASCULARIZATION

Dr. Satyajit Bose

2:00 - 2:15 PM

SURGICAL MANAGEMENT FOR COMPLICATIONS OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE

Dr. Saptarshi Roy

2:15 - 2:30 PM

RELEVANCE OF SCORING SYSTEMS IN CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY

Dr. Amirtharaj P.

2:30 - 2:45 PM

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE MANAGEMENT - GUIDELINES EXPLAINED

Dr. Sanjeeth Peter

2:45 - 3:00 PM

EVOLUTION OF ROBOTIC/MIDCAB IN CARDIAC SURGERY

Dr. Mohammed Rehan Sayeed

MISCELLANEOUS

PANELISTS : Dr. Manoj Durairaj, Dr. Bijoy Kutty, Dr. Ajit Tharakan, Dr. Vijit Cherian, Dr. Prakash M. Ludhani, Dr. Alpha Mathew Kavunkal

3:00 - 3:15PM

SURGERY FOR CHRONIC PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM

Dr. Julius Punnen

3:15 - 3:45 PM

HEART TRANSPLANT

  1. SHORT TERM MECHANICAL SUPPORT
  2. DURABLE LV ASSIST DEVICES

Dr. Ranjit John

3:45 - 4:00 PM

TEA BREAK

PHOTO SESSION

4:00 - 05:00 PM

GBM

5:00 - 7:00 PM

CASE PRESENTATION / DISCUSSIONS FOR PGs

Dr. Anil Tendolkar, Dr. Vinayak Shukla, Dr. Rajan Sethuratnam, Dr. Hiremath C. S., Dr. Prasanna Simha Mohan Rao, Dr. Ravi Kalyani

7:30 PM

GALA DINNER

Venue : Sterling Hibis, Vellore

SATURDAY - 29th AUGUST 2026

TIMINGS

MORNING SESSION

CONGENITAL

PANELISTS : Dr. K.S. Iyer, Dr. Jaikaran, Dr. Biswa Ranjan Panda, Dr. Vishal Agarwal, Dr. Rashmi Kotecha

8:30 - 8:45 AM

EMBRYOLOGICAL BASIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES

Dr. Prem Sundar Venugopal

8:45 - 9:00 AM

CATH STUDY CT/MRI/ VIRTUAL REALITY / 3D PRINTING IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Dr. Nischal R.Pandya

9:00 - 9:15 AM

SURGICAL REPAIR IN TETROLOGY OF FALLOT AND POST OPERATIVE CARE

Dr. Debasis Das

9:15 - 9:30 AM

A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO VSD CLOSURES

Dr. Vijayakumar R.

9:30 - 9:45 AM

THE ROLE OF FONTAN GUIDELINES IN SURGICAL DECISION MAKING

Dr. K.S.Iyer

9:45 - 10:00 AM

ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF POST OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AFTER PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY

Dr. Parvathi U. Iyer

10:00 - 10:15 AM

HYBRID APPROACH TO CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

Dr. Prem Sundar Venugopal

10:15 - 10:30 AM

TEA BREAK

MISCELLANEOUS

PANELISTS : Dr. P. Ram Sankar, Dr. Maruthi Vara Prasad, Dr. Prabakar V., Dr. Thejaswi N. Marla, Dr. Madhava Rao

10:30 - 10:45 AM

INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT AND CURRENT GUIDELINES

Dr. Ajit Tharakan

10:45 - 11:00 AM

ESSENTIALS OF TEE / TTE FOR SURGEONS

Dr.Jesu Krupa S

11:00 - 11:15AM

ERAS PROTOCOL IN CARDIAC SURGERY

Dr. Varsha A.V

11:15 - 12:45 PM

CASE PRESENTATION / DISCUSSIONS FOR PGs

Dr.Anil Tendolkar, Dr. K.S.Iyer, Dr.Prasanna Simha Mohan Rao, Dr.Vinayak Shukla

12:45 - 1:00 PM

VOTE OF THANKS / CLOSING CEREMONY

1:00 - 2:00 PM

LUNCH