Invited Speakers

The Asia-Pacific Innovative Thoracic Surgery Symposium (Asian Single Port VATS Symposium)
in conjunction with the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Singapore

Aneez D.B. Ahmed

International Centre for Thoracic Surgery, Singapore

Australia

Christopher Cao

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia

Taiwan

Tzu-Ping Chen

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan

Taiwan

Yu-Hsiang Chen

MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Japan

Takeo Fujita

National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan

Taiwan

Po-Kuei Hsu

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

South Korea

Hong Kwan Kim

Samsung Medical Center, South Korea

UK

Kelvin Lau

St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

Taiwan

Jang-Ming Lee

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Kuan-Hsun Lin

Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Wei-Li Ma

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan

South Korea

Seong Yong Park

Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, South Korea

Japan

Yukio Sato

University of Tsukuba, Japan

Japan

Seiichiro Sugimoto

Okayama University Hospital, Japan

Japan

Takashi Suda

Fujita Health University Okazaki Medical Center, Japan

USA

Wilson Tsai

John Muir Health, Walnut Creek Medical Center, USA

Philippines

Edmund Villaroman

Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippines

Taiwan

Chih-Jen Yang

Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung University Hospital, Taiwan

Israel

Firas Abu Akar

Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Israel/  Jaffa Specialized Surgical Hospital, Palestinian Territories

Taiwan

Yin-Kai Chao

Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Ying-Yuang Chen

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Xu-Heng Chiang

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan

Spain

Diego Gonzalez Rivas

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Unit (UCTMI), Department of Thoracic Surgery, Coruña University Hospital, Coruña, Spain

Japan

Masayoshi Inoue

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan

South Korea

Chang Hyun Kang

Samsung Medical Center, South Korea

South Korea

Hyun Koo Kim

Korea University Guro Hospital, South Korea

Taiwan

Ching-Tai Lee

E-Da Healthcare Group, Taiwan

Taiwan

Ying-Chi Lee

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Mong-Wei Lin

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan

Hong Kong

Calvin S.H. Ng

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Taiwan

Hui-Hsuan Shih

Taipei MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Japan

Yasushi Shintani

University of Osaka, Japan

Taiwan

Ping-Chung Tsai

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Yau-Lin Tseng

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Ding-Han Wang

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Taiwan

Shun-Mao Yang

National Taiwan University Hospital, Biomedical Branch, Taiwan

Singapore

Aneez D.B. Ahmed

International Centre for Thoracic Surgery, Singapore

Israel

Firas Abu Akar

Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Israel/  Jaffa Specialized Surgical Hospital, Palestinian Territories

Australia

Christopher Cao

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia

Taiwan

Yin-Kai Chao

Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital , Taiwan

Taiwan

Tzu-Ping Chen

Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Ying Yuang Chen

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Yu-Hsiang Chen

MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Xu-Heng Chiang

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan

Japan

Takeo Fujita

National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan

Spain

Diego Gonzalez Rivas

Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Unit (UCTMI), Department of Thoracic Surgery, Coruña University Hospital, Coruña, Spain

Taiwan

Po-Kuei Hsu

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Japan

Masayoshi Inoue

Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan

South Korea

Chang Hyun Kang

Samsung Medical Center, Korea

South Korea

Hong Kwan Kim

Seoul National University Hospital, Korea

South Korea

Hyun Koo Kim

Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea

UK

Kelvin Lau

St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

Taiwan

Ching-Tai Lee

E-Da Healthcare Group, Taiwan

Taiwan

Jang-Ming Lee

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Ying-Chi Lee

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Kuan Hsun Lin

Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Mong-Wei Lin

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Wei-Li Ma

National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan

Hong Kong

Calvin S.H. Ng

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

South Korea

Seong Yong Park

Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, South Korea

Japan

Yukio Sato

University of Tsukuba, Japan

Taiwan

Hui-Hsuan Shih

Taipei MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Japan

Seiichiro Sugimoto

Okayama University Hospital, Japan

Japan

Yasushi Shintani

University of Osaka Hospital, Japan

Japan

Takashi Suda

Fujita Health University Okazaki Medical Center, Japan

Taiwan

Ping-Chung Tsai

Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

USA

Wilson Tsai

John Muir Health, Walnut Creek Medical Center, USA

Taiwan

Yau-Lin Tseng

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan

Philippines

Edmund Villaroman

Lung Center of the Philippines, Philippines

Taiwan

Ding-Han Wang

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Taiwan

Chih-Jen Yang

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Shun-Mao Yang

NTU Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch, Taiwan

*The Above list is sorted in alphabetical order by family name.

Abstract Reviewers

Singapore

Aneez D.B. Ahmed

International Centre for Thoracic Surgery, Singapore

Taiwan

Mei-Lin Chan

MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Japan

Takeo Fujita

National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan

Taiwan

Tsai-Wang Huang

Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan

South Korea

Hong Kwan Kim

Samsung Medical Center, Korea

Japan

Takashi Suda

Fujita Health University Okazaki Medical Center, Japan

Japan

Seiichiro Sugimoto

Okayama University Hospital, Japan

Taiwan

Shun-Mao Yang

National Taiwan University Hospital, Biomedical Branch, Taiwan

Australia

Christopher Cao

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia

Taiwan

Yin-Kai Chao

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Po-Kuei Hsu

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

South Korea

Chang Hyun Kang

Seoul National University Hospital, Korea

Taiwan

Yu-Wei Liu

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

Japan

Yasushi Shintani

The University of Osaka Hospital, Japan

Philippines

Edmund Villaroman

Lung center of the Philippines, Philippines

Taiwan

Yi-Ting Yen

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan

Singapore

Aneez D.B. Ahmed

International Centre for Thoracic Surgery, Singapore

Australia

Christopher Cao

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia

Taiwan

Mei-Lin Chan

MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Yin-Kai Chao

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan

Japan

Takeo Fujita

National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan

Taiwan

Po-Kuei Hsu

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Taiwan

Tsai-Wang Huang

Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan

South Korea

Chang Hyun Kang

Seoul National University Hospital, Korea

South Korea

Hong Kwan Kim

Samsung Medical Center, Korea

Taiwan

Yu-Wei Liu

Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Taiwan

Japan

Takashi Suda

Fujita Health University Okazaki Medical Center, Japan

Japan

Yasushi Shintani

The University of Osaka Hospital, Japan

Japan

Seiichiro Sugimoto

Okayama University Hospital, Japan

Philippines

Edmund Villaroman

Lung center of the Philippines, Philippines

Taiwan

Shun-Mao Yang

National Taiwan University Hospital, Biomedical Branch, Taiwan

Taiwan

Yi-Ting Yen

National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Taiwan

*The Above list is sorted in alphabetical order by family name.

Congress Secretariat

Registration Office

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