Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to the 2026 meeting on Minimally Invasive Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, an interdisciplinary forum focused on innovative surgical techniques and hands-on education.
The meeting will offer a dynamic programme with expert lectures, interactive case discussions, and practical training, including a wet lab and simulati on-based sessions designed to translate theory into practice. The scientific programme will cover minimally invasive techniques across the full spectrum of congenital heart disease, from newborns to adults, addressing both established procedures and emerging approaches.
Join colleagues and leading experts to exchange experience and discuss future directions in this rapidly evolving field. Please mark your calendar. Further details will follow.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Sincerely,
Daniel Zimpfer, Peter Murin, Erhan Urganci, Paul Werner Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Surgery, MedUni Vienna/University Hospital Vienna Organizing Committee
Programm
Speakers
Ali Dodge-Khatami, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Congenital Heart Defects, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, Germany
Christoph Haller, Department of Surgery Cardiovascular Surgeon, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Katharina Schmitt, Developmental Pediatrics in Cardiac, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin,
Germany Jörg Kempfert, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin, Germany
Vladimiro Vida, Department of Cardiac Thoracic Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Italy
Zuzana Hrubšová, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Children‘s Cardiology Center, National Institute of Heart and Vascular Diseases, a.s., Bratislava, Slovakia
Lore Schrutka, Department of Medicine II, MedUni Vienna/University Hospital Vienna
Andreas Hanslik, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, MedUni Vienna/University Hospital Vienna
Clemens Atteneder, Alexandra Andreeva Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Surgery, MedUni Vienna/University Hospital Vienna
Eva Base, Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, MedUni Vienna/University Hospital Vienna
Anmeldung
Registration: events-herzchirurgie@meduniwien.ac.at