(Virtual) grand rounds
2025
hosted by Professor Eric Lim
Connecting world leaders to a world of learners in Thoracic Surgery
Every Friday at 08:00 - 08:30 am (UK time)
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Virtual Grand Rounds in Thoracic Surgery is organised by Professor Eric Lim to expand thoracic surgery to an international audience of learners. You'll learn from some of the foremost leaders in thoracic surgery, oncology, respiratory medicine, and related fields from the comfort of your own viewing screen.
Experience World-Class Thoracic Surgery Education from Anywhere
The Brompton Grand Rounds last year (2024)
40 speakers, 40 presentations
21,287
views
10,812
live attendees
Some of the topics we covered include the clinical impact of improved overall survival with segmentectomy, surgical techniques for segmentectomy, the favorable surgical outcomes of neo-adjuvant chemo-immunotherapy, and the implications of advancing technologies in robotic surgery.
Explore the Latest Advances in Thoracic Surgery
UPCOMING VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS 2025
UPCOMING VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS 2025
January 24, 08:00 GMT
Dr Lennard Lee,
University of Oxford, UK
The UK Cancer Vaccine Advance- Lung Cancer Vaccines and Beyond
Dr Lee, Associate Professor in Centre for Immuno-oncology at Oxford University and consultant Medical Oncologist in the NHS, presents The UK Cancer Vaccine Advance - Lung Cancer and Beyond.
January 31, 08:00 GMT
Professor Rudolf Huber,
University of Munich, DE
Terminology for Lung Cancer Screening
Professor Rudolf M. Huber, Professor of Medicine at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, is past head of the Department of Respiratory Medicine and Thoracic Oncology at the University hospitals – campus Innenstadt, present Terminology for Lung Cancer Screening.
February 7, 08:00 GMT
Dr Arjun Nair,
University College London, UK
Incidental and Screen-Detected Lung Nodules
Dr Nair, Consultant Radiologist with a sub-speciality interest in cardiothoracic imaging at University College London Hospital, presents Incidental and Screen-Detected Lung Nodules.
February 14, 08:00 GMT
Screening for Non-Smoking Lung Cancer
Professor Yang, Chair Professor of National Taiwan University College of Medicine and former President of National Taiwan University, presents Screening for Non-Smoking Lung Cancer.
Professor Pan-Chyr Yang,
National Taiwan University, TW
February 21, 08:00 GMT
Update on Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction
Professor Hopkinson, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Imperial College and an Honorary Consultant Physician at Royal Brompton Hospital, presents Update on Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction.
Professor Nicholas Hopkinson,
Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
February 28, 08:00 GMT
Professor Laurens Ceulemans,
University Hospitals Leuven, BE
Update on Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Professor Ceulemans, Assistant professor in Surgery at KU Leuven and Thoracic and Lung Transplant Surgeon University Hospitals Leuven, presents an Update on Lung Reduction Surgery.
March 07, 08:00 GMT
No Meeting
British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG) Annual Conference 2025.
March 14, 08:00 GMT
Professor Anna Novak,
University of Western Australia, AU
TNM9 Staging for Mesothelioma
Professor Novak, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) at the University of Western Australia and Medical Oncologist and translational and clinical trials researcher, presents TNM9 Staging for Mesothelioma.
March 21, 08:00 GMT
Professor Andrew Nicholson,
Imperial College, UK
Update on Diagnosis of Mesothelioma
Professor Nicholson, consultant histopathologist at Royal Brompton Hospital and Honorary Professor of Respiratory Pathology at the National Heart and Lung Institute at Imperial College London, presents an Update on the Diagnosis of Mesothelioma.
March 21, 08:00 GMT
No Meeting
European Lung Cancer Conference 2025
April 04, 08:00 BST
Professor Anne-Marie Dingemans,
Erasmus MC, NL
Antibody-Drug Conjugates for Lung Cancer
Professor Dingemans, Pulmonologist and Professor of Thoracic Oncology as Erasmus MC, Pulmonologist and Chair of the EORTC Lung Cancer Group, presents Antibody-Drug Conjugates for Lung Cancer
April 11, 08:00 BST
Dr Justin Gainor,
Massachusetts General Hospital, US
New Targeted Treatments for Lung Cancer (HER2, RET)
Dr Gainor, Director of the Center for Thoracic Cancers and Director of Targeted Immunotherapy at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Assosiate Professor of Medicine at Havard Medical School, presents New Targeted Treatments for Lung Cancer (HER2, RET).
