American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Global Congress 2026

Name: American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Global Congress 2026
Start: 2026-11-13
End: 2026-11-16
Location: Hynes Convention Center

American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Global Congress 2026 is taking place on 13–16 November 2026 at Hynes Convention Center, Boston. It is organised by American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL), and B2DB lists 399 speakers and 99 sessions announced so far.

The 55th AAGL Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (MIGS), organised by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, takes place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston. The programme covers keynote sessions, hands-on training workshops, scientific sessions, special events and an exhibit hall, with themes of surgical excellence, digital transformation and outcomes-driven care.

Key facts

Dates	13–16 November 2026 (on now)
Venue	Hynes Convention Center, Boston, United States of America
Organiser	American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)
Series	AAGL Global Congress
Speakers	399
Sessions	99
Stages	RM302, RM312, RM311, RM304, RM310, RM306, RM309, MIT CGR, Huntington Ballroom, The Colonnade Hotel, EXHALL-D2, EXHALL-D4, EXHALL-D3, RM207, BALLRM-ABC, ExHall, RM208
Sponsors	13
Official site	aagl.swoogo.com/aagl2026/pgm

Keynote speakers

Gabrielle Whitmore Assistant Professor
Stephen Trzeciak Chair of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

Speakers (399)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

Erica Stockwell Gynecologic Surgeon, AdventHealth
Yana Aznavour CEO & Founder, Endometrics
Lara Harvey Assistant Professor of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Megan Billow Patient Safety & Quality Officer, Cleveland Clinic
Stephanie Cizek Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine
Arleen Song Assistant Professor, Duke University
Nash Moawad Head, Minimally-Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, University of Florida
Xiaoming Guan
Gabrielle Whitmore Assistant Professor
Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo
Keith Isaacson Director, Center for Endometriosis Therapy and Research
Assia Stepanian
Samantha Kegel
Susan Khalil Program Director, Fellowship in CBG
Diana Encalada-Soto
Veronica Lerner
Afchine Fazel
Marcello Ceccaroni
Jovana Tavcar Associate Professor
Shahrzad Ansari Senior Consultant, Infertility
Tanvir Singh
Andreisa Bilhar Adjunct Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Chang Liu
Michelle Louie Associate Professor
Nucelio Lemos
Ricardo Estape
Sarah Choi
Siddhi Mathur
Sneha Kamarajugadda
William Kondo
Grace Janik
Maria Chiara De Angelis
Sawsan As-Sanie
Resad Pasic
Sara Karbage
Thiers Soares Raymundo
Adrian Balica Chair
Amy Broach
Angela Chaudhari
Fariba Mohtashami
Leila Adamyan National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology Named After Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Ministry of Healthcare of Russian Federation
Liselotte Mettler
Mateo Leon
Megan Wasson Mayo Clinic
Stacey Scheib
Sven Becker
Vaagn Andikyan
Helder Ferreira Professor
Jade Desilets
Jamal Mourad Associate Director
Kathiane Augusto Gynecologic Surgeon and Surgical Educator
Luis F. Garcia FMIGS Program Director
Mario Malzoni Department Chair
Jan Baekelandt
Joseph Nassif Professor
Matthew Siedhoff
Stephanie Morris
Fernando Heredia Associate Professor Dept. OBGYN
Sangeeta Senapati Clinical Associate Professor
Ashley Gubbels
Ceana Nezhat
Farr Nezhat
Jin Hee Jeannie Kim
Joseph Hudgens
Michael Hibner
Aileen Caceres
Alan Lam
Anis Feki
Benoit Rabischong
Bernardo Lasmar
Bruce Kahn
Charles Souza
Chongdong Liu
Dan Zi
Debra Arden
Dick Schoot
Dina Chamsy
Dmitry Fridman
Elizabeth Pritts
Emad Mikhail
Erin Carey Professor
Fatih Sendag
G. David Adamson
Gregory Lewis
Howard Curlin
Ishai Levin
Jaden Kohn
Jay Berman
John Parry
Jorge Dotto
