ISVCA Congress 2025 Helsinki

In Service of Our Patients

Friday June 27th - The Chauvet Meeting

7:30

8:00

Registration & Coffee

8:00

8:10

Welcome & Introduction

Sheila Jowsey-Gregoire, Palmina Petruzzo, Martin Kumnig, Patrik Lassus, Hatem Amer

8:10

9:00

Session 1

Moderators: David Fipps, Martin Kumnig

Research Review and Update

Guest Speaker To Be Confirmed

Psychosocial Research Presentations

Representatives from Mayo Clinic, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Temple University, University of Delaware, Northwestern University

9:00

9:20

Session 2

Moderator: Maggie Bellew

Ethics of Laryngeal Transplantation

Richard Sharp, David Lott, Girish Mour

9:20

10:00

Session 3

Moderator: David Leonard, Benita Antas

9:20

9:40

Psychosocial Aspects of VCA in Helsinki

Benita Antas

9:40

10:00

About Face: What Have We Learned?

Fay Bound Alberti

10:00

10:15

Coffee break

10:15

10:45

Session 4

Moderator: Rachel Mandela

Developing Promis: Upper Extremity Outcome Measures Research

David Tulsky

10:45

12:00

Session 5

Moderators: Sheila Jowsey-Gregoire, Martin Iglesias

10:45

11:00

Team decision making

Group discussion led by Dr. Hatem Amer

11:00

12:00

Current State and Opportunities for future VCA psychosocial research

Face/Upper extremity/Uterus/larynx-trachea/Abominal Wall/Urogenital – round table discussions

12:00

13:00

Lunch break

Lunch break presentation:  “The Voice of Patients” Vasyly Rohovyy

13:00

13:30

Session 6

Moderator: Simon Talbot

VCA and Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder – Assessment and Management

Terry Schneekloth

13:30

14:00

Session 7

Moderator: Patrik Lassus

Outcome in Face Transplantation : Lessons learned from the Amiens-Lyon Experience?

Sylvia Testelin, Emmanuel Morelon

14:00

14:15

Coffee break

14:15

14:45

Session 8

Moderator: Emmanuel Morelon

Assessing Factors Important in Developing an Interdisciplinary VCA program

Martin Kumnig

14:45

16:00

Session 9

Moderators: Hatem Amer, Martin Kumnig

14:45

15:00

Paper Session: The Experience of Receiving a Hand Transplant in the UK: A Thematic Analysis 

Brogan Kerr

15:00

16:00

Are we ready for consensus on outcomes?

Round table discussions, Round table reports

16:00

16:30

Meeting Summary and Conclusion

Sheila Jowsey-Gregoire, Martin Kumnig, Palmina Petruzzo

16:30

17:30

Registry Discussions

16:30

16:45

Role of IRHCTT in 2025

PalminaPetruzzo

16:45

17:30

Discussion

19:00

20:00

ISVCA Welcome Event / Cocktail Reception - Helsinki City Hall

Participants need to register separately by June 18th (www.lyyti.in/ISVCA)

Saturday June 28th - ISVCA Day 1

7:30

8:00

Registration & Coffee

8:00

8:15

Welcome & Congress Opening Ceremony

Patrik Lassus - Congress Chair, Welcome to Helsinki

Hatem Amer - ISVCA President, Opening Remarks

8:15

8:30

Opening Keynote

Anders Adlercreutz, Minister of Education and Culture

8:30

9:30

Session 1. Immunology, Histopathology & Translational Research

Moderators Dr. Josef Kurtz, Dr. Timucin Taner

8:30

8:42

The Updated Banff Scoring System for VCA Rejection

Dr. Jean Kanitakis

8:42

8:54

HLA diagnostics & typing

Dr. Jouni Lauronen

8:54

9:06

Multi-omics & Spatial Analysis in VCA

Dr. Helen Stark

9:06

9:18

Translation research in VCA - ensuring validity in inter-species research

Dr. Josef Kurtz

9:18

9:25

Discussion

All Panelists

9:25

9:30

Transfer to FESSH Venue

9:30

10:30

Session 2. ISVCA - FESSH Joint Session - Surgical Focus

Moderators. Dr. Jorma Ryhänen, Dr. David Leonard

9:30

9:42

World Experience in Upper Limb Transplantation

Dr. Mohit Sharma

9:42

9:54

Immunology, Rejection and Research Highlights

Dr. David Leonard

9:54

10:06

Building the Finnish Hand Transplant Program

Dr. Jorma Ryhänen

10:06

10:18

Regulation, Ethics and the Future of Hand Transplantation

Dr. Simon Kay

10:18

10:30

Discussion

All Panelists

10:30

11:30

Session 3. ISVCA - FESSH Joint Session - Therapy Focus

Moderators. Dr. Sarah Taplin,  Dr. Stevan Hovius

10:30

10:42

UK Hand Transplant Programme: Functional outcomes

Dr. Joanna Burdon

10:42

10:54

Proximal versus distal hand transplants - challenges for rehabilitation

Dr. Sarah Taplin

10:54

11:06

Hand therapy considerations in establishing the Finnish hand & upper limb transplant service