April 18, 08:00 BST
No Meeting
Good Friday
April 25, 08:00 BST
Dr Martin Forster,
University College London, UK
Cell-Based Therapies for Lung Cancer
Dr Forster, Associate Professor at University College London and Consultant Medical Oncologist at University College Hospital, presents Cell-Based Therapies for Lung Cancer.
May 02, 08:00 BST
No Meeting
American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting
May 09, 08:00 BST
Dr David Planchard,
Institut Gustave Roussy, FR
Multi-Modality Targeted Regimens for Lung Cancer
Dr Planchard, Thoracic Oncologist and Head of the Thoracic Pathology Committee at Gustave Roussy, and President of the International Center for Thoracic Cancers (CICT), presents Multi-Modality Targeted Regimens for Lung Cancer.
May 16, 08:00 BST
Professor Heather Wakelee,
Moffitt Cancer Center, USA
Multi-Modality Immunotherapy Regimens for Resectable Lung Cancer
Professor Wakelee, Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Oncology at Stanford University, School of Medicine, and Deputy Director of the Stanford Cancer Institute, and Interim Medical Director of the Stanford Cancer Center, presents Multi-Modality Immunotherapy Regimens for Resectable Lung Cancer.
May 23, 08:00 BST
Dr Alan Sihoe,
CHUK, HK
Uniportal Lung Resection After Neo-Adjuvant Treatment
Dr Sihoe, Consultant in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery at Chinese University of Hong Kong Medical Center, and International Director of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, presents Uniportal Lung Resection After Neo-Adjuvant Treatment.
May 30, 08:00 BST
No Meeting
American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting
June 06, 08:00 BST
Professor Konrad Hoetzenecker,
Vanderbilt University, USA
Management of Tracheal Tumours
Professor Hoetzenecker, Professor of Surgery in the Department of Thoracic Surgery and Surgical Director of the Vanderbilt Lung Transplant Program, presents Management of Tracheal Tumours.
June 13, 08:00 BST
TBC
Prosthetic Tracheal Replacement Using Stented Aortic Matrices
June 20, 08:00 BST
Dr Rebecca Duerden,
Stockport NHS, UK
Diagnostic Pathway for Anterior Mediastinal Masses
Dr Duerden, Thoracic Radiologist at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, presents Diagnostic Pathway for Anterior Mediastinal Masses.
June 27, 08:00 BST
TBC
Minimal Access Mediastinal Surgery
July 04, 08:00 BST
Professor Navneet Singh,
PIGMER, IN
Management of Stage III Lung Cancer
Professor Singh, Thoracic Medical Oncologist and currently Professor in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), presents Management of Stage III Lung Cancer.
July 11, 08:00 BST
Radical Management of Oligometastatic Lung Cancer
Dr Iyengar, Director of the Metastatic Service at Memorial in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, presents Radical Management of Oligometastatic Lung Cancer.
Dr Puneeth Iyengar,
MSKCC, US
July 18, 08:00 BST
Professor Elena Klenova,
University of Essex, UK
Patients’ Perspective of Radical Management of Oligometastatic Lung Cancer
Professor Klenova, Professor of Molecular Oncology at the University of Essex, affiliated with the School of Biological Sciences and the Essex Biomedical Sciences Institute (EBSI), presents Patients Perspective of Radical Management of Oligometastatic Lung Cancer.
July 25, 08:00 BST
Professor Paul Van Schil,
University of Antwerp, BE
Salvage Surgery after Chemo-Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy
Professor Van Schil, Professor Emeritus of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at the University of Antwerp and consultant at Antwerp University Hospital, and currently the president of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), presents Salvage Surgery after Chemo-Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy.