Khashayar Shakiba
Kristina Karlson
Laura Homewood
Lina Antoun
Mark Dassel
Michael Kinson
Nicholas Fogelson
Nicolas Bourdel
Peter C.W. Lim
Ralph Turner
Richard Rosenfield
Rudy Leon De Wilde
Sami Kilic
Sarah Allen
Shana Miles
Shannon Laughlin-Tommaso
Shivani Parikh
Stephanie Kass
Steven McCarus
Sydney Olsen
Taner Usta
Tarek Toubia
Tatnai Burnett
Ted Anderson Professor
Uri Dior
Wai Ieng Fong
Barbara Levy Chief Medical Officer
Brianne Romeroso Associate Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, United States
Charles Miller Professor
Danielle Luciano Chair and Professor of OBGyn
Fernanda Okita Associate Program Coordinator – Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, University of São Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jacob Lauer Assistant Professor
Jacqueline Wong Assistant Professor, Oregon Health & Science University
Joao Epprecht Professor, Nucleo Brasileiro de Video - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Johnny Yi Associate Professor OBGYN
Lindsey Valentine Cleveland Clinic
Nichole Mahnert Clinical Associate Professor
Olga Bougie Associate Professor
Shailesh Puntambekar
Alka Kumar
Ally Murji
Brunella Zizolfi University of Naples Federico II
Frank Tu
Gaby Moawad
Janelle Katie Moulder Associate Professor
Jeffrey Woo
Jessica Opoku-Anane
Judith Huirne Amsterdam University Medical Center
Kate McCracken Director of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology; Associate Professor; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Katherine Woodburn Assistant Professor
Katie Propst
Kristen Sasaki Associate Professor
Liron Bar-El
Lissa Yu Assistant Professor
Masoud Azodi
Maureen Cernadas
Scott Chudnoff Department Chair
Sophia Palmer Assistant Professor
Suketu Mansuria
Supuni Kapurubandara
Uchenna Acholonu Chief
Linda Griffith Director, Center for Gynepathology Research, MIT
Stephen Trzeciak Chair of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Linda Bradley Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic
Jose A. Carugno MD, University of Miami-School of Architecture
Shlomo Silber Director of Marketing and Business Development, Alteva RCM
Pietro Bortoletto Co-Founder, Terra Fertility
Michel Zelaquett Fundador e Diretor, Centro de Mioma
Ramon Berguer General and Acute Care Surgeon, John Muir Health
Stephanie Henderson Medical Director of Gynecology, Intermountain Health
Malcolm G. Munro Clinical Professor
Javier Magrina Professor of OBGYN
Ursula Catena
Ana Clara P. Servidoni
Andrea Stuart
Anne Bocage
Drorit Or
Gil Dubernard
Igor Chiminacio
Jaime A. Escarcega-Bordagaray
Mariana da Cunha Vieira Associate professor
Qiannan Yang
Randa Jalloul Associate Professor
Richard Hsu
Sara Hojabri
Shai Ram
Suyash Naval
Giovanni Roviglione
JD Villegas-Echeverri Scientific Director
Xiang Xue Department Chair, Dept O&G of the Second Affiliated Hospital in Xian Jiao Tong University
Cara R. King Section Head, Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Mireille Truong Division Director, Complex Benign Gynecology
Ogechukwu Ezike
Youssef Youssef
Sergio Haimovich
Mario Franchini
Ricardo Lasmar
Adeline Y. Chin
Akshara Shyamsunder
Alejandro Ramirez-Padilla
Alexandra C. Dadrat
Alexis O'Connell
Allison E. Whorton
Amanda Ulrich
Amani Harris Sydney Minimally Invasive Gynaecologic Surgery
Andrea Tinelli
Anita Shah
Anna J. Najor
Annemarie Newark
Antonio Gargiulo
Arnold Advincula
Asha McClurg Assistant Professor
Ashish Kale
Ashley B. Parker
Bruno S. Lippe
Buse Can
Caroline J. Min
Charles A. Souza
Chelsea T. T. Manning
Cheryl Iglesia
Chris Vizena
Christina A. Salazar
Christina Salazar
Chunhua Zhang
Connie Liao
Danielle Ikoma
Dean Conrad
Eduardo J. Cecchin
Elizabeth A. Miller
Elizabeth Miazga
Eric M. Shuffle
Erika Gail G. Hernandez
Evan T. Austin
Fernanda W. Fernandes
Fevzi Shakir
Fleur Mak
Francisco Carmona
Gianmarco D'Ancona
Guizhu Wu
Gurbeen K. Dadiala
Helizabet Salomão Ayroza Gynecologiucal Endoscopy and Endometriosis Division Chair
Hugh S. Taylor
