Davide Lomanto National University Hospital (NUH)

Prof. Lomanto graduated with Magna cum Laude in Medicine & Surgery in 1983, at the University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy. He completed his General Surgery Training in 1992 and PhD in Gastrointestinal Surgery in 1990 at the same University. He is currently Professor of Surgery at the National University of Singapore; Director Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre (MISC) and Hernia Centre at National University Hospital (NUH); Director KTP Advanced Surgery Training Centre (ASTC), NUS. He is Secretary-General and Past-President of the Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of ASIA (ELSA), founding member and Advisory President Asia Pacific Hernia Society (APHS). founding member and Past-President Asia-Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS); President Asia Endoscopic Task Force (AETF). He is Secretary General and Treasurer of the International Federation of the Societies of Endoscopic Surgeons (IFSES). He has more than 180 publications in international peer-reviewed surgical journals, more then 25 Chapters in surgical books. He is Editor of 6 Surgical Books. He has been awarded several Honorary Membership among them: Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburg (FRCS Edin hon) and several Endolaparoscopic Surgery Societies from Japan (JSES), India (IAGES), Indonesia (PBEI, PERHERI), Philippines (PCS, PALES) and Thailand (RCST) and European (EAES). He has been Nominated (2021-23) Member of the International Committee of the Consortium of American College of Surgeons Accredited Education Institutes (ACS-AEIs)He serves as Managing Editor of Asian Journal of Endoscopic Surgery, Associate Editor of Hernia Journal and International Editorial Member Surgical Endoscopy and Asian Journal of Surgery. He was knighthood by the Italian Government on 26 December 2009

21 September 2023 (Thursday): Pre-Congress Workshops

Time	Session

09:00 12:15	Super Video Masterclasses - We go Extraperitoneal (1) Davide Lomanto Facilitator Sarfaraz Baig Facilitator Vimal K. Vasudeavan Facilitator The Extraperitoneal Start Davide Lomanto Speaker The Hidden Anatomy of 3 Spaces Kiyotaka Imamura Speaker The Imaging and the Volume Sarfaraz Baig Presenter eTEP for IH: Indication. Setup & Advantages Mansimrat Singh Speaker eTEP: The Technique Allen Buenafe Speaker ETEP for IH: Literature Review Lee Kien Fatt Sean Speaker Tioman Room, Gleneagles Hospital
11:00 13:30	Super Video Masterclasses - We go Extraperitoneal (2) Setup, Access and the Port Sujith Wijerathne Speaker Standard eTEP Kiyotaka Imamura Speaker Robotic eTEP Davide Lomanto Speaker Widem the Abdomen: Botox Sujith Wijerathne Speaker Widen the Abdomen: CS and TAR Sarfaraz Baig Speaker Q&A Tioman Room, Gleneagles Hospital

22 September 2023 (Friday)

Time	Session

10:30 11:30	Symposium 2: Ventral Hernia Chair: Ahmad Tarmizi Bin Mohammad Chairperson Suthep Udomsawaengsup Chairperson Tin Tin Mar Chairperson Bioresorbable Mesh in VHR – Our Experience Randeep Wadhawan Speaker Transabdominal Partially Extra-Peritoneal (TAPE) Repair for Ventral Hernia Deepraj Bhandarkar Speaker Lap or Robotic eTEP: Where is the Benefits? Davide Lomanto Speaker TAR Plus- One More Plus? Sarfaraz Baig Speaker Subcutaneous Onlay Laparoscopic Approach for Ventral Hernia & Rectus Diastasis Deepraj Bhandarkar Speaker Q&A Room 8
16:00 17:00	Symposium 6: Special Interest in Hernias Chair: Sathien Tumtavitikul Chairperson Motior Rahman Chairperson George Yang Chairperson Internal Hernias and Malrotation Anomalies Rolf Hartung Speaker Risk Factors of Incisional Hernia After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Gyung-mo Son Speaker Management of Atypical Hernias Vijay Borgaonkar Speaker Implementation of Early Ergonomic to Minimize the Long Term Physical Impact to the Surgeon in Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery Barlian Sutedja Speaker Management Outline for Lateral Ventral Hernia Davide Lomanto Speaker Q&A Room 11 & 12

23 September 2023 (Saturday)

Time	Session

08:30 09:30	Mini Video & Debate 1: Controversial Issue in Umbilical Hernia: Defect Size 4 - 5cm Hernia Chair: Lau Peng Choong Chairperson Davide Lomanto Chairperson Rajesh Khullar Chairperson Ventral TAPP George Yang Speaker Open IPOM Lee Kien Fatt Sean Speaker Open Repair Jose Macario Faylona Speaker Totally Extraperitoneal Approach (TEA) Binggen Li Speaker Minimal Open Preperitoneal Route for Small Ventral Hernia Defects Marc Soler Speaker IPOM Henry Chua Speaker Open Discussion Voting Room 8
10:40 12:00	Symposium 9: Complications in Hernia Surgery Chair: Sentilnathan Subramaniam Chairperson Lai Tak-wing Chairperson Heng Jie Jiang Chairperson Inadvertent Injuries and Management in Groin Hernia Repair Li Jianwen Speaker Redo Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair After Previous Laparoscopic Repair Ali Reza Speaker Mesh Infections - Current Evidence Hiroshi Hirukawa Speaker Hernia Emergencies Henry Chua Speaker Disaster in Inguinal Hernia Davide Lomanto Speaker Laparoscopic Repair in a Difficult Abdomen Kiyotaka Imamura Speaker Parastomal Hernia Repair Cheng Chung Tsai Speaker Q&A Room 8