“Minimally Invasive, Maximally Effective”
Second National Congress
Bulgarian Association of Minimally Invasive
and Robotic Surgery
(BAMIRS)
with international participation
Medical University - Pleven
Telecommunication Endoscopic Center (TELEC)
June 19-21, 2025, Pleven, Bulgaria
Congress Chairman
Prof. Slavcho Tomov
Organizing Committee
Chair
Prof. Dobromir Dimitrov
Members
Prof. Rosen Madzhov
Prof. Rosen Dimov
Prof. Nikola Kolev
Prof. Krasimir Yanev
Prof. Ivelin Takorov
Prof. Boyan Atanasov
Assoc. Prof. Iliya Karagyozov
Dr Nikolay Popov
Dr Valeri Netsov
Midwife Kameliya Ilieva
Scientific Committee
Chair
Academician Grigor Gorchev
Members
Minimally invasive abdominal surgery
General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski
Prof. Nikola Vladov
Prof. Toma Pozharliev
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery
Assoc. Prof. Tsvetan Minchev
Minimally invasive urological surgery
Prof. Marin Georgiev
Assoc. Prof. Vladislav Dunev
Minimally invasive gynecological surgery
Prof. Yavor Kornovski
Prof. Emil Kovachev
Assoc. Prof. Svetlozar Stoykov
Robotic surgery
Prof. Krasimir Ivanov
Prof. Nikola Kolev
Scientific session for healthcare professionals
Prof. Kiril Draganov
Prof. Nadezhda Hinkova
Dr Georgi Nikolov
Dr Stefan Buzalov
PRE-CONGRESS TRAINING COURSES
"With Precision in Practice to Better Skills"
June 18, Wednesday, 2025
7:00-18:00 Registration
TELEC Foyer
8:00-13:00 SLS Pre-Congress Training Course for residents and young doctors
Part One
8:00-8:15 Introduction
Slavcho Tomov, Grigor Gorchev, Dobromir Dimitrov
Phillip Shadduck, Maurice Chung
8:15-10:15 Hall 2 "Ambroise Paré"
Theoretical part
Moderators: Maurice Chung, Jan Hodgdon
Tips and tricks
8:15-8:25 Artificial Intelligence in Surgery
Richard Satava
University of Washington, USA
8:25-8:35 Bowel Injuries in MIS
John Morrison
Louisiana State University, USA
8:35-8:45 Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
Ian Hodgdon
Louisiana State University, USA
8:45-8:55 ERAS & MMA in Bowel Surgery
Phillip Shadduck
Duke University, USA
8:55-9:05 Management of Perioperative Pain in Laparoscopic Procedures
Maurice Chung
West Virginia University, USA
9:05-9:15 The Surgical Journey: A Blueprint for Success from Training
to Practice
Mireille Truong
MedStar Health-Georgetown University, Washington DC USA
9:15-9:25 Endometriosis – Beyond the Trip of the Iceberg
Juan Salgado
9:25-9:35 Guide for Managing Multifactorial Chronic Pelvic Pain
Georgine Lamvu
University of Central Florida & Orlando VA Medical Center,Orlando, FL, USA
9:35-9:45 Irreversible Electroporation for Prostate Cancer
Tom Sanford
University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
9:45-10:15 Discussion
10:15-10:30 Coffee break
10:30-13:00 Experimental Operating Room, TELEC
Laparoscopic Suturing
Training on box-trainers and virtual simulators (Virta Med, Simulation Medical Future - SMF)
Moderators: Mireille Truong, Phillip Shadduck
Faculty: Ian Hodgdon, John Morrison, Juan Salgado, Georgine Lamvu, Maurice Chung
Coordinator: Martin Karamanliev
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-17:00 Pre-Congress Course “Train the Trainer”, Lapco Consultancy Ltd (Lapco), UK
14:00-17:00 Experimental Operating Room, TELEC
Teleconference: TELEC – United Kingdom
June 19, Thursday, 2025
7:00-18:00 Registration
Foyer, TELEC
8:00-17:00 SLS Pre-Congress Training Course for residents and young doctors
Part Two
8:00-12:00 Experimental Operating Room, TELEC
Training on live tissue
Faculty: John Morrison/Tom Sanford; Ian Hodgdon/Juan Salgado;
Georgine Lamvu/Mireille Truong
Coordinator: Martin Karamanliev
12:00-13:00 Lunch break
13:00-17:00 Experimental Operating Room, TELEC
Training on live tissue
Faculty: John Morrison/Tom Sanford; Ian Hodgdon/Juan Salgado;
Georgine Lamvu/Mireille Truong
Coordinator: Martin Karamanliev
18:00 Cocktail "Welcome"
Foyer, TELEC
June 20, Friday, 2025
7:00-18:00 Registration