Ibrahim Yalcin
Ido Sirota
Isabelly Blard
Jacqueline Lomboy
Jasmin Ghanbari
Jeremy Biro
Jessica Chaoul
Jessica Dai
Jessica DeLeeuw
Jhoniel Perez-Perez
Joao Jabbur Stern
Jon Ivar Einarsson
Joo Hyun Park
Jorge Carrillo Professor of OBGYN
Jose B.M.D.S. Costa
Jose Garza Leal
Juan Gilabert Estelles Professor
Julia M. Moyett
Jun Wang
Katherine Byrket
Kathryn Field
Kerac N. Falk
Kirsten Sasaki Complex Benign Gynecology, CCRM Fertility and Gynecologic Surgery, Advocate Health
Kristina L. Karlson
Kurian Thott
Lauren Clarfield
Leah Drost
Leah M. Bourgan
Leigh Ann Humphries Assistant Professor
Leslie Hansen Lindner Charlotte OB GYN Associates, Atrium Health
Lisa Berkowitz
Lisa Eggebrecht Senior Project Manager and Scientific Lead
Lori Scanga
Lori Waxenberg
Luciana Pardini Chamie
Luis Felipe Falla-Zuniga
Luis Gustavo Oliveira Brito Associate Professor
Maayan Maor
Maggie Jiang
Makoto Nakabayashi
Malak El Sabeh
Manuel Merida
Marc Winter
Marco Aurelio Pinho de Oliveira Full Professor
Maria C. Alzamora Schmatz
Maria C. Cusimano
Maria Julia Lemos
Mauricio S. Abrao Chairman, Gynecology Dept
Maya Shats
Mayara C.B. Andrade
Megan Mays
Megan McCracken
Megan Melnyk
Meghana Chapalamadugu
Meryem Soylu
Michel Canis Professor
Michelle A. DenAdel
Michelle Cao
Mohamed Abdelgadir Garelnabi Abdelrahman
Mohamed Achour
Monica N. Allen
Montserrat Vargas
Natalia S. Parra
Natalie Wickenheisser
Natassia M. Dunn
Neal Shmidman Chief Revenue Officer, Alteva RCM
Paulina Carrillo
Pauline de Corte Berlin Center for Epidemiology and Health Research
Pavan Mann
Qionghua Chen
R. Pereira
Rachel R. Pacyna
Rebecca Barbaresso
Rebecca Mallick
Rebecca Schneyer
Reitan Ribeiro McGill University Health Centre
Ricardo Delle Donne
Roxana R. Preis
Samara Sabur
Santhosh P
Sara S. Schlindwein
Sari Kives Deputy Chief of Gynecology, St. Michael’s Hospital
Savannah Regensburger
Shanda Blackmon
Shannon Cohn
Shin Takenaka
Soorena Fatehchehr
Stephanie M. Asdell
Stephanie Zhu
Sue Junn
Sun-Wei Guo
Sydney L. Olson
Tamer Seckin
Taylor L. Garza
Tiffani-Amber Miller
Tommaso Falcone Cleveland Clinic
Usha BR
Valerie O'Besso
Vanessa Brown
Victoria E. Webber
Vito Chiantera
Waldir Inacio Jr.
Waleed Tawfik
William Nolan
Xishi Liu
Yan Ding
Yasuhiro Kawarabayashi
Ying Zheng
Zachary J. Connerton
Zenobia Ofori-Dankwa
Chandrew Rajakumar Chief of Surgery
Elise Courtois Director, Single Cell Biology Lab & Assistant Professor
Hye-Sung Moon Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital, Korea, Republic of South
James Simon Clinical Professor, Itimmedicine
Jon Hathaway Professor, Indiana University
Jordanna Osaki chair
Kimberly Kho Professor, Associate Chair of Faculty Development
M. Jonathon Solnik
Maria Alzamora Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Riley Young Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN
Rosanne Kho
Sadikah Behbehani University of California Riverside
Adrien Crestani
Amanda Ecker Oregon Health & Science University
Amy Garcia
Andrew Sokol Director, Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
Annie Apple
Camran Nezhat
Dana Elborno
Dominika Jasińska-Stasiaczek
Esther Han New York Presbyterian – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Georgine Lamvu Professor, MIGS-Pelvic Pain Specialist, Orlando Veterans Administration Healthcare Center
Gretchen Makai
Hannah Palin
Harry Reich
Hsuan Su Medeze Clinic
Hye-Chun Hur
Ichnandy Rachman Course Director
Iwona Gabriel
Jenna Marcus
Jimmy Nomura
Joanna Jacko
Julia GeynismanTan
Karen Wang Johns Hopkins Medicine
Kathy Huang
Krista Childress
Kristine Patzkowsky
Lacey Brennan
Linda Yang Northwestern Medicine
Lydia Garcia
Martin Martino
Noor Dasouki Abu-Alnadi University of North Carolina
Piotr Marianowski
Priyanka Jha Stanford University
Raanan Meyer
Rachel J. Miller
Radovan Pilka
Rooma Sinha
Samar Nahas University of California at Riverside
Santiago Artazcoz
Shirley Dong
Sukhbir Sony Singh
Traci Ito Associate Professor
Victoria Vargas
Vito Cela
Whitney Ross
Yvette Groszmann

