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Apply online now<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 See program<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Join us at the inaugural AICER Symposium 2026<\/strong> and experience the future of anatomy, innovation, and immersive medical education through collaboration, technology, and real human expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n Organized for the very first time by Semmelweis University, the AICER Symposium creates a new international platform<\/strong> where anatomy, clinical practice, research, and cutting-edge technology meet to shape the next generation of healthcare education and innovation<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n This year\u2019s spotlight explores how advanced simulation, surgical robotics, postmortem imaging, and AI-driven solutions are transforming healthcare education, diagnostics, and patient care. Discover innovation in action through hands-on workshops, live demonstrations, and interactive learning experiences at the AICER \u2013 Anatomy & Innovation Center for Education and Research<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n Bringing together clinicians, anatomists, educators, researchers, and industry pioneers, the symposium creates a unique space to exchange breakthrough ideas, explore emerging technologies, and connect multidisciplinary perspectives<\/strong> across medicine and healthcare training.<\/span><\/p>\n TOGETHER WE WILL:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Bring together clinicians, anatomists, researchers, and industry innovators around one shared mission: advancing the future of medical education, diagnostics, and patient care<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Explore the intersection of anatomy, simulation, robotics, imaging, and artificial intelligence, creating a collaborative platform for innovation and multidisciplinary exchange<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Experience more than traditional lectures through hands-on training sessions, immersive workshops, live demonstrations, and interactive learning opportunities<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Build meaningful international connections through networking events, professional collaboration, and shared experiences within the inspiring environment of Semmelweis University and Budapest <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Discover one of Europe\u2019s most vibrant capitals, where scientific excellence meets culture, history, and hospitality<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n Venue: Basic Medical Science Center<\/a> <\/p>\n Venue: Basic Medical Science Center<\/a> <\/p>\n By invitation only \u2013 for professional attendees<\/strong>\n
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This is where anatomy meets innovation, where education becomes experience, and where collaboration drives the future of medical excellence.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n\n\n
\n<\/a>PROGRAM<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
October 9, Friday, 9:00 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>Lecture Hall: Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Lecture Hall<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
\n 9:00-10:00<\/strong><\/td>\n I. Opening Plenary Session<\/strong><\/span>
\nSession Chairs: Prof. Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely, Dr. Andr\u00e1s Kiss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 9:00-9:15<\/td>\n Opening Remarks: Rector’s welcome<\/strong>
\nProf. Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 9:15-9:30<\/td>\n AICER Introduction<\/strong>
\nProf. Dr. Andr\u00e1s Kiss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 9:30-9:45<\/td>\n Multimodal medical imaging in action<\/strong>
\nDr. Mikl\u00f3s Kozlovszky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 9:45-9:50<\/td>\n Introduction to the Elective Surgical Course<\/strong>
\nDr. Tam\u00e1s Ruttkay \/ Dr. Klaudia P\u00e9ch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 9:50-9:55<\/td>\n Student tours of the day<\/strong>
\nDr. Endre Kontsek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 9:55-10:00<\/td>\n Cooperation Agreement Signing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10:00-10:30<\/em><\/td>\n Coffee Break<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10:30-12:20<\/strong><\/td>\n II. Orthopaedics Presentations<\/strong><\/span>
\nSession Chairs: Dr. Gerg\u0151 Merkely, Dr. Mikl\u00f3s Kozlovszky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 10:30-11:00<\/td>\n Keynote – Translational Orthopedics: From Discovery to Clinmical Impact<\/strong>
\nDr. Gerg\u0151 Merkely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 11:00-11:20<\/td>\n Human and Robotic Balancing: Modeling, Control Strategies, and Biomimicry<\/strong>
\nDr. G\u00e1bor St\u00e9p\u00e1n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 11:20-11:35<\/td>\n No more wining it: understanding scapular motion from bench to beside<\/strong>
\nDr. Ryan Lohre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 11:35-11:50<\/td>\n The Future of Surgery: AI, computer assisted navigation, and robotics in orthopaedic surgery<\/strong>
\nDr. G\u00e1bor Skaliczki<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 11:50-12:05<\/td>\n AI-assisted patient specific decision making in Orthopaedic surgery?<\/strong>
\nDr. Soheil – Ashkani Esfahani<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12:05-12:20<\/td>\n Aligning Technological Innovation & Data Science Advancements With What Matters Most – Patient-Centered Outcomes<\/strong>
\nDr. David Bernstein<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12:20-12:50<\/em><\/td>\n Lunch Break<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12:50-14:30<\/strong><\/td>\n III. Surgical Presentations<\/span><\/strong>
\nSession Chairs: Dr. Al\u00e1n Alp\u00e1r, Dr. Attila Szij\u00e1rt\u00f3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12:50-13:05<\/td>\n Beyond the Textbook: The Role of Cadaveric Surgery in Surgical Training<\/strong>
\nDr. Attila Szij\u00e1rt\u00f3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 13:05-13:20<\/td>\n The role of Exoscopes in Simulation and Surgical Education<\/strong>
\nDr. Armando De Virgilio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 13:20-13:35<\/td>\n Beyond the microscope: From advanced imaging to the future of reconstructive microsurgery<\/strong>
