Scientific Program



May 14, 2026

9:00 - 10:50 ENG Room 1

Live Demonstration I


Chair(s)
Sang-Wook Kang (Yonsei University, Korea)
9:00-10:50 Live Demonstration I – Endocrine: Robotic Thyroidectomy
June Young Choi (Seoul National University, Korea)
  TBD
  Discussion
In Eui Bae (Konyang University, Korea)

11:10 - 11:30 ENG Room 1

Special Lecture I


Chair(s)
Hoon Yub Kim (Korea University, Korea)
11:10-11:30 TBD
Woong Youn Chung (Yonsei University, Korea)

11:40 - 12:00 ENG Room 1

Special Lecture II


Chair(s)
Hyung Jun Kwon (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
11:40-12:00 The Potential Title of My Talk Will Be: Current Situation of Robotic Surgery in Taiwan
Yao-Ming Wu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

12:00 - 13:00 ENG Room 1

Luncheon I


Chair(s)
12:00-13:00 TBD

13:00 - 14:30 ENG Room 1

Joint Symposium 01
Taiwan Robotic Society-KAROS Joint Symposium


Chair(s)
Chang Moo Kang (Yonsei University, Korea)
Yao-Ming Wu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
13:00-13:20 Robotic HBP and Liver Transplantation
Po Da Chen (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
13:20-13:40 Robotic HBP and Liver Transplantation
YoungRok Choi (Seoul National University, Korea)
13:40-14:00 Robotic Colorectal Surgeon
TBD
14:00-14:20 Robotic Colorectal Surgeon
Hyejin Kim (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
14:20-14:30 MoU Ceremony

14:50 - 16:20 ENG Room 1

Symposium 02 ENDO
Robotic Endocrine Surgery: Techniques, Indications, and Outcomes


Chair(s)
Sang-Wook Kang (Yonsei University, Korea)
Hyunsuk Suh (American Endocrine, USA)
14:50-15:10 Robotic Thyroid and Adrenal Surgery: Indications, Technique, and Outcomes
Kwangsoon Kim (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)
15:10-15:30 Implementing Robotic Thyroidectomy in the U.S.: Bilateral Approach, Adoption, and Outcomes
Hyunsuk Suh (American Endocrine, USA)
15:30-15:50 Robotic Transaxillary Thyroidectomy and Lateral Neck Dissection (RTLND): Large-Scale Experience and Oncologic Outcomes
Jin Kyong Kim (Yonsei University , Korea)
15:50-16:10 Robotic and Minimally Invasive Thyroidectomy: Patient Selection, Technique, and Outcomes
Shirley Yuk Wah Liu (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
16:10-16:20 Discussion
Ja Kyung Lee (Seoul National University, Korea)
Jin Wook Yi (Ain Hospital, Korea)

16:30 - 18:00 ENG Room 1

Symposium 04 UGI
Robotic Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery: Standardization, Techniques, and Outcomes


Chair(s)
Aung Myint Oo (Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore)
16:30-16:50 Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Early Experience and Safety from a Single Center
Young Suk Park (Seoul National University, Korea)
16:50-17:10 Advances in Minimally Invasive Upper GI Surgery: The Singapore Experience
Aung Myint Oo (Tan Tock Seng Hospital , Singapore)
17:10-17:30 Advanced Minimally Invasive Gastric Cancer Surgery: Robotic Techniques and Oncologic Safety
Masanori Tokunaga (Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan)
17:30-17:50 Robotic D2 Lymph Node Dissection During Distal Subtotal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: Toward Procedural Standardization
Yoo Min Kim (Yonsei University, Korea)
17:50-18:00 Discussion
Dongjae Joen (Seoul National University, Korea)
Ji-Hyun Park (The Catholic University of Korea, Korea)

9:00 - 10:30 ENG Room 2

Video Presentation I


Chair(s)
Sanghee Kang (Korea University, Korea)
Boram Lee (Seoul National University, Korea)

11:10 - 11:30 ENG Room 2

Special Lecture I
Live Streaming from Room 1


Chair(s)
Hoon Yub Kim (Korea University, Korea)
11:10-11:30 TBD
Woong Youn Chung (Yonsei University, Korea)

11:40 - 12:00 ENG Room 2

Special Lecture II
Live Streaming from Room 1


Chair(s)
Hyung Jun Kwon (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
11:40-12:00 The Potential Title of My Talk Will Be: Current Situation of Robotic Surgery in Taiwan
Yao-Ming Wu (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)

12:00 - 13:00 ENG Room 2

Luncheon I


Chair(s)
12:00-13:00 TBD

13:00 - 14:30 ENG Room 2

Symposium 01 Br
Robotic Breast Surgery: Techniques and Outcomes


Chair(s)
Hyung Seok Park (Yonsei University, Korea)
13:00-13:20 The First Multicenter Study of Robot-Assisted Breast-Conserving Surgery: Insights from the KoREa-BSG Group
Hee Jun Choi (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
13:20-13:40 Experiences in Pioneering Advances in Robotic Breast Cancer Surgery
TBD
13:40-14:00 Minimally Invasive Breast Surgery - Is the Future of Breast Surgery Robotic, Endoscopic, or Both?
Wen-Ling Kuo (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan)
14:00-14:20 Use of the da Vinci SP Surgical System in Robot-Assisted Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study
Sae Byul Lee (University of Ulsan, Korea)
14:20-14:30 Discussion
Chihwan Cha (Hanyang University, Korea)
Jee Ye Kim (Yonsei University, Korea)

14:50 - 16:20 KOR Room 2

Symposium 03
New Technology


Chair(s)
Chang Min Lee (Korea University, Korea)
Sangrok Jin (Pusan National University, Korea)
14:50-15:10 Minimally Invasive Surgery Using Continuum Robot
Jongwoo Kim (Kyung Hee University, Korea)
15:10-15:30 Update of Fluorescence Image-Guided Robotic Surgery
Gyung Mo Son (Pusan National University, Korea)
15:30-15:50 Distributed Robot Intelligence
Seoungkyou Lee (Korea University, Korea)
15:50-16:10 Physical AI Makes Surgery Reproducible and Scalable
Namkee Oh (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)
16:10-16:20 Discussion
Sahong Min (University of Ulsan, Korea)

16:30 - 18:00 ENG Room 2

Symposium 05
Bridging Young Surgeons: Sharing the Path to Robotic Excellence


Chair(s)
Jae Do Yang (Jeonbuk National University, Korea)
Jae Hun Chung (Pusan National University, Korea)
16:30-16:45 Learning Curve and Technical Insights in Robotic Colorectal Surgery
Hong-Min Ahn (Seoul National University, Korea)
16:45-17:00 Expanding Indications of Robotic Gastrectomy: Challenges and Lessons from Early Experience
Chang Seok Ko (University of Ulsan, Korea)
17:00-17:15 Overcoming the Learning Curve in Robotic Thyroidectomy: A Junior Surgeon’s Perspective
Jin Seok Lee (Ajou University, Korea)
17:15-17:30 First Steps in Robotic HBP Surgery: Challenges and Opportunities in a Developing Center
Dakyum Shin (Chosun University, Korea)
17:30-17:45 Integrating Robotics Into Bariatric Surgery: Early Outcomes and Technical Pearls
TBD
17:45-18:00 Discussion
Sung Hyun Park (Yonsei University, Korea)