Program
PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
FRIDAY - 28th AUGUST 2026
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TIMINGS |
MORNING SESSION |
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8:00 - 8:15 AM |
REGISTRATION |
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8:15 - 8:30 AM |
WELCOME ADDRESS |
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MITRAL VALVE PANELISTS : Dr. Vinayak Shukla, Dr. Siva Muthukumar, Dr. Rakesh Naik, Dr. Nandha Kumar, Dr. Nikunj Pawar, Dr. Sunil P.K. |
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8:30 - 8:45 AM |
NEW INSIGHTS INTO CLINICAL ANATOMY OF THE MITRAL AND TRICUSPID VALVE Dr. Prasanna Simha Mohan Rao |
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8:45 - 9:00 AM |
SURGICAL APPROACHES TO THE MITRAL VALVE Dr. Varadharaju. P |
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9:00 - 9:15 AM |
MITRAL VALVE REPAIR - EVOLUTION AND JUSTIFICATION Dr. Jacob Jamesraj |
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9:15 - 9:30 AM |
TRICUSPID VALVE - AN UNDERESTIMATED PROBLEM Dr. Vijit Cherian |
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9:30 - 9:45 AM |
SELECTION OF PROSTHESIS FOR MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT Dr. Amaresh Rao Malempati |
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9:45 - 10:00 AM |
ENDOSCOPIC ADVANCES AND FUTURE OF ENDOSCOPIC CARDIAC SURGERY Dr. Ramprassath M.S. |
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10:00 - 10:15 AM |
TEA BREAK |
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10:15 - 10:45 AM |
INAUGURATION |
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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. |
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10:45 - 11:00 AM |
ANATOMY OF AORTIC VALVE AND PRINCIPLES OF AORTIC VALVE REPAIR Dr. Praveen Verma P.K. |
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11:00 - 11:15 AM |
LIFE TIME MANAGEMENT OF AORTIC VALVE DISEASE Dr. Devagourou Velayoudam |
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11:15 - 11:30 AM |
Dr. Anbarasu Mohan Raj |
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11:30 - 11:45 AM |
THE BENTALL OPERATION AND CURRENT GUIDELINES FOR AORTIC ROOT REPLACEMENT Dr. Hiremath C. S. |
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11:45 - 12:00 PM |
VALVE SPARING AORTIC ROOT SURGERY Dr. Mohammed Idhrees |
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12:00 - 12:15 PM |
CEREBRAL/SPINAL CORD PROTECTION IN AORTIC ARCH SURGERIES Dr. Balaji Dattatray Aironi |
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12:15 - 12:30PM |
THE SURGICAL vs TRANSCATHETER AVR DILEMMA Dr. Ajit Tharakan |
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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. |
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01:00 - 01:30 PM |
LUNCH BREAK |
FRIDAY - 28th AUGUST 2026
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TIMINGS |
AFTERNOON SESSIONS |
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CORONARY PANELISTS : Dr. Rajan Sethuratnam, Dr. L.F. Sridhar, Dr. Jayakrishnan A.G., Dr. Ravi Kalyani,Dr. B. Mariappan, Dr. Lalit Choudhary |
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1:30 - 1:45 PM |
CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF OFF-PUMP CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY Dr. O.P. Yadava |
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1:45 - 2:00 PM |
CONDUIT SELECTION IN CABG- TOTAL ARTERIAL REVASCULARIZATION Dr. Satyajit Bose |
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2:00 - 2:15 PM |
SURGICAL MANAGEMENT FOR COMPLICATIONS OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE Dr. Saptarshi Roy |
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2:15 - 2:30 PM |
RELEVANCE OF SCORING SYSTEMS IN CORONARY ARTERY SURGERY Dr. Amirtharaj P. |
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2:30 - 2:45 PM |
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE MANAGEMENT - GUIDELINES EXPLAINED Dr. Sanjeeth Peter |
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2:45 - 3:00 PM |
EVOLUTION OF ROBOTIC/MIDCAB IN CARDIAC SURGERY Dr. Mohammed Rehan Sayeed |
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MISCELLANEOUS PANELISTS : Dr. Manoj Durairaj, Dr. Bijoy Kutty, Dr. Ajit Tharakan, Dr. Vijit Cherian, Dr. Prakash M. Ludhani, Dr. Alpha Mathew Kavunkal |
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3:00 - 3:15PM |
SURGERY FOR CHRONIC PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM Dr. Julius Punnen |
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3:15 - 3:45 PM |
HEART TRANSPLANT
Dr. Ranjit John |
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3:45 - 4:00 PM |
TEA BREAK PHOTO SESSION |
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4:00 - 05:00 PM |
GBM |
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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 |
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7:30 PM |
GALA DINNER Venue : Sterling Hibis, Vellore |
SATURDAY - 29th AUGUST 2026
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TIMINGS |
MORNING SESSION |
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CONGENITAL PANELISTS : Dr. K.S. Iyer, Dr. Jaikaran, Dr. Biswa Ranjan Panda, Dr. Vishal Agarwal, Dr. Rashmi Kotecha |
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8:30 - 8:45 AM |
EMBRYOLOGICAL BASIS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASES Dr. Prem Sundar Venugopal |
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8:45 - 9:00 AM |
CATH STUDY CT/MRI/ VIRTUAL REALITY / 3D PRINTING IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Dr. Nischal R.Pandya |
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9:00 - 9:15 AM |
SURGICAL REPAIR IN TETROLOGY OF FALLOT AND POST OPERATIVE CARE Dr. Debasis Das |
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9:15 - 9:30 AM |
A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO VSD CLOSURES Dr. Vijayakumar R. |
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9:30 - 9:45 AM |
THE ROLE OF FONTAN GUIDELINES IN SURGICAL DECISION MAKING Dr. K.S.Iyer |
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9:45 - 10:00 AM |
ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF POST OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AFTER PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGERY Dr. Parvathi U. Iyer |
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10:00 - 10:15 AM |
HYBRID APPROACH TO CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE Dr. Prem Sundar Venugopal |
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10:15 - 10:30 AM |
TEA BREAK |
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MISCELLANEOUS PANELISTS : Dr. P. Ram Sankar, Dr. Maruthi Vara Prasad, Dr. Prabakar V., Dr. Thejaswi N. Marla, Dr. Madhava Rao |
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10:30 - 10:45 AM |
INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS STRATEGIES, MANAGEMENT AND CURRENT GUIDELINES Dr. Ajit Tharakan |
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10:45 - 11:00 AM |
ESSENTIALS OF TEE / TTE FOR SURGEONS Dr.Jesu Krupa S |
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11:00 - 11:15AM |
ERAS PROTOCOL IN CARDIAC SURGERY Dr. Varsha A.V |
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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 |
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12:45 - 1:00 PM |
VOTE OF THANKS / CLOSING CEREMONY |
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1:00 - 2:00 PM |
LUNCH |