\nDr. Dominik Walczak<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 13:35-13:50<\/td>\n What the heck is biomechanics?<\/strong>
\nKrist\u00f3f R\u00e1cz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 13:50-14:05<\/td>\n Computer-assisted surgery in the era of artifical intelligence, advanced Imaging and robotics<\/strong>
\nDr. Mariano E. Gim\u00e9nez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 14:05-14:20<\/td>\n Complex liver surgery<\/strong>
\nDr. Karl J. Oldhafer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 14:20:14:35<\/td>\n Innovation in modern cardiac surgery<\/strong>
\nDr. Istv\u00e1n Harty\u00e1nszky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 14:35-15:00<\/em><\/td>\n Coffee Break<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 15:00-17:00<\/strong><\/td>\n IV. Session Medical Imaging Presentations<\/strong><\/span>
\nSession Chairs: Dr. Andr\u00e1s Kiss, Dr. P\u00e1l Maurovich-Horvat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 15:00-15:15<\/td>\n Presentation details to be confirmed
\nDr. Mikael Bj\u00f6rnstedt<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 15:15-15:30<\/td>\n How to deal with black swans in digital pathology?<\/strong>
\nDr. Cleo-Aron Weis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 15:30-15:45<\/td>\n The role of BSL3 risk autopsies and short post-mortem time autopsies in diagnostic pathology<\/strong>
\nDr. L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Sz\u00e9kely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 15:45-16:00<\/td>\n Innovation as a best kept secret<\/strong>
\nDr. Zsolt Garami<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 16:00-16:15<\/td>\n Cardiac CT Imaging: Trends, Technologies, and Future Directions<\/strong>
\nDr. P\u00e1l Maurovich-Horvat<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 16:15-16:30<\/td>\n Deep Learning in Dentistry: Innovative Approaches to Dental Implant Classification and Three-Dimensional reconstruction of histological specimens<\/strong>
\nDr. M\u00e1rton Kivovics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 16:30-16:45<\/td>\n From Anatomy to Innovation: The Role of the Cadaver Lab in Interventional Cardiology<\/strong>
\nDr. Karlheinz Seidl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 16:45-17:00<\/td>\n Cadaver-Based Surgery: New Horizons for Anatomy and Manual Skills Training in Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education
\nDr. Al\u00e1n Alp\u00e1r<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Starts at 19:00<\/em><\/td>\n Gala Dinner on the River Diva boat – By invitation only \u2013 for professional attendees<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n October 10, Saturday, 10:00 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n
\n<\/span>Lecture Hall: Albert Szent-Gy\u00f6rgyi Lecture Hall<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
\n 10:00-11:30<\/strong><\/td>\n I. Session<\/strong><\/span>
\nSession Chairs: Dr. Tam\u00e1s Bodzay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 10:00-10:15<\/td>\n Presentation details to be confirmed<\/strong>
\nDr. Attila Szakos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 10:15-10:30<\/td>\n Developing and conducting standardized cadaver and simulation based curricula for the training of military and civilian surgeons<\/strong>
\nDr. Mark Bowyer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 10:30-10:45<\/td>\n The Role of AICER in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Medical Education\/Training within the Orthopedic Trauma Surgery<\/strong>
\nDr. Tam\u00e1s Bodzay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 10:45-11:00<\/td>\n Simulations and clinical excellence<\/strong>
\nDr. John Armstrong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 11:00-11:30<\/td>\n Keynote – Generative robotics<\/strong>
\nDr. P\u00e9ter Galambos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 11:30-12:00<\/em><\/td>\n Coffee Break<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12:00-13:00<\/strong><\/td>\n II. Session<\/strong><\/span>
\nSession Chairs: Dr. B\u00e1nhidy Ferenc, Dr. Kl\u00e1rik Zolt\u00e1n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12:00-12:15<\/td>\n From Anatomy to the Operating Room: Hands-on Training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery<\/strong>
\nDr. Zolt\u00e1n Kl\u00e1rik<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12:15-12:30<\/td>\n From Radical to Refind: The Evolution of Surgical Management in Cervical Cancer<\/strong>
\nDr. Bal\u00e1zs Lintner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12:30-12:45<\/td>\n Challenges in the primary operative treatment of ovarian cancer<\/strong>
\nDr. Andrea Rosati<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 12:45-13:30<\/em><\/td>\n Lunch Break<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 13:30-14:30<\/strong><\/td>\n III. Thoracic Surgery Presentations<\/strong><\/span>
\nSession Chairs: Prof.Dr. R\u00e9nyi-V\u00e1mos Ferenc, Dr. Ghimessy \u00c1ron<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 13:30-13:45<\/td>\n The Development of Thoracic Surgery in Hungary<\/strong>
\nDr. P\u00e9ter Radeczky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 13:45-14:00<\/td>\n Simulation and large animal model training in thoracic surgery and lung transplantation<\/strong>
\nDr. Clemens Aigner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 14:00-14:15<\/td>\n Evolution in minimal invasive thoracic surgery<\/strong>
\nDr. Ren\u00e9 Horsleben Petersen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 14:15-14:30<\/td>\n Modern surgical education – special focus on robotic surgery<\/strong>
\nDr. Robert J. Cerfolio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nOctober 10, Saturday, 3:00\u20137:00 p.m.<\/h3>\n
\nVenue: AICER (Anatomy & Innovation Center for Education and Research)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
\n 15:00-15:15<\/td>\n Rector\u2019s Welcome Address<\/strong>
\nProf. Dr. B\u00e9la Merkely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 15:15-15:25<\/td>\n Introduction to the Cadaver Laboratory<\/strong>
\nDr. Tam\u00e1s Ruttkay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 15:25-15:35<\/td>\n Translational Medicine
\n<\/strong>Dr. Endre Kontsek
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n 15:35-15:50<\/td>\n Innovation Trends in the USA and Hungary<\/strong>
\nDr. Gerg\u0151 Merkely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n