Most represented companies

Cleveland Clinic — 2 speakers
Cleveland Clinic — 2 speakers
Oregon Health & Science University — 2 speakers

Agenda (99 sessions)

Day 1 — Friday 13 November 2026

PG-26219: How to Become a Sailor and Not a Pirate: Tips & Tricks in Minimally-Invasive Retroperitoneal Surgical Anatomy to Perform Safe Gyn. Surgery 7th ISSA 10:30–12:30 · RM302 — Marcello Ceccaroni, Shailesh Puntambekar, Javier Magrina, Giovanni Roviglione
PG-26004: When Benign Turns Complex: Advanced Laparoscopic Strategies for the Unexpected Pelvis 10:30–12:30 · RM312 — Thiers Soares Raymundo, Luis F. Garcia, Fernando Heredia, JD Villegas-Echeverri
PG-26061: Isthmoceles, Cervical Cerclage, and Minimally Invasive Surgery During Pregnancy 10:30–12:30 · RM311 — Resad Pasic, Sara Karbage, Jamal Mourad, Kathiane Augusto
PG-26173: The Endometriosis Playbook: Case-Based Medical & Surgical management Across the Lifespan 10:30–12:30 · RM304 — Jade Desilets, Olga Bougie, Chandrew Rajakumar, M. Jonathon Solnik
PG-26193: Teaching in the OR: Advancing Surgical Judgment, Autonomy, and Team-Based Learning 10:30–12:30 · RM310 — Megan Billow, Lindsey Valentine, Maria Alzamora, Rosanne Kho
PG-26210: Reproductive Surgery in the IVF Era: Outcomes-Driven Medical and Surgical Collaboration for Infertility Patients 10:30–12:30 · RM306 — Keith Isaacson, Charles Miller, Pietro Bortoletto, Sadikah Behbehani
PG-26212: Globalization of Single Port Robotic Surgery in Gynecology- the Next Generation 10:30–12:30 · RM309 — Xiaoming Guan, Johnny Yi, Xiang Xue, Hye-Sung Moon
PG-26040: Improving Endometriosis Outcomes Through Translational Research: Advancing Awareness of New Directions 14:00–16:00 · RM304 — Danielle Luciano, Linda Griffith, Elise Courtois
PG-26007: Lead With Words: Communication Skills, Presentation Techniques & Audience Engagement 14:00–16:00 · RM310 — Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Afchine Fazel, Jose A. Carugno, Sergio Haimovich
PG-26086: Safety and Strategy in Endometriosis Surgery: From Mapping to Mastery – Decision-Making for Complex Disease 14:00–16:00 · RM312 — Helder Ferreira, Mario Malzoni
PG-26117: Surgical Ergonomics MasterClass 14:00–16:00 · RM306 — Sangeeta Senapati, Jacqueline Wong, Kimberly Kho, Riley Young
PG-26118: Surgical Technology Survival Guide 14:00–16:00 · RM309 — Fernanda Okita, Joao Epprecht, Jordanna Osaki
PG-26057: Menopause Essentials for the MIGS Surgeon: From the WHI to Hormone Therapy and Surgical Disease 14:00–16:00 · RM302 — Barbara Levy, Brianne Romeroso, James Simon
PG-26068: Excellence in GYN Coding: Empowering Surgical Practice 14:00–16:00 · RM311 — Jacob Lauer, Nichole Mahnert, Stephanie Henderson, Jon Hathaway
MIT Center for Gynepathology Research Tour 16:15–18:15 · MIT CGR — Keith Isaacson, Linda Griffith
MIT Center for Gynepathology Research Tour 16:15–18:15 · MIT CGR — Keith Isaacson, Linda Griffith
2026 CBG Fellows Graduation 18:30–20:30 · Huntington Ballroom, The Colonnade Hotel

