Surgical Conference
Day 3 - 29 November 2025

Time

Topic and Learning Objective

Speaker’s Name

Designation

/Organization

Chair: Dr. Mowid Hamad, Dr Sara Hassan, Ms. Rasha Mahmoud,

Breast surgical care management and rehabilitation

08:00 - 08:10

Operating Theatre Efficiency and Safety in Breast Surgery

Ms Kaouther Abdallah

08:10 - 08:20

Screening for Depression in Breast Cancer Patients

Ms Subini Mathew

08:20 - 08:30

The Role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist

Ms Farzana Badshah/ Ms Mahlah Daryaee

08:30 - 08:40

(TAC) - A Model for Integrated Care

Ms Rasha Mahmoud

08:40 - 08:50

Physiotherapy and Lymphedema Prevention Strategies

Dr Emad Abdalla

08:50 - 09:00

Quality of life and patient experience in breast cancer.

Dr Hadi Abu Rasheed

09:00 - 9:10

Optimizing the Patient Pathway in HMC

Ms Cheryl Jamarolin

Chair: Dr. Artefaa Al-Shamari, prof. Andreas Karakatsanis, Prof. Michael Gnant, Dr Zoltan Matrai

Discussing Breast Surgical Protocol Review and Consensus Voting

Expert panel: Prof. Chaitanyanand B. Koppiker, Prof. Christoph Andree, Dr. Francois Calaud, Prof. Haitham Khalil, Dr. Humaira Khan, Dr. Ihlam Mohamed, Prof. Isabel Rubio, Prof. Kuehn Thorsten, Dr. Mufid M. El Mistiri, Prof. Lynda Wyld, Prof. Michael Gnant, Prof. Philip Poortmans, Dr. Palmira Caparrotti, Dr. Salha Bujassoum, Dr. Salahddin Gehani, Prof. Tibor Kovacs, Dr. Zoltan Matrai.

MDT core members

09:10 - 09:25

4.2. Special considerations for the surgical management of pleomorphic and florid in situ lobular cancer (LCIS) in the multidisciplinary setting

Dr Sara Hassan

09:25 - 09:40

5.5. Special considerations for multifocal (MF) and multicentric (MC) tumors

Dr Salahddin Gehani

09:40 - 09:55

5.6.3. The Goldilocks mastectomy (thick-flap mastectomy)

5.9. Surgical margin requirements with special considerations of anterior and posterior microscopically involved surgical margins for BCS and mastectomies 

5.9.1. Specific considerations — anterior (superficial/skin/nipple) margins

5.9.2. Specific considerations — posterior (deep/pectoralis) margins

Dr Mowid Hamad

9:55 - 10:10

5.9.3. Four-quadrant cavity shaving technique in breast conserving surgery

5.10.5. Axillary reverse mapping (ARM) for cases with early stage breast cancer

Dr Sheraz Abayazeed

10:10 - 10:25

5.10.3. Clinically node positive (cN1) and NAST:

5.10.4. Clinically node positive (cN1) and upfront surgery:

Dr Salman Al Shaibani

10:25 - 10:40

7. Stage IV breast cancer

Dr Kulsoom Junejo

10:40 - 11:00

Coffee Break

Chair: Prof Thorsten Kuehn, Prof. Tibor Kovacs, Prof. Philip Poortmans

Expert-in-the-House Session: Techniques, Videos, and Pearls

Expert Panel: Dr. Artefaa Al-Shamari, Dr. Gamila El Mabrok, Dr. Kulsoom Junejo, Dr. Mowid Hamad, Dr. Salman Al Shaibani, Dr. Salahddin Gehani, Dr. Sara Hassan, Dr. Zoltan Matrai.

11:00 - 11:15

 Modern Approaches in Axillary Surgery

 Prof. Michael Gnant

11:15 - 11:30

 Safe alternative to skin reducing mastectomy in prepectoral implant-based reconstructions

(Prerecorded Lecture)

 Prof. Regis Resende Paulinelli

11:30 - 11:45

The Versatility of LTAP Flap in Partial Breast Reconstruction, with Spotlight on SLNB.

Prof. Chaitanyanand Koppiker

11:45 - 12:00

Chest wall perforator flaps as an integrative part of breast cancer surgery

Prof. Andreas Karakatsanis

12:00 - 12:15

Minimally invasive oncoplastic breast conserving surgery: tips and tricks

 Prof. Isabel Rubio

12:15 - 12:30

Variation in Intraparenchymal Vascular Anastomoses Between the Main Supplying Vessels of the Breast

Dr Zoltan Matrai

12:30 - 12:45

Mastopexy with scaffold

Prof. Christoph Andree

12:45 - 13:00

free autologous tissue based breast reconstruction

Prof. Haitham Khalil

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch Break

Chair: Prof. Christoph Andree, Prof. Chaitanyanand B Koppiker, Prof. Haitham Khalil, Dr. Salman Al Shaibani

Extreme Oncoplastic Breast Conserving Surgery - Advanced Multidisciplinary Concepts

Discussion panel: Prof. Michael Gnant, Prof. Andreas Karakatsanis, Prof. Haitham Khalil, Prof. Tibor Kovacs, Prof. Philip Poortmans, Prof. Isabel Rubio

14:00 - 14:15

Diagnostics, Localization & Specimen Mammography

Dr Humaira Khan

14:15 - 14:30

Pathological Considerations

Dr Emad Rakha

14:30 - 14:45

Considerations for radiation therapy following extreme oncoplastic breast conserving surgery for MF/MC or extensive tumors

Prof. Philip Poortmans

14:45 - 15:00

Radiation Perspectives in Challenging Cases

Dr Palmira Caparrotti 

15:00 - 15:15

100 Chest Wall Perforator Flaps: Volume Replacement in BCS

Dr Zoltan Matrai

15:15 - 15:30

Geometric Compensation Mammoplasty for breast conservation

(prerecorded)

 Prof. Regis Resende Paulinelli

15:30 - 15:45

Contemporary approaches for the localisation of breast lesions and axillary lymph nodes. Evidence and preferences

 Prof. Andreas Karakatsanis

16:00 Closing of the conference Dr Artefaa Al-Shamari​​​​​​​​​​​​