virtual grand rounds 2026
hosted by Professor Eric Lim
Connecting world leaders to a world of learners in Thoracic Surgery.
Every Friday at 08:00 - 08:30 am (UK time)
Each 30-minute lecture
is awarded 1 CME point.
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The virtual Grand Rounds are organised by Professor Eric Lim to expand thoracic surgery to an international audience of learners. You'll learn from some of the foremost leaders in thoracic surgery, oncology, respiratory medicine, and related fields from the comfort of your own viewing screen.
Experience World-Class Thoracic Surgery Education from Anywhere
The Brompton Grand Rounds last year (2025)
38 speakers, 38 presentations
33,920
views
9,799
live attendees
Some of the topics we covered include the clinical impact of improved overall survival with segmentectomy, surgical techniques for segmentectomy, the favorable surgical outcomes of neo-adjuvant chemo-immunotherapy, and the implications of advancing technologies in robotic surgery.
Explore the Latest Advances in Thoracic Surgery
UPCOMING VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS 2026
UPCOMING VIRTUAL GRAND ROUNDS 2026
16 January, 08:00 GMT
Professor Tuomas Tammela,
MSKCC, US
Understanding Tumor Plasticity in Lung Cancer
Professor Tammela, Associate Member of the Cancer Biology & Genetics Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC), presents Understanding Tumor Plasticity in Lung Cancer.
23 January, 08:00 GMT
Advances in Next-Generation Liquid Biopsies for Thoracic Oncology
Dr Black, AI-Biosecurity Researcher and Contributing Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, presents Advances in Next-Generation Liquid Biopsies for Thoracic Oncology.
Dr James Black,
UCL, UK
30 January
No Meeting
STS Annual Meeting 2026
06 February, 08:00 GMT
Dr Anant Patel,
Cleveland Clinic London, UK
Lung Cancer Prevention: Progress and Challenges in Smoking Cessation
Dr Patel, Consultant Respiratory & Acute Medicine Physician, Clinical Lead for Respiratory Medicine at Cleveland Clinic London and Royal Free Hospital, London, presents Lung Cancer Prevention: Progress and Challenges in Smoking Cessation
13 February, 08:00 GMT
Determinants of Lung Cancer Risk in Never-Smokers
Dr Navani, lead clinician for the lung cancer services at University College London Hospitals, and senior clinical lead of the UK National Lung Cancer Audit, presents Determinants of Lung Cancer Risk in Never-Smokers.
Dr Neal Navani,
UCLH, UK
20 February, 08:00 GMT
Professor Long Jiang,
Shanghai Chest Hospital, CN
Refining Strategies for Screening High-Risk Populations
Professor Jiang, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the President and External Affairs, and Attending Surgeon at Shanghai Chest Hospital, presents Refining Strategies for Screening High-Risk Populations.
27 February, 08:00 GMT
Professor Julie Tsu-yu Wu,
UCLA, US
Harnessing Large Language Models to Advance Screening
Professor Wu, Medical Oncologist at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and Assistant Professor at UCLA, presents Harnessing Large Language Models to Advance Screening.
06 March
No Meeting
BTOG Annual Conference 2026.
13 March
No Meeting
SCTS Annual Meeting 2026.
20 March, 08:00 GMT
Dr Masaki Nakamura,
National Cancer Centre Hospital East, JP
Proton Beam Therapy in the Treatment of Unresectable Lung Cancer
Dr Nakamura, Staff Physician in the Department of Radiation Oncology at National Cancer Center Hospital East, presents Proton Beam Therapy in the Treatment of Unresectable Lung Cancer.
27 March, 08:00 GMT
Professor Suresh Senan,
AUMC, NL
Integrating Radiotherapy into the Management of Resectable Lung Cancer
Professor Senan, Professor of Clinical Experimental Radiotherapy at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, and faculty member for thoracic malignancies at the European Society for Medical Oncology, presents Integrating Radiotherapy into the Management of Resectable Lung Cancer.
03 April
No Meeting
Good Friday.
10 April, 08:00 BST
Emerging Roles of Vaccines and Cellular Immunotherapies in Lung Cancer
TBD
17 April, 08:00 BST
Professor Patrick Forde,
Trinity College Dublin, IE
Expanding the Checkpoint Inhibitor Landscape in Lung Cancer
Professor Forde, Professor of Immuno-Oncology at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Medical Oncologist at St. James Hospital Dublin, and Professor at Johns Hopkins University, presents Expanding the Checkpoint Inhibitor Landscape in Lung Cancer.
