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For the first time in our region a dedicated conference catering for Thoracic Surgeons, Thoracic Surgery Forum (TSF2017) is in collaboration with the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) and the Saudi Group for Thoracic Surgery (SGTS) that will cover all current topics on Thoracic Surgery. Scheduled to take place on 16-17 March 2017 at Grand Hyatt, Dubai, UAE, in conjunction with the GulfThoracic Congress 2017.

Thoracic Surgery Forum (TSF2017) will be first of its kind, state of the art conference featured over two days covering all aspects of Thoracic Surgery commonly presented at international Thoracic Surgery Conferences, where the TSF2017 will also include workshops.

Target Audience:

• Thoracic Surgeons
• Thoracic Surgery Fellows
• Cardiothoracic Surgeons
• General Surgeons
• Surgeons in Training
• Medical Oncologists
• Pulmonologists
• Pathologists
• Intensivists
• Radiation Oncologists
• Chest Radiologists
• Medical Biologists
• Research Personnel
• Allied Health Professionals

Topics Include:

• Surgical Intervention in Lung Cancer
• Esophageal Cancer
• Bone Graft Innovative Techniques
• Robotic Surgery
• Collection of Innovative Procedures on Videos
• Discussion Tables
• Pros and Cons
• Controversial Issues on Thoracic Surgery
Challenging Cases in Thoracic Surgery

• Faculty
• Scientific Program - D1
• Scientific Program - D2

Thursday, 16 March 2017 | Al Ameera I Ballroom

Session	Esophagus
Chairpersons:	Waleed Saleh - KSA William-Hans Steup - Netherlands
11:15 - 11:40	Update on Staging Of Esophageal Cancer Ayman Al-Sulaimani - KSA
11:40 - 12:05	Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Management of Esophageal Disorders Ahmed Bamousa - KSA
12:05 - 12:30	Management of Respiratory Complications after Bariatric Surgery Waseem Hajjar - KSA
12:30 - 14:00	LUNCH BREAK
Session	Lung Cancer
Chairpersons:	Khaled Al Kattan - KSA Enrico Ruffini - Italy
14:00 - 14:25	Update On Lung Cancer and Thymic Tumors Staging Enrico Ruffini - Italy
14:25 - 14:50	Update on Lung Cancer Screening: Where Are We? Samuel Kemp - UK
14:50 - 15:15	Management of Locally Advanced Lung Cancer Ehab Massad - Jordan
15:15 - 15:45	COFFEE BREAK
Session	Surgical Medical Interface
Chairpersons:
15:45 - 16:10	EBUS vs Mediastinoscopy in Lung Cancer Pro and Con Atul C. Mehta - USA M. Rédha Souilamas - UAE
16:10 - 16:35	Toward a Precision Approach to Surgical and Bronchoscopic Volume Reduction in Emphysema Frank Sciurba - USA
16:35 - 17:00	Tackling Refractory Pleural Effusions Ali M. Alaraj - KSA

Friday, 17 March 2017 | Al Remal Meeting Hall

Session	Innovative/ Video Session
Chairpersons:
08:30 - 09:00	VATS Management of Stage 3 Empyema & VATS Management of Bullous Lung Disease Arvind Kumar - India
09:00 - 09:30	VATS Laser Lung Metastasectomy: Indications, Focus on Technique Limitations William-Hans Steup - Netherlands
09:30 - 10:00	Robotic Lobectomy for Lung Cancer & Robotic Resection of Large Thymomas Arvind Kumar - India
10:00 - 10:30	Miscellaneous Tips and Tricks in VATS William-Hans Steup - Netherlands
10:30 - 10:50	COFFEE BREAK
Session	Challenging Cases In Thoracic Surgery
Chairpersons:
10:50 - 11:15	Challenging Midnight Trauma Yasser Al Jehani - KSA
11:15 - 11:40	Difficult Decision in Leukemic Patients Saleh Abu Daff - KSA
11:40 - 12:05	Management of Huge Intrathoracic Diverticulum Ali Al Dameh - UAE
12:05 - 14:00	LUNCH BREAK
Session	Miscellaneous
Chairpersons:
14:00 - 14:25	Update in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Enrico Ruffini - Italy
14:25 - 14:50	Approach to Small Lung Nodules Edward Black - UAE
14:50 - 15:15	TBA Ali Al Dameh - UAE

Ali Al Dameh, MD, BMedSCI, MBCHB,FRACS, FACS

Consultant General Thoracic Surgeon,
Chief of Thoracic Surgery
Al Zahra Hospital Barsha
Dubai, UAE

Edward Black, MD

Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Al Ain Hospital
Al Ain, UAE

Saleh Abu-Daff, MBBS, MRCS, ABGS, SBGS

Consultant Thoracic and General Surgeon,
Head of Thoracic Surgery
Division of Thoracic Surgery
King Salman Heart Center
King Fahad Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Yasser Aljehani, MD, SCC-Surg

Assistant Professor & Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Chairman, Department of Surgery
King Fahad Hospital of the University
University of Dammam
Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Samuel Kemp, MD

Consultant Chest Physician
Department of Respiratory Medicine
Royal Brompton Hospital & Harefield Hospital
London, UK

Waseem M. Hajjar, MD, MS, FRCSEd, FCCP

Associate Professor and Consultant
Thoracic Surgeon,
College of Medicine, King Saud University,
King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Khaled M. Al-Kattan, MD, FRCS

Consultant Thoracic Surgery
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Professor of Thoracic Surgery
Dean, College of Medicine Alfaisal University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Arvind Kumar, MBBS, MNAMS, FACS, FICS, FUICC

Senior Consultant, General Thoracic Thoracoscopic and Robotic Surgery
Chairman, Center for Chest Surgery and Director,
Institute of Robotic Surgery
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), New Delhi
Founder & Managing Trustee, Lung Care Foundation
New Delhi, India

Ehab Massad, MD

Consultant, Thoracic Surgery
Assistant Member, Department of Surgery
King Hussein Cancer Center
Amman, Jordan

Prof. Atul C. Mehta, MD, FACP, FCCP

Professor of Medicine, Lerner College of
Medicine, Buoncore Family Endowed Chair in Lung
Transplantation, Staff, Department of Pulmonary
Medicine, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic,
Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Senior Editor, Journal of
Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Cleveland, OH, USA

Prof. Enrico Ruffini, MD

Director of Annual Meeting,
European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Professor, University of Torino,
Department of Thoracic Surgery
Turin, Italy

Ali M. Alaraj, MD

Assistant Professor and Consultant Pulmonary Medicine
Qassim University
Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Waleed Saleh, MD, FRCSI

Consultant Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director of Lung transplant Program
Department of Surgery
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre-Riyadh
Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Frank C. Sciurba, MD, FCCP

Professor of Medicine
Director, Emphysema Research Center
Director, Pulmonary Function Exercise
Physiology Laboratory
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Redha Souilamas, MD, PhD

Staff Physician,Thoracic Surgery
Heart & Vascular Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE

William-Hans Steup, PhD, MD

Surgical Oncologist, Thoracic Lung Surgeon, HagaZiekenhuis,
Department of Surgery
Member of the Council, European Society of
Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)
Secretary, Dutch Society of Lung Surgery
Board Member, Dutch Lung Cancer Audit DLCA
The Hague, Netherlands

Ayman Al-Sulaimani, MBBS, FRCSC, MHSc

Assistant Professor, Consultant Thoracic Surgery
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard
Health Affairs
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Bamousa, MD, CABS

Consultant, Thoracic Surgery
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia