Top Grand Rounds of 2023
as rated by the audience
Professor Eric Lim
Difference or Indifference - Methodological Interpretation of thoracic trials in 2022
Mr David Jenkins
Pulmonary Endarterectomy
Professor Najib Rahman
Update of management of empyema
2023 Brompton Grand Round Archive
Dr Hilary Robbins,
International Agency For Research On Cancer, FR
January 13, 08:00 GMT
Update on Lung Cancer Screening
Dr Robbins, Epidemiologist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, co-lead of the Lung Cancer Cohort Consortium, with a focus on promoting public awareness, equity and efficacy in lung cancer screening programs, including published work in Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Nature and her team’s scientific data adopted by the Economist, presents Update on Lung Cancer Screening.
January 27, 08:00 GMT
Professor Charles Swanton,
Francis Crick Insitute, UK
New Etiologies for Non-Smoking Lung Cancer
Professor Swanton, Chief Clinician at Cancer Research UK, Group Leader of the Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability laboratory at CRUK and the Francis Crick Institute, and Royal Society Napier Professor of Cancer and consultant thoracic oncologist at UCL Hospitals, presents New Etiologies for Non-Smoking Lung Cancer.
February 03, 08:00 GMT
Professor Robert Rintoul,
University of Cambridge, UK
Blood Based Biomarkers for Lung Cancer Screening
Professor Rintoul, Professor of Thoracic Oncology at the University of Cambridge, Honorary Consultant Respiratory Physician and lead clinician for cancer at the Royal Papworth Hospital, and Director of the Papworth Trials Unit Collaboration, presents Blood Based Biomarkers for Lung Cancer Screening.
February 10, 08:00 GMT
Professor Rene Petersen,
Copenhagen University Hospital, DK
Optimum Management of Ground Glass Opacities
Professor Petersen, Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, specialising in lung surgery, presents Optimum Management of Ground Glass Opacities.
Professor Matthias Guckenberger,
University Hospital Zurich, CH
February 17, 08:00 GMT
Radiotherapy for Resectable Lung Cancer
Professor Guckenberger, Chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology and Professor at the University Hospital Zurich and the University of Zurich, and serves on the Board of Directors of the European Society for Radiation Oncology, presents Radiotherapy for Resectable Lung Cancer.
Professor Roberto Lorusso,
Maastricht University Medical Center, NL
March 03, 08:00 GMT
ECMO in 2023
Professor Lorusso, Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Extracorporeal Life Support at Maastricht University Medical Centre, Deputy Director of the Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and ECLS Program Director at the Maastricht University Medical Centre, and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, presents ECMO in 2023.
March 10, 08:00 GMT
Professor Marc Humbert,
Université Paris-Saclay, FR
Pulmonary Hypertension for Surgeons
Professor Humbert, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Dean for Research and Director of the Inserm Unit 999 at Université Paris-Saclay, Director of the Department of Respiratory and Intensive Care Medicine, Pulmonary Hypertension Reference Centre Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, presents Pulmonary Hypertension for Surgeons.
March 17, 08:00 GMT
Mr David Jenkins,
Royal Papworth Hospital, UK
Pulmonary Endarterectomy
Mr Jenkins, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Divisional Director for Surgery and Transplantation at Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, and Director of the UK National Pulmonary Endarterectomy Programme for the Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension, presents Pulmonary Endarterectomy.
March 24, 08:00 GMT
Professor Dirk Van Raemdonck,
University Hospitals Leuven, BE
Update on Lung Transplantation
Professor Van Raemdonck, Thoracic Surgeon at the University Hospitals Leuven, Surgical Director of the Leuven Lung Transplant Group, President of the UEMS Section of Thoracic Surgery and Chair of the Royal Academy for Medicine in Belgium, presents Update on Lung Transplantation.
April 14, 08:00 BST
Professor Hyung Joo Park,
Seoul St Mary’s Hospital, KR
Advances in Management of Pectus Deformities
Professor Joo Park, Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital in South Korea, and world-renowned expert in pectus repair surgery and the creator of innovative surgical techniques and devices to reconstruct the normal chest wall from deformities, presents Advances in Management of Pectus Deformities.
April 21, 08:00 BST
Dr Erik de Loos,
Zuyderland Hospital, NL
Chest Wall Fixation for Trauma
Dr de Loos, General Thoracic Surgeon and Trauma Surgeon at Zuyderland Hospital, and Pediatric Thoracic Surgeon at Maastricht University Medical Center+, presents Chest Wall Fixation for Trauma.
May 12, 08:00 BST
Dr Justin Garner,
Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
Updates in Interventional Bronchoscopy
Dr Garner, Consultant Respiratory Physician at the Royal Brompton Hospital, and author of multiple articles and book chapters on various respiratory topics including endobronchial valve treatment, severe asthma and bronchoscopy, presents Updates in Interventional Bronchoscopy.
May 19, 08:00 BST
Professor Calvin Ng,
Prince of Wales Hospital, CN
Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy
Professor Ng, Professor in Thoracic Surgery at Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Honorary Consultant Surgeon at New Territory East Cluster (NTEC) hospitals in Hong Kong, presents Robotic Assisted Bronchoscopy.
May 26, 08:00 BST
Dr Joel Dunning,
James Cook University Hospital, UK
Robotics in 2024 and Beyond
Dr Dunning, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at James Cook University Hospital, Editor in Cheif of CTSNet, Editor of a new edition of the Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery on Mediastinal Surgery, and co-founder of the CALS course, presents Robotics in 2024 and Beyond.
June 09, 08:00 BST
Dr Diego Gonzalez Rivas,
Coruña hospital, ES
Uniportal Robotics
Dr Gonzalez Rivas, Head of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Unit and creator of the minimally invasive thoracic surgery Unit working at Coruña hospital, Quiron Hospital, San Rafael and Modelo medical center, and the first surgeon in the world to perform single-port VATS anatomical resections, presents Uniportal Robotics.
June 09, 08:30 BST
Industry Symposium hosted by CMR Surgical
Mr Adam Peryt, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at the Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, delves into the forefront of robotics technology with CMR Surgical's revolutionary platform.
CMR Surgical, Mr Adam Peryt and Versius
June 16, 08:00 BST
Professor Jens Rückert,
Universitätsmedizin Berlin, DE
Robotic Surgery of the Mediastinum
Professor Rückert, Head of the Department of Thoracic and Endocrine Surgery and Vice Director of the General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery at Universitätsmedizin Berlin, presents Robotic Surgery of the Mediastinum.
June 23, 08:00 BST
Professor Hecheng Li,
Ruijin Hospital, CH
VATS and Robotic Sleeve Resections
Professor Li, Chair of Department of Thoracic Surgery at Ruijin Hospital in Shanghai, and Chairman of the youth group of Shanghai Anti-cancer Association professional committee of thoracic oncology, presents VATS and Robotic Sleeve Resections.
June 30, 08:00 BST
Dr Lei Jiang,
Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, CH
Sub-Xiphoid Approach to Thoracic Surgery
Dr Jiang, Associate Chief Physician, Associate Professor, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University, and pioneer of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery especially Subxiphoid Uniportal VATS and complex procedures through Uniportal VATS, presents Sub-Xiphoid Approach to Thoracic Surgery.
July 07, 12:00 BST
Professor Shanda Blackmon,
Mayo Clinic, US
Minimally Invasive Approach to Superior Sulcus Tumors
Professor Blackmon, Professor and Consultant at Mayo Clinic, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Board-certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, and a pioneer in 3D printing and building prototypes for complex thoracic resections, presents Minimally Invasive Approach to Superior Sulcus Tumors.
July 14, 12:00 BST
Dr Robert Merritt,
Ohio State University, US
Robotics for Oesophageal Disease
Dr Merritt, Thoracic Surgeon, Professor and Director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and director of inpatient services at The James, presents Robotics for Oesophageal Disease.
Dr Drew Moghanaki,
University of California - Los Angeles, US
July 28, 12:00 BST
Surgery or SABR for Early Lung Cancer (update on VALOR)
Dr Moghanaki, Chair in Thoracic Radiation Oncology Research, and Professor and Chief of Thoracic Oncology in the UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology, presents Surgery or SABR for Early Lung Cancer (update on VALOR).
August 4, 12:00 BST
Dr Jay Lee,
University of California - Los Angeles, US
Neoadjuvant Therapies for Resectable Lung Cancer
Dr Lee, Surgical Director of the Thoracic Oncology Program and Associate Professor of Surgery at UCLA School of Medicine, and Surgical Director at Robert G. Kardashian Center for Esophageal Health, presents Neoadjuvant Therapies for Resectable Lung Cancer.
August 11, 12:00 BST
Professor Jessica Donington,
University of Chicago, US
Adjuvant Therapies for Resectable Lung Cancer
Professor Donington, Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Section of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Chicago, and surgical chair for the thoracic section of NRG Oncology, presents Adjuvant Therapies for Resectable Lung Cancer.
August 18, 12:00 BST
Dr Benjamin Levy,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, US
Neoadjuvant Versus Adjuvant Strategies in Resectable NSCLC
Dr Levy, Thoracic Medical Oncologist and the Clinical Director of Medical Oncology for the Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Associate Professor of Oncology for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, presents Neoadjuvant Versus Adjuvant Strategies in Resectable NSCLC.
August 25, 12:00 BST
Professor Shankar Siva,
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, AU
Local Consolidation After Systemic Therapy for NSCLC
Professor Siva, Radiation Oncologist at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Victoria, current Cancer Council Victoria Colebatch fellow, and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne, presents Local Consolidation After Systemic Therapy for NSCLC.
Dr Daniel Sterman,
New York University, US
September 1, 12:00 BST
Gene Therapies for Mesothelioma
Dr Sterman, Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the Departments of Medicine and Cardiothoracic Surgery at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Director of the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, and Director of the Multidisciplinary Pulmonary Oncology Program at NYU Langone Health, presents Gene Therapies for Mesothelioma.
September 15, 08:00 BST
Professor Dean Fennell,
University of Leicester, UK
Novel Systemic Treatments for Mesothelioma
Professor Fennell, Professor of Thoracic Medical Oncology at the University of Leicester, Consultant Physician in Thoracic Medical Oncology at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, and clinician scientist and international leader in mesothelioma research, presents Novel Systemic Treatments for Mesothelioma.
September 22, 08:00 BST
Dr Crispin Hiley,
University College London, UK
Proton and Radiotherapy Update in Mesothelioma
Dr Hiley, Associate Professor with tenure in Radiation Oncology at UCL, Consultant Clinical Oncologist at UCLH, and a member of the expert group which authored the Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer Royal College of Radiologists Consensus Statement, presents Proton and Radiotherapy Update in Mesothelioma.
September 29, 08:00 BST
Dr David Waller,
St Bartholomew’s Hospital, UK
Life After MARS 2
Dr Waller, Senior Thoracic Surgeon at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London and the most senior pure thoracic surgical specialist in England, presents Life After MARS 2.
October 06, 08:00 BST
Dr Alan Sihoe,
CUHK Medical Center, HK
Future of Surgical Access for Lung Cancer
Dr Sihoe, Consultant in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the CUHK Medical Center in Hong Kong, and Honorary Consultant in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital, presents Future of Surgical Access for Lung Cancer.
October 13, 08:00 BST
Dr Henrik Hansen,
University of Copenhagen, DK
Minimal Access Paediatric Surgery
Dr Hansen, Head of the Minimal Invasive Thoracic Program at Rigshospitalet – the largest program of VATS surgery in Europe, the inventor of the standardized anterior approach also known as the Copenhagen approach, presents Minimal Access Paediatric Surgery.
October 27, 08:00 BST
Professor Enrico Ruffini,
University of Torino, IT
TNM9 Update on Staging of Thymic Epithelial Tumours
Professor Ruffini, Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Torino and currently chairing the SPFC-TD of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, presents TNM9 Update on Staging of Thymic Epithelial Tumours.
November 03, 08:00 GMT
Dr Steven Walker,
University of Bristol, UK
Update on Pneumothorax
Dr Walker, NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer and Specialist Registrar in Respiratory Medicine at the University of Bristol, and current member of the BTS Pleural Disease and ERS Spontaneous Pneumothorax guidelines, presents Update on Pneumothorax.
November 10, 08:00 GMT
Dr Mark Roberts,
Sherwood Forest Hospitals, UK
Update on Malignant Pleural Effusion
Dr Roberts, Consultant Respiratory Physician and Head of Service at Sherwood Forest Hospitals, presents Update on Malignant Pleural Effusion.
November 17, 08:00 GMT
Professor Najib Rahman,
University of Oxford, UK
Update of Management of Empyema
Professor Rahman, Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Director of the Oxford Respiratory Trials Unit at the University of Oxford, Consultant Pleural Physician at Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, presents Update of Management of Empyema.
Dr Cecile Le Péchoux,
Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus University Hospital, FR
December 01, 08:00 GMT
Adjuvant Radiation for Resected N2 Disease - LungART
Dr Le Péchoux, Senior Radiation Oncologist at Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus University Hospital, presents Adjuvant Radiation for Resected N2 Disease - LungART.
December 08, 08:00 GMT
Professor Eric Lim,
Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
Difference or Indifference - Methodological Interpretation of thoracic trials in 2022
Professor Lim, Chair of the UK Thoracic Surgery Research Collaborative, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at the Royal Brompton Hospital, and a Professor of Thoracic Surgery at the Imperial College London, will present Difference or Indifference - methodological interpretation of thoracic trials in 2022.