ISOPES Programme
*Programme is provisional and subject to change.

5 November 2025, Wednesday

Time	Session

09:00 09:20	Welcome Address NGIAM Kee Yuan Speaker
09:20 10:40	Introduction to Oncoplastic Thyroidectomy Joel Lau Wen Liang Chairperson Ki Wook Chung Chairperson Robotic and Endoscopic BABA Thyroidectomy Kyu Eun Lee Speaker Managing Large Goiters via Trans Axillary Thyroidectomy Approach Transoral Thyroidectomy: Pushing the Boundaries with Bigger Thyroids Robotic BABA Lateral Neck Dissection Hyunsuk Suh Speaker
10:50 12:10	Special Techniques Gerald Tay Ci An Chairperson Reduced-port BABA Robotic Thyroidectomy and Predictive Modeling of Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels June Young Choi Speaker Simplifying the Transoral Thyroidectomy Oncoplastic Techniques in Parathyroidectomy – Where Are We Now? Robotic Thyroidectomy with the DaVinci SP Ki-Hyun Nam Speaker
12:10 13:00	Lunch Symposium - ISOPES Working Meeting
13:00 14:20	Thyroid Oncology Amit Agarwal Chairperson Samantha Yang Chairperson TKIs in Downstaging Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancers Updates in WHO Classification and the Impact on Thyroid Surgery Shirley Liu Speaker Updates in Thyroid Genetics Rajeev PARAMESWARAN Speaker Nomogram For Predicting Central Lymph Node Metastasis In Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study Of Two Clinical Centers
14:30 15:50	Training in Oncoplastic Endocrine Surgery Cheah Wei Keat Chairperson Kyung Ho Kang Chairperson Challenges in Embarking on Robotic BABA Thyroidectomy Locally Junice WONG Speaker Learning Curve in Robotic Trans Axillary Thyroidectomy Learning Curve in Endoscopic Transoral Thyroidectomy Fellowship in Oncoplastic Endocrine Surgery: Fellow’s Perspective
16:00 17:20	Key Stone on Treatment to Thyroid Nodules and Parathyroid Disease Kyu Eun Lee Chairperson Active Surveillance For Micropapillary Thyroid Carcinomas Integrating Molecular Testing into Surgical Decision-Making for Indeterminate Thyroid Nodules: A Clinical Overview and the Singapore Experience with ThyroSeq Samantha Yang Speaker Guideline Updates from ESES Özer Makay Speaker Molecular Markers in Endocrine Tumors and Targeted Therapy

6 November 2025, Thursday

Time	Session

09:00 10:20	Video Session Won Seo Park Chairperson Single-Port Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomy (START) Eun Jin Kim Speaker Robotic BABA with da Vinci Su-jin Kim Speaker BABA with Versis Robot Pawan Rane Speaker Robotic Transoral Thyroidectomy
10:30 12:10	Artificial Intelligence & Technology in Endocrine Surgery Mixed Reality in Oncoplastic Endocrine Surgery NGIAM Kee Yuan Speaker AI in Endocrine Surgery Mixed Reality in Parathyroidectomy Tarek Abdel-Aziz Speaker Current Guidelines of Intraoperative Neural Monitoring in Endocrine Surgery Gyan Chand Speaker Use of AI in Thyroidectomy to Find the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Young Jun Chai Speaker
12:10 13:00	Lunch Symposium - Trainees and Early Career Professionals Networking Session
13:00 14:20	Updates in Surgical Approaches to the Adrenal Gland Sabaretnam Mayilvaganan Chairperson Sunder BALASUBRAMANIAM Chairperson Transperitoneal vs Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy Cheah Wei Keat Speaker Use Of ICG in Minimally Invasive Adrenalectomy Minimally Invasive Approach To ACC – Are We There Yet? Mechteld De Jong Speaker Robotic Adrenalectomy Ra-Yeong Song Speaker
14:30 15:50	Updates in Approaches to Thyroid Nodules and Parathyroid Disease Anil Dinkar Rao Chairperson Thyroid Ablative Approaches for Benign Nodules Thermal Ablation as a Treatment for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma Matrix Fung Speaker Autofluorescence in Parathyroid Surgery Ethanol Ablation in Parathyroid Disease NGIAM Kee Yuan Speaker
16:00 17:20	Endoscopic Approaches in Thyroid Surgery Hyunsuk Suh Chairperson Bibliometric Analysis of Papers of BABA Surgery Hyeong Won Yu Speaker Endoscopic BABA Thyroidectomy Transoral Endoscopic Surgery Insoo Suh Speaker Single Port Robotic Thyroid Surgery