Day 2 — Saturday 14 November 2026

PG-14004: The Anatomy of a Complication: Avoiding, Recognition, & Repair 08:00–10:00 · RM312 — Megan Wasson, Joseph Hudgens, Amanda Ecker, Samar Nahas
PGSIG-849: Differentiating Robotic Platforms for Gynecology 08:00–10:00 · RM310 — Jin Hee Jeannie Kim, Maureen Cernadas, Uchenna Acholonu
PGSIG-845: Ending the Wait for Comprehensive Pelvic Pain Care 08:00–10:00 · RM304 — Adrian Balica, Ashley Gubbels, Janelle Katie Moulder, Noor Dasouki Abu-Alnadi
PG-844: Refining Reproductive Healthcare Decisions With Real-Time Ultrasound 08:00–10:00 · RM311 — Sophia Palmer, Yvette Groszmann
PG-14000: Uterine Fibroids 360° The Art and Science of Managing the Fibroid Uterus 08:00–10:00 · RM302 — Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Maria Chiara De Angelis, Brunella Zizolfi, Jose A. Carugno +2 more
PG-14001: Rising Stars 08:00–10:00 · RM309 — Diana Encalada-Soto, Jeffrey Woo, Youssef Youssef, Esther Han +1 more
PG-14002: Oncology and Adnexal Masses: Risk Stratification, Imaging Algorithms, and Emerging Technologies 08:00–10:00 · RM306 — Afchine Fazel, Priyanka Jha
PGLAB-880: Laparoscopic Suturing in the Vertical Zone 09:15–12:15 · EXHALL-D2 — Grace Janik, Mireille Truong, Hannah Palin, Victoria Vargas
PGSIG-846: Advancing Excellence in Fibroid Management Through Patient Empowerment, Evidence Based Care, and Surgical Strategy 10:15–12:15 · RM311 — Arleen Song, Scott Chudnoff, Rooma Sinha, Santiago Artazcoz
PGSIG-839: Redefining Office Intrauterine Surgery: Pain Science, Technique & Best-Practice Pearls 10:15–12:15 · RM304 — Jovana Tavcar, Alka Kumar, Sergio Haimovich
PGSIG-851: Bread and Butter of the Endometriosis Surgeon: Technical Mastery in Stage IV Disease 10:15–12:15 · RM312 — Jessica Opoku-Anane, Cara R. King, Sukhbir Sony Singh
PG-14006-vNOTES 10:15–12:15 · RM310 — Jan Baekelandt, Supuni Kapurubandara, Hsuan Su, Jimmy Nomura
PG-14009: Research Resources: Elevating Gynecologic Science through Funding and Publication 10:15–12:15 · RM306 — Yana Aznavour, Lara Harvey, Veronica Lerner, Mateo Leon
PG-14008: C-Section Scar Ectopic & Niche Evaluation and Management 10:15–12:15 · RM302 — Sven Becker, Ally Murji, Judith Huirne, Lacey Brennan
PG-14007: Obstructive Mullerian Anomalies Throughout the Lifespan 10:15–12:15 · RM309 — Stephanie Cizek, Dana Elborno, Julia GeynismanTan
PGLAB-885: Foundations of Laparoscopy in the Robotic Era 13:15–16:15 · EXHALL-D4 — Angela Chaudhari, Fariba Mohtashami, Stacey Scheib, Matthew Siedhoff +5 more
PGLAB-881: Suturing for All Skill Levels 13:15–16:15 · EXHALL-D2 — Amy Broach, Jin Hee Jeannie Kim, Suketu Mansuria, Hye-Chun Hur +3 more
PGLAB-883: Advancing Office and Operative Hysteroscopy: Building Proficiency Through Hands-On Simulation 13:15–14:45 · EXHALL-D3 — Jovana Tavcar, Shahrzad Ansari, Stephanie Morris, Ursula Catena +2 more
PG-26285: From Resident to CBG Surgeon: What You Need to Know 14:15–16:15 · RM309 — Gabrielle Whitmore, Liron Bar-El, Ogechukwu Ezike, Annie Apple +2 more
PG-888: The Robotic Surgical Frontier: Advancing Efficiency, Innovation, and Governance in MIGS 14:15–16:15 · RM207 — Xiaoming Guan, Gaby Moawad, Kathy Huang, Martin Martino
PGSIG-821: PAGS -Evaluation of complex pelvic anatomy in children and teens - What is in our toolbox? 14:15–16:15 · RM306 — Kate McCracken, Lissa Yu, Krista Childress, Rachel J. Miller
PG-14005: Endometrioma Unveiled 14:15–16:15 · RM304 — Joseph Nassif, Ceana Nezhat, Adrien Crestani, Ichnandy Rachman
PG-14003: Structured Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain and Its Mitigation 14:15–16:15 · RM302 — Sawsan As-Sanie, Ashley Gubbels, Frank Tu, Georgine Lamvu
PGSIG-857: Urogynecology Call 101: Surviving—and Succeeding—on Urogyn Call 14:15–16:15 · RM311 — Katherine Woodburn, Katie Propst, Andrew Sokol, Shirley Dong
PGSIG-838: Oncology - Management of Unexpected Gynecological Pathology. What's Next? 14:15–16:15 · RM310 — Vaagn Andikyan, Farr Nezhat, Masoud Azodi, Jenna Marcus
PG-26101: Pelvic Pain in Gynecology: Causes, Diagnostic Tools, Treatment Options, and Treatment Decision Dilemmas 14:15–16:15 · RM312 — Michael Hibner, Dominika Jasińska-Stasiaczek, Iwona Gabriel, Joanna Jacko +2 more
PGLAB-883B: Advancing Office and Operative Hysteroscopy: Building Proficiency Through Hands-On Simulation 14:45–16:15 · EXHALL-D3 — Jovana Tavcar, Shahrzad Ansari, Stephanie Morris, Ursula Catena +2 more
General Session I (Opening Ceremony) 16:30–17:45 · BALLRM-ABC — Nash Moawad, Fernando Heredia, Michael Hibner, Linda Bradley +1 more

