Kazunori KASAMA Japan

Dr. Kasama graduated from the School of Medicine, Gunma University in 1990. He started practice of laparoscopic bariatric surgery in 2002. Now he is one of the leading surgeons in the field of bariatric surgery not only in Japan but also in Asia. He is the Director of Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery Center, Yotsuya Medical Cube in Tokyo, Japan. He is a past president of IFSO-APC (International Federation of Surgery for Obesity and metabolic disorders Asia Pacific Chapter), a past president of Asia Pacific Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS), Vice president of Japan Society of Treatment for Obesity (JSTO). He also plays a roll of an executive board (Treasure) of ELSA (Endoscopic and Laparoscopic surgeons in Asia). He likes to play Karate, Muay Thai, surfing and Brazilian Jujitsu

7 November 2025, Friday

Time	Session

09:00 10:30	Symposium 4A Disasters in MIS David Urbach Chairperson Canada Jeremy TAN Tian Hui Chairperson Singapore Sarfaraz Baig Chairperson India Tran Binh GIANG Chairperson Vietnam Navigating the Unexpected: Intraoperative Challenges in UGI Surgery Asim SHABBIR Speaker Singapore Oesophagectomy Complications Edward CHEONG Chee Keong Speaker Singapore From Horrors to Honours in Bariatric Surgery Kazunori KASAMA Speaker Japan When Things Go Wrong In Hernia Jaideep Raj RAO Speaker Singapore Intraoperative Complications in MIS Colorectal Surgery Elaine Ng Hui Been Speaker Malaysia Post operative Complications in MIS Colorectal Surgery Mina Ming-Yin Shen Speaker Taiwan Nightmares in HPB Surgery Hall C
13:30 15:00	Symposium 5A - IFSES Disaster in MIS Kazunori KASAMA Chairperson Japan Natan Zundel Chairperson United States Pradeep Chowbey Chairperson India The Fragile Frontier: Complications in Upper GI Surgery Gianfranco Silecchia Speaker Italy Bariatric Surgery Giovanni Dapri Speaker Italy Inguinal Hernia Anil Sharma Speaker India Trouble Beneath the Surface: Adverse Events in Ventral Hernia Repair Siripong Cheewatanakornkul Speaker Thailand The Role of Endoscopy in Surgical Salvage Sundaram Easwaramoorthy Speaker India Colorectal Nightmare John Marks Speaker United States Hall C
15:30 17:00	Symposium 6D IFSES Symposium Mohit Bhandari Chairperson India Natan Zundel Chairperson United States Wayne Huang Chairperson Taiwan Yellow Enhancement, ICG, Magenta, Black and White. Just Colors or Technology that Facilitate Our Job Natan Zundel Speaker United States Bowel Configuration for Type 2 Diabetes Management Ravishankar Speaker Singapore Impact of Anti-Obesity Medications on Bariatric Practices Globally and in Asia Kazunori KASAMA Speaker Japan Telesurgery Post-Lindbergh — What’s Next After the Recent Revival Mohit Bhandari Speaker India From Robotic Surgery to AI Assisted Surgery: Change in Technology Landscape Jaideep Raj RAO Speaker Singapore Tools to Facilitate and Improve Anastomosis Natan Zundel Speaker United States Magnets vs EEA — Will Magnets Replace Circular Staplers Forever? Mohit Bhandari Speaker India Hall F

8 November 2025, Saturday

Time	Session

08:00 09:00	Breakfast Session 3B Obesity and Hernia: The Challenges Kazunori KASAMA Chairperson Japan Lakshmi Kona Chairperson India Prehabilitation in n Patients with Obesity and Ventral Hernia Ramen Goel Speaker India Algorithm of Treatment in Patients with Obesity and Ventral Hernia Sunil D Popat Speaker India Bariatric Surgery as a Bridge to Ventral Hernia Repair Kazunori KASAMA Speaker Japan TBA Yosuke Seki Speaker Japan Hall A
09:00 10:30	Symposium 7B Update in Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Kazunori KASAMA Chairperson Japan Lim Chin Hong Chairperson Singapore Natan Zundel Chairperson United States Role Of Endobariatrics in the Obesity Management Ravishankar Speaker Singapore Sleeve Plus Procedures: Techniques and Outcomes. Muffazal Lakdawalla Speaker India OAGB Asim SHABBIR Speaker Singapore Robotic Revisional Bariatric Surgery Mahir Ozmen Speaker Turkey How To Treat GERD After Bariatric Surgery When Conservative Treatment Fails Natan Zundel Speaker United States Bariatric Surgery In Adolescents KANOKKAN Tepmalai Speaker Thailand Robotic Sleeve Plus/OAGB Lakshmi Kona Speaker India Bariatric Surgery vs Peptides in Weight Management and Diabetes Control Peter Goh Speaker Singapore Hall A
11:15 12:30	Plenary 3: A World Outside Surgery Asim SHABBIR Chairperson Singapore Importance of Life Outside the OT Francis Seow-Choen Speaker Singapore Everything Will Kill You, So Choose Something Fun Kazunori KASAMA Speaker Japan The Pursuit of Mastery in Surgery Technique Horacio J Asbun Speaker United States Surgeons as Innovators: Advancing Healthcare Through Entrepreneurship Hyung Woo Jin Speaker Korea (Republic of)