Dr. Pia Nahi

11:06

11:18

Upper limb prosthetic replacement: Innovations and limitations (Pre-recorded)

Dr. Jim Ashworth-Beaumont

11:18

11:30

Discussion

All Panelists

11:30

12:30

Lunch - Introducing the ISVCA Specialism Chapters

12:30

14:00

Session 4. World Updates: Hand & Upper Extremity

Moderator. Dr. Steven Moran, Dr.Simon Talbot

12:30

12:40

Update from India

Dr. Mohit Sharma

12:40

12:50

Update from USA - Recent Activity

Dr. L Scott Levin

12:50

13:00

Update from USA - Longterm Results

Dr. Christina Kaufman

13:00

13:10

Update from France

Dr. Aram Gazarian

13:10

13:20

Update from United Kingdom

Dr. David Leonard

13:20

13:30

Update from Poland

Dr. Ahmed Elsaftawy

13:30

13:40

Update from Turkey

Dr. Ömer/Özlenen Özkan

13:40

13:50

Update from Taiwan

Dr. Yur-ren Kuo

13:50

14:00

Discussion

All Panelists

14:00

15:30

Session 5. Hot Topics in Medical Management of VCA Patients

Moderators. Dr. Hatem Amer, Dr. Raymond Razonable

14:00

14:15

Preservation of renal function

Dr. Emmanuel  Morelon

14:15

14:30

What is new in transplant infectious disease?

Dr. Ilkka Helantera

14:30

14:45

Post transplant diabetes and obesity

Dr. Harini Chakkera

14:45

15:00

Fertility and pregnancy following transplantation

Dr. Andrea Kattah

15:00

15:15

Discussion

All Panelists

15:15

15:23

Human chimeric cell therapy for muscle regeneration and Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Maria Siemionow

15:23

15:35

Transplantation Direct & ISVCA

Dr. Jerome Duisit

15:35

16:00

Coffee break

16:00

17:00

Session 6. Warren C. Breidenbach III - In Memoriam

Moderators. Dr. Vijay Gorantla, Dr. Scott Levin, Dr. Hatem Amer

17:00

17:45

Session 7. The Nakos Keynote Lecture

Moderators. Dr. Hatem Amer and Dr. Patrik Lassus

Dr. Nady Hakim

17:45

19:00

Poster Viewing & Cocktail Hour

20:00

Congress Dinner - Restaurant Fat Lizard

June 29th Sunday - ISVCA Day 2

6:30

7:30

Helsinki Harbourside Walk or Run (Optional!)

7:30

8:30

Registration & Coffee

8:00

8:30

ISVCA Council Meeting (Council members only)

8:30

9:00

ISVCA Business Meeting (ISVCA members only)

9:00

10:30

Session 8. World Updates: Face Transplantation

Moderators. Dr. Samir Mardini, Dr. Ömer/Özlenen Özkan

9:00

9:12

Face Transplantation - Update from USA & Canada

Dr. Bohdan Pomahac

9:12

9:24

Face Transplantation - Update from Europe

Dr. Juan Barret

9:24

9:32

Introduction of New Face Transplant Unit in Spain

Dr. Bermejo Segu

9:32

9:40

Virtual surgical planning in face transplantation

Dr. Samir Mardini

9:40

9:48

Heart beating vs. asystole (Maastricht III) face retrieval

Dr. Juan Barret

9:48

9:56

Dental challenges in face transplantation

Dr. Jari Mauno

9:56

10:04

Update on Face & Whole Eye Transplantation

Dr. Bruce Gelb

10:04

10:14

Lyon insights on laryngeal transplantation

Dr. Bertrand Baujat

10:14

10:30

Discussion

All Panelists

10:30

10:45

Coffee break

10:45

12:00

Session 9. Emerging Technologies  & Novel Applications in VCA

Moderators. Dr. Vijay Gorantla, Dr. Siba Haykal

10:45

11:00

Overview of Technology Funding Opporunities in VCA

Dr. Vijay Gorantla

11:00

11:15

Metabolic control and mitochondria targeted agents in ischemia and reperfusion injury - applications in VCA