Day 3 — Sunday 15 November 2026

Experience Theater 2 with Johnson & Johnson MedTech 08:30–09:15 · ExHall — Ramon Berguer, Kirsten Sasaki
Experience Theater 1 with Rejoni 08:30–09:15 · ExHall — Pietro Bortoletto, Malcolm G. Munro, Christina Salazar
General Session II 09:30–10:45 · BALLRM-ABC — Nash Moawad, Linda Griffith, Cara R. King, Hugh S. Taylor
ST-457: Fertility Preservation in Pelvic Malignancy: Surgical Strategies to Preserve Reproductive Potential 11:00–12:00 · RM311 — Anis Feki, Ursula Catena, Reitan Ribeiro
ST-430: Artificial Intelligence and Image-Guided Surgery for Intraoperative Safety in Gynaecological Minimally Invasive Surgery 11:00–12:00 · RM304 — Helder Ferreira, Nicolas Bourdel, Juan Gilabert Estelles
ST-422: Essential Radical Hysterectomy Techniques for Resection of Parametrial Endometriosis Nodules 11:00–12:00 · RM302 — Xiaoming Guan, Joseph Nassif, Helizabet Salomão Ayroza
PANEL-558: Lectures From Around the Globe: Global Advances in MIGS: Access, Precision, and Surgical Safety 11:00–12:00 · BALLRM-ABC — Ashish Kale, Fevzi Shakir, Francisco Carmona, Mohamed Achour +1 more
VS-01: Multiorgan Endometriosis: Bowel, Bladder, and Ureteral Surgery 11:00–12:00 · RM310 — Laura Homewood, Nicholas Fogelson, Richard Rosenfield, Allison E. Whorton +7 more
OS-01: Endometriosis Imaging, Diagnosis, and Disease Mapping 11:00–12:00 · RM309 — Samantha Kegel, Gregory Lewis, Sarah Allen, Shivani Parikh +7 more
ST-458: Beyond Boundaries: Advanced Surgical Management of Extrapelvic and Complex Endometriosis by the MIGS Surgeon 11:00–12:00 · RM306 — Marcello Ceccaroni, Nucelio Lemos, William Kondo, Shanda Blackmon
ST-412: Adenomyosis Surgical Judgment, Technique, and Functional Outcomes in Conservative Management 11:00–12:00 · RM312 — Thiers Soares Raymundo, Mireille Truong, Marco Aurelio Pinho de Oliveira
Experience Theater 1 with Applied Medical Resources 12:30–13:15 · ExHall — Veronica Lerner, Andrea Stuart, Amanda Ulrich
Experience Theater 2 with Alteva RCM (Previously M&D Capital) 12:30–13:15 · ExHall — Shlomo Silber, Neal Shmidman
DEBATE-639: Mesh v. Burch for Stress Urinary Incontinence 14:00–15:00 · RM309 — Sven Becker, Cheryl Iglesia, Dean Conrad
PANEL-527: Beyond the Surgeon's Eye: Solving the Pathology-Visual Disconnect in Endometriosis Surgery 14:00–15:00 · RM311 — Erin Carey, Tarek Toubia, Lori Scanga, Tamer Seckin
