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iSMIT
International Society for Medical Innovation and Technology

We are an international society, formed in 1989 under the name “Society for Minimally Invasive Therapy” (SMIT) by an innovative group of medical practitioners led by John Wickham. We were dedicated to the multidisciplinary advancement of minimally invasive therapy, which is intended to reduce the patient trauma after traditional surgical or radiological interventions.

Upcoming SMIT conferences

Minimally Invasive Surgery Week 2026
December 2-5, 2026

Where Laparoscopy & Robotics Meet

Doubletree Hilton at the Entrance to Universal Orlando
Orlando, Florida, USA

37th Annual iSMIT Conference
December 11-12, 2026 in Nürnberg, Germany

iSMIT President 2026:
Prof. Dr. Konrad Karcz

Conference President:
Prof. Dr. med. Denis Ehrl

Co Presidents:
Prof. Dr. med. Dirk Wilhelm

Prof. Dr. med. Andrew Gumbs

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Zbigniew Nawrat

38th Annual SMIT Conference
October 14-16, 2027 in Osaka, Japan

Conference President:
Kiyokazu Nakajima, MD, PhD, FACS

39th Annual SMIT Conference,
2028 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Conference President:
John J. van den Dobbelsteen, Prof. Dr.

40th Annual SMIT Conference,
2029 in Leeds, UK

Conference President:
Pietro Valdastri, PhD