24 April, 08:00 BST
Professor Yasuhiro Tsutani,
Kindai University, JP
Adjunctive Systemic Therapies in Early-Stage (Stage I) Lung Cancer
Professor Tsutani, Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, presents Adjunctive Systemic Therapies in Early-Stage (Stage I) Lung Cancer.
01 May
No Meeting
AATS Annual Meeting 2026.
08 May, 08:00 BST
Professor Amanda Tufman,
University of Munich, DE
BRAF-Targeted Therapies: Current Evidence and Future Directions
Professor Tufman, Professor of Thoracic Oncology, Head of the Lung Tumor Center at LMU University Hospital of Munich, presents BRAF-Targeted Therapies: Current Evidence and Future Directions.
15 May, 08:00 BST
Professor John Heymach,
MD Anderson Cancer Center, US
HER2 Alterations in Lung Cancer: An Update
Professor Heymach, Chair of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, and holder of the David Bruton Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, presents HER2 Alterations in Lung Cancer: An Update.
22 May, 08:00 BST
KRAS Mutations and Novel Therapeutic Approaches
Dr Arbour, Thoracic Medical Oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, presents KRAS Mutations and Novel Therapeutic Approaches.
Dr Kathryn Arbour,
MSKCC, US
29 May, 08:00 BST
No Meeting
ESTS Annual Meeting.
05 June, 08:00 BST
No Meeting
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.
Current Concepts in the Systemic Treatment of Thymoma
Dr Soo, Senior Consultant at the Department of Haematology-Oncology at the National University Cancer Institute, and an Adjunct Principal Investigator at the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, presents Current Concepts in the Systemic Treatment of Thymoma.
12 June, 08:00 BST
Dr Ross Soo,
NCIS, SG
19 June, 08:00 BST
Evolving Role of Radiotherapy in Thymoma
Professor Cengel, Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and executive director of Penn Medicine’s Mesothelioma and Pleural Diseases Program, presents Evolving Role of Radiotherapy in Thymoma.
Professor Keith A. Cengel,
University of Pennsylvania, US
26 June, 08:00 BST
Dr Dania Nachira,
Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, IT
Advances in Robotic Surgery for Thymic Tumors
Dr Nachira, Assistant Professor (RTDA) at Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth in Rome, presents Advances in Robotic Surgery for Thymic Tumors.
03 July, 08:00 BST
TBD
Applications of Virtual Reality in Thoracic Surgery
10 July, 08:00 BST
Dr Calvin Ng,
CUHK, HK
Expanding Diagnostic and Therapeutic Horizons with Robotic Bronchoscopy
Dr Ng, Professor of Thoracic Surgery at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Honorary Consultant Surgeon at Prince of Wales Hospital - New Territory East Cluster hospitals in Hong Kong, presents Expanding Diagnostic and Therapeutic Horizons with Robotic Bronchoscopy.
Technological Advances and Challenges in Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Dr Park, Deputy Chief of Clinical Affairs of the Thoracic Surgery Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and one of the world’s leaders in robotic video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy, presents Technological Advances and Challenges in Robotic Thoracic Surgery.
17 July, 08:00 BST
Dr Bernard J. Park,
MSKCC, US
Strategies to Overcome the Learning Curve in Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Dr Kim, Thoracic Surgeon and Director of Robotic Thoracic Surgery at Northwestern University School of Medicine, presents Strategies to Overcome the Learning Curve in Robotic Thoracic Surgery.
24 July, 08:00 BST
Dr Samuel Kim,
Northwestern University, US
31 July, 08:00 BST
Professor Hutan Ashrafian,
Northwestern University, US
Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Professor Ashrafian, Lead for Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data at the Institute of Global Health Innovation at Imperial College London and Chief Scientific Officer of Preemptive Health at Flagship Pioneering, presents Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Robotic Thoracic Surgery.
Clinical Experience with Uniportal Robotic Thoracic Surgery
Dr González Rivas, Thoracic Surgeon and Creator of the Uniportal Thoracic Surgery approach, Quirónsalud A Coruña Hospital, and Director of the International Uniportal VATS Training Program at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, presents Clinical Experience with Uniportal Robotic Thoracic Surgery.