PANEL-520: When NOT to Operate: Surgical Decision-Making in Complex Gynecologic Scenarios 14:00–15:00 · RM304 — Keith Isaacson, Andreisa Bilhar, Drorit Or, Mariana da Cunha Vieira +1 more
VS-02: Deep Endometriosis Dissection: Planes, Nerve Preservation, and Pelvic Sidewall Strategy 14:00–15:00 · RM302 — Marcello Ceccaroni, Debra Arden, Dina Chamsy, Howard Curlin +5 more
ST-455: Hemostatic Dissection: The Missing Link to Surgical Mastery 14:00–15:00 · RM312 — William Kondo, Mario Malzoni, Arnold Advincula
OS-02: Fibroids and Adenomyosis: Imaging, Innovation, and Surgical Decision-Making 14:00–15:00 · RM310 — Assia Stepanian, Michelle Louie, Sneha Kamarajugadda, Dick Schoot +7 more
PANEL-559: Lectures From Around The Globe: Global Voices and Smarter Systems: Accountability, Equity, and De-escalation 14:00–15:00 · BALLRM-ABC — Luis F. Garcia, Akshara Shyamsunder, Amani Harris, Sari Kives
DEBATE-638: Myomectomy on Trial: Mini-laparotomy vs. Minimally Invasive—The Verdict Is Still Out 14:00–15:00 · RM306 — Angela Chaudhari, Andrea Tinelli, Antonio Gargiulo
PANEL-505: Medical Optimization for Surgical Management of Endometriosis 15:15–16:15 · RM312 — Susan Khalil, Drorit Or, Ido Sirota, Sun-Wei Guo
DEBATE-640: vNOTES Hysterectomy Versus Laparoscopic Hysterectomy 15:15–16:15 · RM311 — Jan Baekelandt, Matthew Siedhoff, Alan Lam
PANEL-556: No Fibroid Left Behind: The Science, Skill, and Significance of Complete Hysteroscopic Myomectomy 15:15–16:15 · RM304 — Ted Anderson, Linda Bradley, Malcolm G. Munro
OS-03: Fertility-Preserving Surgery, Ovarian Reserve, and Complex Reproductive 15:15–16:15 · RM306 — Elizabeth Pritts, Fatih Sendag, Shana Miles, Ana Clara P. Servidoni +5 more
PANEL-557 - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: A Conversation with the Pioneers of MIGS 15:15–16:15 · RM302 — Assia Stepanian, Leila Adamyan, Liselotte Mettler, Ceana Nezhat +4 more
VS-03: Endometriosis Under Pressure: Imaging, Emergencies, and Advanced Problem-Solving 15:15–16:15 · RM309 — Stacey Scheib, Dmitry Fridman, Emad Mikhail, Sara Hojabri +6 more
PANEL 555: From Symptoms to Surgery: Neuropelveology for the MIGS Surgeon 15:15–16:15 · RM310 — Nucelio Lemos, Sarah Choi, Benoit Rabischong, Vito Chiantera
General Session III 16:30–17:45 · BALLRM-ABC — Gabrielle Whitmore, Stephen Trzeciak

