



* Partial faculty list — additional speakers to be announced.

Barham Abu-Dayyeh, MD
Gastroenterologist
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Andres Acosta, MD
Gastroenterologist
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Maria Altieri, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Omar Bellorin, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck, NJ

Abraham Betancourt, MD
General Surgeon
Good Samaritan Medical Center
West Palm Beach, FL

Helmuth Billy, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates
Ventura, CA

Omar Ghanem, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Rehan Haidry, MD
Gastroenterologist
Cleveland Clinic London, UK

Luis Herrera, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Orlando Health, Orlando, FL

Eduardo Parra-Davila, MD
General Surgeon
Good Samaritan Medical Center
West Palm Beach, FL

Harith Rajagopalan, MD PhD
Gastroenterologist
Fractyl Health, Lexington, MA

Steven Shamah, MD
Gastroenterologist
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY

Faiz Shariff, MD
General Surgeon
WellSpan York Hospital, York, PA

Imran Siddiqui, MD
Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgeon
Orlando Health, Orlando, FL

Rene Sotelo, MD
General Surgeon
Keck Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA

Erik Wilson, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX

Bengy Pascotto, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
Luxembourg

Guillermo Borjas, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Clínica Portoazul, Colombia

Carlos Ferrigni, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Rey Juan Carlos University Hospital
Madrid, Spain

Jose DiGiorgio, MD
Gastroenterologist
Hospital de Clínicas Caracas, Venezuela

Gabriel Diaz del Gobbo, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
ALTHAIA, Spain

Luiz Alfredo V. d'Almeida, MD
Bariatric Surgeon
Americas' Hospital
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Jordi Tarascó, MD
General Surgeon
Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Spain

Roman Turro, MD
Gastroenterologist
Centro Médico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain
Additional photos will be updated as they become available. · Presented by Orlando Health Advanced Robotic Surgery Center
Orlando Health Advanced Robotic Surgery Center
Surgical Innovations SummitDate & Time
Friday, October 23, 2026 | 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Location
Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute – 7th Floor | 62 Columbia St., Orlando, FL 32806
* Each presentation: 15 min lecture + 10 min discussion · Schedule subject to change.
| 8:00 – 8:10 AM | Welcome Remarks | TBD |
| 8:10 – 8:25 AM | Regenerative Ablation Therapy (DMR) for Metabolic Impairment Control Targeting the Duodenum | Barham Abu-Dayyeh |
| Discussion | ||
| 8:35 – 8:50 AM | Endoluminal Gene Therapy Platform: Reprogramming Metabolic Hormone Response in Pancreatic Islet Cells for Weight Loss and Type 2 Diabetes Remission | Harith Rajagopalan |
| Discussion | ||
| 9:00 – 9:15 AM | Steam (Endoluminal) as a Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing Tool: Initial Results | Rehan Haidry |
| Discussion | ||
| 9:25 – 9:40 AM | Endoluminal Duodeno-Jejunal Bypass Revisited: Treating Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes | Manoel Galvao Neto |
| Discussion | ||
| 9:50 – 10:05 AM | Combining Genomics, Phenotypes, and Advanced AI Modeling to Optimize Obesity Treatment Outcomes | Andres Acosta |
| Discussion | ||
| 10:30 – 10:45 AM | Magnetic Bowel Anastomosis and Endoluminal Perspectives | Erik Wilson |
| Discussion | ||
| 10:55 – 11:10 AM | GI Magnetic Anastomosis: Lessons Learned | Helmuth Billy |
| Discussion | ||
| 11:20 – 11:35 AM | ESG 2.0: Moving Beyond GLP-1 Toward Bariatric Surgery Outcomes | Manoel Galvao Neto |
| Discussion | ||
| 11:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Automated Endoluminal Suturing: Simplifying the Procedure for All — The EASY Study | Steven Shamah |
| Discussion | ||
| 12:10 – 12:25 PM | Endoluminal Endoplication: A New Era — POSE Mega | Roman Turro |
| Discussion | ||
| 1:30 – 1:45 PM | Augmented Reality: Real-World Applications in Surgery | Jordi Tarascó |
| Discussion | ||
| 1:55 – 2:10 PM | The Digital Operating Room: Integration, Intelligence, Impact | Alexis Sanchez |
| Discussion | ||
| 2:20 – 2:35 PM | Complications Revisited: Could AI Have Changed the Outcome? | Rene Sotelo |
| Discussion | ||
| 2:45 – 3:00 PM | Machine-Augmented Intelligence: Empowering Surgeons to Lead Care | Omar Ghanem |
| Discussion | ||
| 3:25 – 3:40 PM | The Digital Capabilities of Da Vinci 5: What's New? | Faiz Shariff |
| Discussion | ||
| 3:50 – 4:05 PM | Teleproctoring and Global Surgical Collaboration | Andre Teixeira |
| Discussion | ||
| 4:15 – 4:30 PM | Envisioning a Future of Remote Collaboration | Alexis Sanchez |
| Discussion | ||
| 4:40 – 4:55 PM | Telesurgery: Expanding Surgical Boundaries | Eduardo Parra |
| Discussion | ||
* Each presentation: 15 min lecture + 10 min discussion · Schedule subject to change. · Presented by Orlando Health Advanced Robotic Surgery Center