07 August, 08:00 BST
Dr Diego Gonzalez-Rivas,
Quirónsalud A Coruña Hospital, SP
Toward Autonomous Robotic Thoracic Procedures
14 August, 08:00 BST
TBD
21 August, 08:00 BST
Dr Enoch Akowuah,
Newcastle University, UK
Pectus Surgery: What do we need to know?
Dr Akowuah, Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Newcastle University and Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation and President-Elect of the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery of Great Britain & Ireland, presents Pectus Surgery: What do we need to know?
Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion: Expanding and Optimizing the Donor Pool
28 August, 08:00 BST
TBD
04 September, 08:00 BST
Clinical Utility of Autologous Blood Patch for Persistent Air Leaks
Dr Karampinis, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at University of Mainz and Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Heidelberg, presents Clinical Utility of Autologous Blood Patch for Persistent Air Leaks.
Dr Ioannis Karampinis,
University of Mainz, DE
11 September, 08:00 BST
No Meeting
WCLC Annual Meeting.
18 September, 08:00 BST
Metastasectomy in Thoracic Oncology: Current Perspectives
Professor Pastorino, Thoracic Surgeon and Director of the Thoracic Surgery Unit at the National Cancer Institute (IRCCS), presents Metastasectomy in Thoracic Oncology: Current Perspectives.
Professor Ugo Pastorino,
IRCCS, IT
25 September, 08:00 BST
Dr Jillian Tsai,
University of Toronto, CA
Oligometastatic Lung Cancer: Defining the Role for LCT
Dr Tsai, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Toronto, and Staff Radiation Oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, presents Oligometastatic Lung Cancer: Defining the Role for LCT.
02 October, 08:00 BST
TBD
Surgical Decision-Making for Extent of Lung Resection
09 October, 08:00 BST
Dr John Cho,
UHN, CA
Surgical Strategies and Outcomes in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Dr Cho, Radiation Oncologist and Clinician-Scientist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, presents Surgical Strategies and Outcomes in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
16 October, 08:00 BST
Dr Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang,
Mass General, US
Evaluating the Role of Surgery in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Dr Chi-Fu Jeffrey Yang, Thoracic Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, presents Evaluating the Role of Surgery in Small Cell Lung Cancer.
23 October, 08:00 BST
No Meeting
ESMO Annual Meeting
30 October, 08:00 GMT
Dr Ajay Wagh,
University of Chicago, US
Advances in the Management of Recurrent Pleural Effusions
Dr Wagh, Interventional Pulmonologist at University of Chicago Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine at University of Chicago, presents Advances in the Management of Recurrent Pleural Effusions.
06 November, 08:00 GMT
Mr Marius Berman,
Royal Papworth Hospital, UK
Lung Transplantation in 2025: Evolving Techniques and Outcomes
Mr Edwards, Consultant Cardiothoracic and Transplant Surgeon at Royal Papworth Hospital, where he is Surgical Lead for transplantation and mechanical circulatory support, presents Lung Transplantation in 2025: Evolving Techniques and Outcomes.
13 November, 08:00 GMT
Mr John Edwards,
Northern General Hospital, UK
Update on the Management of Blunt Chest Wall Injury
Mr Edwards, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Northern General Hospital, presents Update on the Management of Blunt Chest Wall Injury.
20 November, 08:00 GMT
TBD
Xenotransplantation in Lung Disease: Promise and Challenges
27 November, 08:00 GMT
Dr Stephanie Chang,
NYU Langone, US
The Role of Robotics in Lung Transplantation
Dr Chang, Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Surgical Director of Lung Transplant at NYU Langone Health, presents The Role of Robotics in Lung Transplantation.
04 December, 08:00 BST
Dr Jonathan Spicer,
McGill University, CA
The New Era of Fast-Track Thoracic Surgery
Dr Spicer, Assistant Professor and Program Director of the Advanced Thoracic and Upper GI Surgical Oncology Fellowship at McGill University, presents The New Era of Fast-Track Thoracic Surgery
11 December, 08:00 BST
Professor Eric Lim,
Royal Brompton Hospital, UK
Surgery Without the Stay: Redefining What’s Possible
Professor Lim, Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Imperial College London and Consultant Thoracic Surgeon at Royal Brompton Hospital, presents Surgery Without the Stay: Redefining What’s Possible.