Dr. Peter W. Wipf

11:15

11:30

Endothelial stabilization and immunological modulation in VCA

Dr. Juho Jalkanen

11:30

11:45

Theranostics in VCA? The need for multifunctional nano and biomaterials  for true treatment personalization

Dr. Jelena Janjic

11:45

12:00

Discussion

All Panelists

12:00

12:30

Lunch (grab and go)

12:30

14:00

Session 10. Best Scientific Abstracts

Moderators. Dr. Jelena Janjic, Dr. Patrik Lassus

12:30

12:38

Transcriptomic Insights into Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Therapy: Modulating B Cell Immune Tolerance in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation

Dr. Chia-Chun Lee

12:38

12:46

The Potential Role of Eplet Matching in Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation

Dr. Viola A. Stögner

12:46

12:54

Chronic kidney disease after vascularized composite allotransplantation

Dr. Palmina Petruzzo

12:54

13:02

Understanding the immune response in VCA under local immunosuppression: Implications for graft survival and therapeutic development

Dr. Isabel Arenas Hoyos

13:02

13:10

24-Hour Ex-Vivo Perfusion in the Swine Total Hindlimb Model

Dr. Çağdaş Duru

13:10

13:18

Antibody-Mediated Rejection in Hand Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review

Dr. Vinay Itte

13:18

13:26

Upper Limb Transplantation at Proximal Forearm Level: The Donor Muscle Sleeve Technique

Dr. Suzanne Thomson

13:26

13:34

Immunohistological study at 24 years of the skin of the first bilateral human hand allograft

Dr. Jean Kanitakis

13:34

13:42

A Comparative Study of Bilateral Proximal Forearm vs. Bilateral Supracondylar Hand Transplantation: Insights from the Indian Experience.

Dr. Mohit Sharma

13:42

13:50

Immunosuppression-Related Complications in Hand Transplantation: A Decade of Experience.

Dr. Subu Iiyer

13:50

13:58

Early Reporting of Transplant Rejection: Genetically Engineered ‘Smart-Organs’ Featuring Diagnostic Capabilities

Dr. Irina Filz VonReiterdank

14:00

15:30

Session 11. Global Administrative Aspects in VCA

Moderators. Dr. Hatem Amer, Dr. L Scott Levin

14:00

14:12

Framework of VCA within the Scope of the NASEM reports on Organ Transplantation (pre-recorded)

Dr. Kenneth Kizer

14:12

14:24

Report from NASEM (pre-recorded)

Dr. Linda Cendales

14:24

14:36

CONSORT Trial

Dr. Vijay Gorantla

14:36

14:43

Hand Transplant UK - Funding & Guiding Principles

Dr. Simon Kay

14:43

14:50

Helsinki VCA Center - The Finnish Model

Dr. Patrik Lassus

14:50

14:57

The Indian Model

Dr. Subu Iyer

14:57

15:04

The Mexican Model

Dr. Martin Iglesias

15:04

15:11

The Turkish Model

Drs. Ömer & Özlenen Özkan

15:11

15:18

The Taiwanese Model

Dr. Yur-ren Kuo

15:18

15:30

Discussion

All Panelists

15:30

16:00

Coffee break

16:00

16:45

Session 12. Laryngeal Transplantation

Moderators. Dr. Siba Haykal, Viola Stögner

16:00

16:12

Building a Laryngeal transplantation program in Helsinki

Dr. Antti Mäkitie

16:12

16:24

Medical aspects on laryngeal transplantation

Dr. Girish Mour

16:24

16:32

Surgical aspects on laryngeal transplantation

Dr. David Lott

16:32

16:45

Discussion

All Panelists

16:45

18:00

Session 13. World Updates: Abdominal Wall, Genital & Sentinel Flap Transplantation

Moderators. Dr. David Leonard, Dr. Jun Araki

16:45

16:55

Abdominal Wall - Oxford & World Update

Dr Henk Giele

16:55

17:05

World update on genital transplant

Dr Curt Cetrulo

17:05

17:13

Sentinel flaps for solid organ transplant monitoring

Dr Henk Giele

17:13

17:21

Sentinel flaps in VCA

Dr Siba Haykal

17:21

17:29

Technical and regulatory aspects of bladder transplant

Dr Julie Heimbach

17:29

17:37

Why a bladder transplant?

Dr Carl Cramer

17:37

17:44

Introducing Anorectal Transplantation

Dr Jun Araki

17:44

18:00

Discussion

All Panelists

Congress Closing Remarks