9th AMRITA HEART CONCLAVE 2026
A holographic heart model projected above a 3D cardiac visualisation console in a hospital lab.
Amrita Hospital, Kochi

9th AMRITA HEART CONCLAVE 2026

Heart
in 3D

Immersive technologies in cardiac surgery

“Seeing to believe, touching to master, collaborating to innovate”

Dates
12 – 13 December 2026
Venue
Amriteshwari Hall
Amrita Hospital, Kochi
Early bird
INR 4,000
till 15 Nov 2026
Hands-on seats
25 only
first come, first served
Register now See the programme

CME credit points applied for.

About the conclave

Plan the case before you scrub in.

Two interactive days on immersive 3D visualisation in complex cardiac surgery: 3D printing, virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality, applied to cases you actually face.

CHD surgery from neonates to adults, difficult aortopathies, hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy, re-do operations, and novel transcatheter and minimally invasive techniques. Every session is built on real case demonstrations, not theory.

Hands-on workshops with virtual and 3D-printed cardiac models sit alongside panel discussions, didactic lectures and multiplayer VR sessions. You leave with a practical route to setting this up in your own centre.

A clinician in a white coat wearing a VR headset and holding two motion controllers under operating theatre lights.
Cardiac anatomy, examined in virtual reality before the first incision.

Who it is for

Built for the whole cardiac team.

Who should attend

  • Practising cardiac surgeons and pediatric cardiologists
  • Trainees and fellows in cardiac surgery and cardiology
  • Cardiac catheterisation lab teams
  • 3D engineers and biomedical engineers
  • Medical educators and simulation centre professionals

Faculty

  • International leaders in cardiovascular 3D printing, VR and AR
  • Senior cardiac surgeons from India and overseas
  • Pioneers in medical extended reality and surgical simulation

What you take away

Experience
Live VR and 3D model hands-on
Learn
From global leaders in the field
Connect
Network across cardiac surgery teams
Implement
Set up your own 3D lab

Registration

Book your seat

Early bird rates close on 15 November 2026. CME credit points have been applied for.

25 seats only for the Day 2 hands-on workshop with 3D printing and XR, allotted first come, first served on registration.
Early bird · till 15 Nov
₹4,000
Faculty
₹6,000 after 15 Nov
Register now →
Post-graduates
₹1,000
PG delegates
Same rate throughout
Register now →
Regular
₹6,000
Faculty, after 15 Nov
 
Register now →

For registration, abstract submission and enquiries, write to heartconclave@aims.amrita.edu.

Scientific sessions

The programme

Day 1

Saturday, 12 December 2026

8.30 – 9.00 AM

Setting the stage: introduction to immersive 3D visualizations and their role in cardiac surgery. What, why, how?

Dr Mahesh Kappanayil, Professor, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Head of Cardiac Engineering, 3D-Printing & Extended Reality Laboratory.

9.00 – 9.10 AM

Lamp lighting

9.10 – 9.25 AM

Marching through double outlet ventricles: left, right, both!

Cognitive and technical challenges. The surgeon’s perspective, 10 minutes.

9.25 – 10.30 AM
Case demonstration

Case demonstration and discussion

  • Case I DORV
  • Case II DORV
  • Case III DOBV
10.30 – 11.00 AM
Case demonstration

Simplifying complex VSDs

  • Case 1
11.00 – 12.00 PM
Case demonstration

Correcting the corrected TGAs

Cognitive and technical challenges. The surgeon’s perspective.

  • Case 1
  • Case 2
12.00 – 12.30 PM
Case demonstration

Demystifying rare defects: eyes do not see what the mind doesn’t know

  • 1. AV concordant criss-cross heart
  • 2. AV discordant criss-cross heart
  • 3. Anatomically corrected malposition of great arteries
  • 4. Topsy-turvy heart
12.30 – 1.15 PM
Panel discussion

Global perspectives: opportunities, challenges and use cases

International experts share their perspectives and experience in using immersive technology in cardiac surgery.

1.15 – 2.00 PM

Lunch break

2.00 – 2.30 PM
Case demonstration

LVOTO and hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: surgical planning simplified

  • Case 1
  • Case 2
2.30 – 3.15 PM

Surgical planning for aortic aneurysms, vasculopathies

Discussion.

3.15 – 4.00 PM
Case demonstration

Distinct challenges in diverse contexts

  • 1. Congenital sternal absence
  • 2. A challenging cardiac defect
  • 3. Redo surgeries simplified
4.00 – 4.30 PM

3D for cathlab complexities: TAVR, TPVR, stentings, devices

  • Case 1
  • Case 2
4.30 – 5.00 PM

Building a 3D lab and innovating to share knowledge and collaborate: can I do it at my center?

7.30 PM

Dinner symposium at Hotel Holiday Inn, Kochi

Full details after Day 2.

Day 2

Sunday, 13 December 2026

9.00 – 9.45 AM
Case demonstration

Spatial and precision planning of airway surgery

Cognitive and technical challenges. The surgeon’s perspective.

  • Case 1
  • Case 2
9.45 – 10.45 AM
Case demonstration

Focusing on unifocalization

Cognitive and technical challenges. The surgeon’s perspective.

  • Case XI
  • Case XII
10.45 – 11.45 AM
Case demonstration

Biventricular repair in complex heterotaxy

Cognitive and technical challenges. The surgeon’s perspective.

  • Case 1
  • Case 2
11.45 – 12.15 PM

Translating impact through morphology libraries, surgical teaching, simulations, custom assist-devices

12.15 – 1.00 PM
Panel discussion

Future outlook and the way forward

Impact of new technology in the treatment of cardiac defects.

1.00 – 2.00 PM

Lunch break

2.00 – 4.00 PM
Hands-on workshop

Experiential hands-on workshop: experience 3DVR and 3D-printing with experts

  • Hands-on 3D printing
  • Hands-on with XR (VR / AR / MR)

Limited to 25 participants, first come first served.

Dinner symposium

Holiday Inn Kochi lit up at dusk.

Hotel Holiday Inn, Kochi · Saturday, 12 December · Two keynotes

7.30 – 7.45 PM
Felicitations
7.45 – 8.05 PM
Keynote 1Bridging global innovation with local practise: past, present and future
Dr Suresh G Rao, Director, Children’s Heart Centre and Consultant, Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgeon, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
8.05 – 8.25 PM
Keynote 2How reproducible is the integrated pediatric cardiac care model
Dr Shivaprakash Krishnanaik, Director, Department of Pediatric Cardiac Sciences, Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgeon, Sir H.N Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai
8.30 PM
Dinner

Organizing committee

Who is behind it

Organizing Chairman Dr Praveen Varma P.K
Professor and Head, Department of CVTS
Organizing Secretary Dr Brijesh P.K
Professor, Department of CVTS
Organizing Secretary Dr Mahesh Kappanayil
Professor, Department of Pediatric Cardiology and Head of Cardiac Engineering, 3DP & XR Labs, Amrita Hospital, Kochi

Two days that change how you plan a case.

12 and 13 December 2026, Amriteshwari Hall, Amrita Hospital, Kochi.

Register now