Events Live MIS in Berlin
An advanced three-day program on surgical techniques, developed with the Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, emphasizing minimally invasive and robotic approaches.
Hosted in Berlin and streamed online, this immersive course brings together leading cardiac surgeons to share advanced techniques, innovation, and strategies for managing mitral, aortic, and tricuspid valve disease.
It features 3D live surgical broadcasts and ‘live-in-box’ sessions led by procedural analysts, and interactive expert-led discussions designed to foster innovation and best practices.
Audience: senior surgeons with proven expertise in valve surgery, looking to refine their techniques through interaction with international leaders.
*On-demand recording will be available soon.
Hosted in Berlin and streamed online, this immersive course brings together leading cardiac surgeons to share advanced techniques, innovation, and strategies for managing mitral, aortic, and tricuspid valve disease.
It features 3D live surgical broadcasts and ‘live-in-box’ sessions led by procedural analysts, and interactive expert-led discussions designed to foster innovation and best practices.
Audience: senior surgeons with proven expertise in valve surgery, looking to refine their techniques through interaction with international leaders.
Wed 25 Mar 2026
12:00 | 1 h
Welcome lunch
12:50 – 13:00 | 10 min
Day 1 opening
Volkmar Falk
13:00 – 16:00 | 3 h
Session 1: Endoscopic to robotic approaches in valve repair
Moderators: Volkmar Falk & Daniel Pereda, Procedural analyst: Patrick Perier, Chat Master: Serkan Ertugay
Live Case 1: Robotic Mitral Valve Repair
Jörg Kempfert
Live Case 2: Endoscopic mitral valve repair
Marco Solinas, Serdar Akansel
Live Case 3: Robotic mitral valve repair from Chicago
Husam Balkhy
CT-based planning for minimally invasive and robotic surgery
Peyman Sardari Nia
Cannulation strategies and aortic cross-clamp options
Markus Kofler
Access and exposure of the mitral and tricuspid valves
Patrick Perier
Discussion
Panel
16:00 – 16:30 | 30 min
Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 | 1 h 30 min
Session 2: Mitral valve repair strategies: debate and case insights
Moderators: Markus Kofler & to be included, Chat Master: Antonios Pitsis
Make the case: Endoscopic valve surgery
Hugo Vanermen
Make the case: Robotic valve surgery
Daniel Pereda
Simulation-based training for robotic and endoscopic techniques
Peyman Sardari Nia
Interactive case‑based discussion: mastering surgical techniques
Nikolaos Bonaros, Gilles Dreyfus, Patrick Perier, Panel
Discussion
20:00
Faculty dinner
Thu 26 Mar 2026
09:00 – 12:15 | 3 h 15 min
Session 3: Advanced valve surgery: complex and concomitant procedures
Moderators: Gilles Dreyfus & Jörg Kempfert, Procedural analyst: Serkan Ertugay, Chat Master: Mateo Marin-Cuartas
Live cases: Debriefing and introduction
Matteo Montagner
Live Case 4: 3D endoscopic Mitral Valve repair
Markus Kofler
Live Case 5: Minimally invasive mitral and Tricuspid Repair
David Holzhey
Anterior prolapse repair: art or standardized technique?
Piotr Suwalski
Concomitant tricuspid repair: risk assessment, timing, and technique
Gilles Dreyfus
Tips and tricks for MIS mitral replacement: endoscopic and robotic approaches
Denis Bouchard
Treatment options for MAC
Mario Castillo-Sang
Discussion
Panel
12:15 – 13:15 | 1 h
Lunch
13:15 – 16:45 | 3h 30min
Session 4: Optimizing valve replacement for better long-term durability
Moderator: Volkmar Falk & Marco Di Eusanio, Procedural analyst: Piotr Suwalski, Chat Master: Daniel-Sebastian Dohle
Live cases introduction
Emilija Miskinyte
Live Case 6: 3D endoscopic Mitral Valve replacement
Mario Castillo-Sang, Markus Kofler
Live Case 7 : 3D endoscopic Aortic Valve Replacement
Antonios Pitsis, Serdar Akansel
What’s new in valvular heart disease guidelines?
Fabien Praz, Mateo Marin-Cuartas
Live-box-case: Tips and tricks in transaxillary root surgery (move it at the end of the session before the discussion)
Daniel-Sebastian Dohle
Optimizing Lifetime Management in Heart Valve Therapy
Fabien Praz
Transforming aortic stenosis care pathway, from diagnosis to treatment
Marta Sitges
Discussion
Panel
Coffee break
16:45 – 17:40 | 55min
Most memorable moments in mitral training courses
Speakers: Hugo Vanermen, Gilles Dreyfus, Patrick Perier, José Luis Pomar, to be included.
19:00
Group dinner
Fri 27 Mar 2026
09:00 – 12:30 | 3 h 30 min
Session 5: Advanced aortic procedures
Moderator: Jorg Kempfert & Jose Luis Pomar, Procedural analyst: Denis Bouchard, Chat Master: Nikolaos Bonaros
Live cases introduction
Live Case 8: Direct Vision transaxillary Aortic Valve Replacement
Emilija Miskinyte, Marco Di Eusanio, Markus Kofler
Live Case 9: Partial upper sternotomy in aortic root replacement
Malakh Shrestha, Matteo Montagner
Live-box-case: Endoscopic AVR with root enlargement
Jörg Kempfert
Live-box-case: 3D endoscopic triangulated AVR
Nikolaos Bonaros
Pushing the limits in Valve-in-Valve TAVI from an interventional perspective
Axel Unbehaun
Live-box-case: TAVR-Explant
David Holzhey
12:30 | 10 min
Course closing
12:40 – 13:30 | 50 min
Lunch
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