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SFS - Surgeons for Surgeons

You're invited to an exclusive SFS masterclass on Gastric Cancer Surgery, Robotic Innovation and Multimodal Treatments. Reserve your spot below!

Date: 16th August 2025

Masterclass Timing

07:00 AM – 08:00 AM EDT (New York)

12:00 PM – 01:00 PM BST (London)

03:00 PM – 04:00 PM GST (Dubai)

04:30 PM – 05:30 PM IST (Delhi)

08:00 PM – 09:00 PM KST (Tokyo)

09:00 PM – 10:00 PM AEST (Sydney)

Venue: Zoom (link will be shared upon RSVP)

Moderator: Prof. Sheraz Markar Qualifications: Professor of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery & Director of the Surgical Interventional Trials Unit, NDS Consultant Oesophago-Gastric Surgeon, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust

Topic 1: State of the Art Surgery for Gastric Cancer Speaker: Prof. Shailesh Shrikhande

Qualifications: MS, MD, FRCS Eng (hon), FASA (hon), FACS (hon) FRCS Edin (hon)

Deputy Director, Tata Memorial Hospital, India

Professor and Head, Cancer Surgery

Chief, GI and HPB Service, Tata Memorial Centre

President, APHPBA

Secretary General Elect, IHPBA

Topic 2: Robotic Gastric Surgery Speaker: Prof. Masanori Terashima Qualifications: MD, PhD, FACS Deputy Director, Division of Gastric Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Japan

Topic 3: How does modern Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy enhance surgical outcomes in gastric cancer? Speaker: Dr. Keyur Thakar Qualifications: MD, MPH Director of Medical Oncology Director of Lifestyle Medicine, Phelps Hospital, Northwell Health Cancer Institute Director of Clinical Research, Westchester Region Assistant Professor of Medicine Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell Health

Agenda

✓ Session & Speaker Introductions

✓ Deep Dive into State-of-the-Art Surgery for Gastric Cancer

✓ Deep Dive into Robotic Gastric Surgery

✓ Deep Dive into How modern chemotherapy/immunotherapy enhances surgical outcomes in gastric cancer?

✓ Case-based Walkthroughs

✓ Topic wise Q&A and End of Session Q&A Register yourself to receive the Zoom link