August 1, 08:00 BST
Professor Thomas Gaisl,
University Hospital Zürich, CH
Advances in Robotic Bronchoscopy
Professor Gaisl, Clinical Pulmonologist at University Hospital Zürich, specialising in interventional pulmonology and robotic bronchoscopy, presents Advances in Robotic Bronchoscopy.
August 8, 08:00 BST
Dr Daniel Oh,
University of Southern California, US
Advances in Robotic Surgery
Dr Oh, Medical Director of the St. Jude Center for Thoracic and Esophageal Diseases, and a Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Southern California, presents Advances in Robotic Surgery.
August 15, 08:00 BST
Dr Mehlika Iscan,
Başakşehir City Hospital, TR
Robotic Uniportal Lung Resection
Dr Iscan, Thoracic Surgeon at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, specialising in minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery, presents Robotic Uniportal Lung Resection.
August 22, 08:00 BST
Dr Shun-ichi Watanabe,
National Cancer Center Hospital, JP
Right-sided Systematic Nodal Dissection
Dr Watanabe, Chief of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo and Chair of the Lung Cancer Surgical Study Group under the Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG), presents Right-sided Systematic Nodal Dissection.
August 29, 08:00 BST
Dr Shun-ichi Watanabe,
National Cancer Center Hospital, JP
Left-sided Systematic Nodal Dissection
Dr Watanabe, Chief of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at the National Cancer Center Hospital in Tokyo and Chair of the Lung Cancer Surgical Study Group under the Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG), presents Left-sided Systematic Nodal Dissection.
September 5, 08:00 BST
No Meeting
World Conference on Lung Cancer Annual Meeting
September 12, 08:00 BST
Advances in Anatomic Visualisation of the Lungs
TBC
September 19, 08:00 BST
Professor Norihiko Ikeda,
Tokyo Medical University, JP
Intra-Operative Advances in Imaging for Segmentectomy
Professor Ikeda, Chair of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Tokyo Medical University, presents Intra-Operative Advances in Imaging for Segmentectomy.
September 26, 08:00 BST
TBC
Complex Segmentectomy
October 03, 08:00 BST
TBC
Strategies for Operative Pain Management
October 10, 08:00 BST
Dr Robert J. Cerfolio,
NYU Langone, US
Drain Free Surgery
Dr Cerfolio, Chief of Clinical Thoracic Surgery and Director of the Lung Cancer Center at NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, renowned for advancing robotic surgical techniques, presents Drain Free Surgery.
October 17, 08:00 BST
No Meeting
European Society for Medical Oncology Annual Meeting
October 24, 08:00 BST
Professor Eugenio Pompeo,
Tor Vergata University, IT
Non-Intubated Thoracic Surgery
Professor Pompeo, Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery at the Tor Vergata University of Rome in Italy and Director of the program ‘Innovative Techniques in Diagnosis and Surgical Therapy of Pulmonary Emphysema’, presents Non-Intubated Thoracic Surgery.
October 31, 08:00 GMT
Professor Martyn Caplin,
University College London, UK
Update on Bronchopulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumours
Professor Caplin, Professor of Gastroenterology and Tumour Neuroendocrinology at University College London and a consultant at the Royal Free Hospital, presents Update on Bronchopulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumours.
November 07, 08:00 GMT
TBC
TBC
November 11, 08:00 GMT
Dr Albert Jauregui,
Vall d’Hebron Hospital, SP
Robotic Lung Transplantation
Dr Jauregui, Head of the Thoracic Surgery and Lung Transplant Service at Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona and Director of the Jáuregui Institute of Thoracic Surgery at QuirónSalud Hospital in Barcelona, presents Robotic Lung Transplantation.
November 21, 08:00 GMT
TBC
Advances with Bioengineering for Lungs
November 28, 08:00 GMT
TBC
AI in Thoracic Surgery
December 05, 08:00 GMT
Live UK Meeting
December 12, 08:00 GMT
Dr Alexander Lyon,
Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
Update on Cardio-Oncology
Dr Lyon, Consultant cardiologist at Royal Brompton Hospital, London and senior lecturer at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, presents Update on Cardio-Oncology.