Day 4 — Monday 16 November 2026

Advances in Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery: Perspectives from China 06:30–08:30 · RM208 — Xiaoming Guan, Chang Liu, Chongdong Liu, Dan Zi +9 more
Experience Theater 1 with Hologic 08:30–09:15 · ExHall — Leslie Hansen Lindner
Experience Theater 2 with Johnson & Johnson MedTech 08:30–09:15 · ExHall — Susan Khalil
General Session IV - GynAwareness Women's Health Forum: Endometriosis Across the Lifespan: Awareness, Access, Autonomy & Outcomes 09:30–12:35 · BALLRM-ABC — Nash Moawad, Michelle Louie, Sawsan As-Sanie, Megan Wasson +10 more
VS-04: Neuropelveology: Nerve Mapping, Decompression, and Functional Recovery 10:30–11:30 · RM311 — Adrian Balica, Jade Desilets, Khashayar Shakiba, Taner Usta +5 more
VS-05: Pelvic Floor and Vaginal Reconstruction: Anatomy, Support, and Challenging Access 10:30–11:30 · RM302 — Bruce Kahn, Kristina Karlson, Ralph Turner, Ashley B. Parker +4 more
ST-414: Evidence-Based Decision-Making and Surgical Strategies for Apical Prolapse Repair: Improving Outcomes Through Technique, Judgment, and Standardization 10:30–11:30 · RM312 — Andreisa Bilhar, Sara Karbage, Luis Gustavo Oliveira Brito
OS-04: Perioperative Safety, Optimization, and System-Level Surgical 10:30–11:30 · RM304 — Fariba Mohtashami, Jay Berman, Mark Dassel, Sara Hojabri +5 more
OS-05: Endometriosis Biology, Pain, Fertility, and Long-Term Risk 10:30–11:30 · RM306 — Assia Stepanian, Afchine Fazel, Siddhi Mathur, Leila Adamyan +6 more
OS-06: Oncology, Equity, Access, and Value in Minimally Invasive Gynecology 10:30–11:30 · RM309 — Diana Encalada-Soto, Ricardo Estape, Vaagn Andikyan, Jaime A. Escarcega-Bordagaray +2 more
VS-08: Complex Pelvic Access and Specimen Management: Hysterectomy, Extraction, and Advanced Approaches 11:35–12:35 · RM306 — Chang Liu, Liselotte Mettler, Steven McCarus, Uri Dior +6 more
OS-08: Education, Training, Simulation, and Scholarly Impact in Complex Benign Gynecology 11:35–12:35 · RM309 — Gabrielle Whitmore, Amy Broach, Lina Antoun, Stephanie Kass +4 more
ST-425: Office Intrauterine Surgery: Optimizing the Patient Experience 11:35–12:35 · RM302 — Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Tanvir Singh, Malcolm G. Munro
OS-07: Robotic, vNOTES, and Novel Access Approaches in Gynecologic Surgery 11:35–12:35 · RM312 — Veronica Lerner, Ricardo Estape, Jaden Kohn, Sami Kilic +5 more
VS-06: Fertility-Preserving and Pregnancy-Related Surgery: Precision Guidance and Ovarian Conservation 11:35–12:35 · RM311 — Siddhi Mathur, Aileen Caceres, G. David Adamson, Anne Bocage +6 more
VS-07: Hysteroscopy in Practice: Safe Access, Cavity Restoration, and Tissue Preservation 11:35–12:35 · RM304 — Samantha Kegel, Shahrzad Ansari, Jorge Dotto, Mariana da Cunha Vieira +6 more
Experience Theater 2 with Distalmotion 12:30–13:15 · ExHall — Erica Stockwell
General Session V 14:00–15:15 · BALLRM-ABC — Jamal Mourad, Kathiane Augusto, Javier Magrina, Randa Jalloul +1 more
VS-11: Uterine-Sparing Surgery for Fibroids and Adenomyosis: Excision, Ablation, and Reconstruction 15:30–16:45 · RM302 — Erica Stockwell, Maria Chiara De Angelis, Sydney Olsen, Anne Bocage +7 more
OS-09: Complex Endometriosis Surgery: Bowel, Bladder, Appendix, and Reoperation 15:30–16:45 · RM304 — Samantha Kegel, Sneha Kamarajugadda, Bernardo Lasmar, Charles Souza +7 more
OS-10: Hysteroscopy and Intrauterine Innovation Across Fertility and Benign Disease 15:30–16:45 · RM311 — Lara Harvey, Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Diana Encalada-Soto, Tanvir Singh +6 more
OS-11: Digital Surgery, AI, and Translational Diagnostics in MIGS 15:30–16:45 · RM309 — Susan Khalil, Mateo Leon, Ishai Levin, Shai Ram +5 more
DEBATE-641: Bowel Resection v. IVF in the infertile patient with rectosigmoid nodule 15:30–16:45 · RM312 — Sarah Choi, John Parry, Tommaso Falcone
VS-09: Endometriosis Beyond the Pelvis: Uncommon Sites and Practical Excision 15:30–16:45 · RM306 — Grace Janik, Alexandra C. Dadrat, Annemarie Newark, Eric M. Shuffle +5 more
VS-10: Reconstructing Müllerian Anatomy: Congenital Anomalies, Isthmoceles, and Restorative Surgery 15:30–16:45 · RM310 — Resad Pasic, Michael Kinson, Randa Jalloul, Elizabeth A. Miller +5 more

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