Foyer, TELEC
Hall 1 “Jubilee”, MU-Pleven
8:00-9:30 Plenary Session Gynecology 1
Moderators: Grigor Gorchev, Georgi Nikolov, Nikolai Popov
8:00-8:20 Plenary lecture
Robert Holloway
Florida Hospital, USA
8:20-8:40 Research Advancements in Robotic Surgery for Gynecologic Oncology
Sarfraz Ahmad
AdventHealth Cancer Institute, Orlando, USA
8:40-9:00 Plenary lecture
9:00-9:20 Plenary lecture
9:20-9:30 Discussion
9:30-10:00 Coffee break
10:00-10:30 Official opening of the congress
Opening remarks and welcome
Slavcho Tomov
President of BAMIRS
Grigor Gorchev
Honorary President of BAMIRS
Dobromir Dimitrov
Rector of MU-Pleven
Official guests’ greetings
10:30-12:30 Live surgery
12:30-13:00 Satellite Symposium
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-16:00 Plenary Session SLS – General Surgery
Moderators: Richard Satava, Phillip Shadduck,
14:00-14:20 Early Development of the Surgical Robot
Richard Satava
University of Washington, USA
14:20-14:40 Robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Ian Hodgdon
Louisiana State University, USA
14:40-15:00 Medical & Surgical Implications of Increased Marijuana Use
John Morrison
Louisiana State University, USA
15:00-15:20 ERAS & MMA in Bowel Surgery
Phillip Shadduck
Duke University, USA
15:20-15:30 Discussion
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 “Surgical surprises” Video Session – SLS
Moderators: Maurice Chung, John Morrison
Discussants: Ian Hodgdon, Georgine Lamvu, Mireille Truong, Tom Sanford
The session includes videos in the field of general surgery, urology and gynecology
17:30-18:30 BAMIRS’ General Assembly
20:00 Gala dinner
"Life" Restaurant
Hall 2 “Ambroise Pare”, TELEC
8:00-9:30 Plenary Session General Surgery 1
Moderators: Krassimir Ivanov, Rossen Dimov, Kiril Draganov
9:30-10:00 Coffee break
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-17:00 Plenary Session Minimally Invasive Gastroenterology
Moderators: Zornitsa Gorcheva
Hall 3 "Galen", TELEC
8:00-9:30 Plenary Session Urology 1
Moderators: Marincho Georgiev, Boyan Atanassov
9:30-10:00 Coffee break
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-16:00 Plenary Session Fetal Minimally Invasive Surgery
Moderators: Petya Chaveeva
Hall 4 “Alexander Fleming ”, Faculty of Farmacy
14:00-16:00 Plenary Session Urology 2
Moderators: Nikolai Kolev, Krassimir Yanev
June 21, Saturday, 2025
7:00-13:00 Registration
Foyer, TELEC
Hall 1 "Jubilee", MU-Pleven
8:30-10:30 Plenary Session SLS – Gynecology, Urogynecology & Urology
Moderators: Maurice Chung, Mireille Truong
8:30-8:50 Call to Action for Addressing Chronic Pelvic Pain as a Global Health Problem
Georgine Lamvu
University of Central Florida & Orlando VA Medical Center,Orlando, FL, USA
8:50-9:10 Pain Desensitization Algorithm for Phenotyping & Treating Chronic Pelvic Pain
Maurice Chung
West Virginia University, USA
9:10-9:30 Endometriosis - Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
Juan Salgado
9:30-9:50 Application of Firefly with & without ICG in Benign Gynecologic
Surgery
Mireille Truong
MedStar Health-Georgetown University, Washington DC USA
9:50-10:10 Irreversible Electroporation for Prostate Cancer
Tom Sanford
University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
10:10-10:30 Discussion
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Plenary Session Gynecology 2
Moderators: Yavor Kornovski, Ilia Karagyozov, Nadezhda Hinkova
Hall 2 “Ambroise Pare”, TELEC
8:30-10:30 Plenary Session General Surgery 2
Moderators: Toma Pzharliev, Tsvetan Minchev
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-13:00 Plenary Session for Healthcare Professionals
Moderators: Dimitar Stoykov, Kiril Draganov, Vladislav Dunev
Experimental Operating Room, TELEC
Training Course
Minimally Invasive Gastroenterology
8:30-13:00 Hands-on
Hall 1 "Jubilee", MU-Pleven
13:00-13:30 Closing of the Congress
13:30-14:00 BAMIRS Council Meeting
