10th

Online Live
Endoscopy Course

+ 1st Digestive
Robotics Symposium

August 28–30, 2026

Join global leaders in gastroenterology and robotic surgery for three days of live cases, cutting-edge science, and innovation shaping the future of digestive care.

26International
Faculty
8National
Faculty
Live Endoscopic
Cases
20+High-Level
Lectures
About the course

Advancing Digestive Care Through Innovation

A three-day immersive experience combining live endoscopic cases, cutting-edge robotics demonstrations, and expert-led discussions to advance skills and knowledge in gastroenterology.

Live Endoscopic Cases

Real-time cases from leading centers.

Robotics Demonstrations

Latest innovations in robotic-assisted endoscopy.

Exclusive Networking

Connect with global experts and peers.

Interactive Sessions

Engage in debates, Q&A and case discussions.

Course Directors & Faculty

Learn with leading specialists from Ecuador and abroad

Course Directors

Dr. Carlos Robles-Medranda

Dr. Carlos Robles-Medranda

Ecuador

Dr. Juan Manuel Alcívar

Dr. Juan Manuel Alcívar

Ecuador

National Faculty

Jonathan Jerez

Jonathan Jerez

Ecuador

Martín Coronel

Martín Coronel

Ecuador

Andrés Rodríguez Parra

Andrés Rodríguez Parra

Ecuador

José Bravo López

José Bravo López

Ecuador

David Bravo López

David Bravo López

Ecuador

Jorge Bravo López

Jorge Bravo López

Ecuador

Raquel Del Valle

Raquel Del Valle

Ecuador

Hannah Pitanga

Hannah Pitanga

Ecuador

International Faculty

26 International Faculty

High-level scientific faculty from around the world.

Amrita Sethi

Amrita Sethi

USA

Isaac Raijman

Isaac Raijman

USA

Uzma Siddiqui

Uzma Siddiqui

USA

Roberto Simons-Linares

Roberto Simons-Linares

USA

Edgar Castilla

Edgar Castilla

Spain

Julio Pereira-Lima

Julio Pereira-Lima

Brazil

Alexandre Moraes Bestetti

Alexandre Moraes Bestetti

Brazil

Jorge Assadour

Jorge Assadour

Uruguay

Daniela Tabacelia

Daniela Tabacelia

Romania

Rohit Agrawal

Rohit Agrawal

USA

Alberto Larghi

Alberto Larghi

Italy

Amol Bapaye

Amol Bapaye

India

Julio Iglesias-García

Julio Iglesias-García

Spain

Emmanuel Coronel

Emmanuel Coronel

USA

Eduardo Albeniz

Eduardo Albeniz

Spain

Michel Kahaleh

Michel Kahaleh

USA

Alberto Baptista

Alberto Baptista

Venezuela

Herbert Burgos

Herbert Burgos

Costa Rica

Giovanna Porfilio

Giovanna Porfilio

Argentina

Arecio Peñaloza

Arecio Peñaloza

Colombia

Vivek Kesar

Vivek Kesar

USA

Mihai Ciocirlan

Mihai Ciocirlan

Romania

Leonel Fernando Castellanos

Leonel Fernando Castellanos

Guatemala

Clifton Huang

Clifton Huang

USA

Miguel Ángel Herrera

Miguel Ángel Herrera

Mexico

Don-Wang Seo

Don-Wang Seo

South Korea

Program at a glance

Three days of live learning

Sponsor Lecture: Applicability of Robotic Surgery in Digestive Diseases

Speaker: To be confirmed

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TELESURGERY IN ECUADOR: REDEFINING THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL SURGERY

Speaker: Jorge Bravo López

Live Case 1: Revisional Surgery — From Bagua to Gastric Bypass

Moderators: Dr. Jesús Bravo López, Dr. Andrés Rodríguez Parra

Presenter: José Bravo López

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Usefulness of Robotic Surgery in Billio-pancreatic Diseases

Speaker: David Bravo López

Live Case 2: Robotic Surgery in Complex Hepaticthiasis

A Precise Alternative for Biliary Reconstruction
Moderators: Dr. Jesús Bravo López, Dr. Andrés Rodríguez Parra

Presenter: David Bravo López

Scientific Sponsor Lectures

ERCP: How to Deal with Big Stones? Is Balloon Dilation the Hard Way?

Speaker: Julio Pereira-Lima

LIVE CASES — Session 1

Break

The Evolving Role of Pancreatoscopy

Speaker: Isaac Raijman

LIVE CASES — Session 2

Break

Future of Third-Space Endoscopy:

Cell Tolerance: Advantages of Real-Time Evaluation of Intestinal Barrier

Speaker: Amol Bapaye; Clifton Huang

LIVE CASES — Session 3

Break

EUS-Guided Biliary Drainage: Step by Step

Overcoming the Obesity: How to Deal with it in the GLP-1 Era?

Speaker: Uzma Siddiqui; Roberto Simons-Linares

Break

CRC Screening: Global Vision of WEO

Placement EMT. Turning Complex Polyps into Curable Lesions
From Diagnosis to Follow-Up: The Role of EndoFlip® in Achalasia and POEM

Speaker: Jorge Assadour; Giovanna Porfilio

Pancreatic Lesions: When to Use FNA or FNB?

Speaker: Julio Iglesias-García

LIVE CASES — Session 1

Break

Breathe and Be Calm: How to Close GI Defects?

Usefulness of Advanced Endoscopic Imaging in Premalignant Gastric Lesions

Speaker: Alberto Baptista; Herbert Burgos

LIVE CASES — Session 2

Break

The Revolution of Bariatric Endoscopy: ESG, Hybrid Procedures — What's Next?

Endoscopic Management of Subepithelial Tumors: STER and FTR

Speaker: Andrés Rodríguez Parra; Eduardo Albeniz

LIVE CASES — Session 3

Break

State of the Art: Cholangioscopy for Biliary Strictures

Impact of AI in Upper GI Endoscopy

Speaker: Amrita Sethi; Miguel Ángel Herrera

Break

EUS-Guided Endotherapy: Redefining Liver Care

FTRD in Clinical Practice: Indications, Technique and Pitfalls

Speaker: Daniela Tabacelia; Leonel Fernando Castellanos
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