Welcome words!

Dr.Oscar Guevara MD FACS Presidente Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía
Oscar Guevara MD., FACS
President Colombian Surgical Association
Dear attendees!

Receive the warmest welcome from the Colombian Association of Surgery, as the host country of the 19th WCES, 25th FELAC and 49th National Surgical Week, which will take place from October 31 to November 3, 2023 .

Cartagena de Indias is a historic city, on the Colombian Atlantic Ocean. It has preserved its walls and fortresses that served to defend the city from attacks from the sea, 4 centuries ago. Attendees will be able to discover the hidden mysteries of the city, its gastronomic wealth and it is a perfect escape on the Caribbean Sea in the middle of hectic work days. Visitors will discover the ingenious designs of the walls that allowed from within the city to observe the movement on the ocean without being seen from the outside… something that would possibly be the ancestors of endoscopic vision!

This Congress will allow updating knowledge on different topics and especially in the rapidly changing world of endoscopic surgery, also integrating our Latin American countries with all their advances. Everyone is welcome and enjoy an unforgettable Congress!

Oscar Guevara
ACC President
Fir_Guevara
Eduardo Targarona MD., FACS
Eduardo Targarona MD., FACS
President International Federation of Societies of Endoscopic Surgery
Dear friend, dear colleague.

Is a big honor and pleasure, as current IFSES president, to address to you and to invite to the next 19th IFSES World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, to be held next month of October, in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia). This meeting will be held concurrently with the 49th Congress of the Colombian Society of Surgery as well with the 25th FELAC meeting. The simultaneity of the 3 meetings assure a large audience, and is a wonderful seed for a World Congress. IFSES cordially invites to all the associated societies of others continents to help in the effort to convert this 19th IFSES Congress in a really World Congress. In fact, it will be the 1st World Congress after the pandemic, without mask and absolutely freedom to travel. Barcelona (2021) and Busan (2022) suffered the limitations of the pandemic, but in Cartagena we will freely enjoy again of a high level science meeting, knowledge interchange and friendship between world surgeons, under the warm hospitality of the Colombian colleagues.

On behalf of IFSES, let me cordially invite you and your colleagues to meet next oct 31st, Nov 1-2-3 in Cartagena, and also to help IFSES to increase the knowledge and dissemination of Minimally Invasive Surgery around the world.

Eduardo Targarona
IFSES President
firm_Targarona
Heladio Feitosa MD., FACS Presidente de la Federación Latinoamericana de Cirugía
Heladio Feitosa MD., FACS
President Latin American Federation of Surgery
Dear surgeon friends from all over the world, especially those from Latin America, it will be a great pleasure to meet you all in Cartagena de Indias next November for the 25th Felac Congress in partnership with IFSES and ACC.

Don't miss this great opportunity to renew knowledge, share experiences and strengthen friendships ¡Hope to see you all there!

¡Greetings!

Heladio Feitosa
FELAC President
fir_Feitosa
Natan Zundel MD., FACS -Presidente del Congreso Mundial IFSES 2023
Natan Zundel MD., FACS
President World Congress 2023 IFSES
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the 19th World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery (IFSES 2023) that will be held together with the 49th National Congress of Surgery of the Colombian Association of Surgery and the 25th Latin American Congress of the Latin American Federation of Surgery FELAC.

It is a pleasure for me to be able to bring together these three entities that are nationally and internationally recognized and that have contributed significantly to the advancement of surgical techniques. We want to have an impeccable academic program and that we manage to bring together not only surgeons, but everyone who has an interest in the field of surgery. We hope to have your kind attendance and to be part of the event that will have an attendance of more than 3500 people from all over the world.

¡Cartagena waits for us!
Natan Zundel
CEO FELAC
firma_ Natan Zundel MD.
cabezotecongreso_webp

Organizing Committee

Eduardo Targarona
MD., FACS - España
Heladio Feitosa
MD., FACS - Brasil
Natan Zundel
MD., FACS - USA
Óscar Guevara
MD., FACS - Colombia
Juan David Hernández
MD., FACS - Colombia
William Sánchez
MD., FACS (Main coordinator) - Colombia

Cartagena Colombia 2023

Scientific program

¿Why Do you need to be here?

We expect more than 3,500 attendees to join us in Cartagena this November

Pre-congress

Courses

Convention Center of Cartagena de Indias

It has more than 20,000 m2 (65,616 ft2) of versatile spaces for events with the highest international quality standards. Its versatility allows it to attend events from 12 to more than 2,000 delegates simultaneously. Whatever the need of your event, the CCCI and its team of professionals are able to advise you and provide innovative solutions for the success of your event.

Affiliated Scientific Associations

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

Canadian Association of General Surgeons

Canadian Association of General Surgeons

Latin American Association of Endoscopic Surgeons

Latin American Association of Endoscopic Surgeons

Latin American Federation of Surgery

Latin American Federation of Surgery

Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia

Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia

Japan Society of Endoscopic Surgeons

Japan Society of Endoscopic Surgeons

Chinese Society of Laparo-Endoscopic Surgery

Chinese Society of Laparo-Endoscopic Surgery

European Association of Endoscopic Surgery

European Association of Endoscopic Surgery

Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons

Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons

Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgery

Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgery

Other participant’s partners

American College of Surgeons
The Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Cancer Expert Now
International Society for Surgical Infections SISLA
Society of Surgical Oncology
Pan American Trauma Society
American Surgical Association (ASA)
European Society of Surgical Oncology
Asian Association of Surgery
Asociación Colombiana de Coloproctología
Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía Vascular
Asociación Colombiana de Trasplante
Asociación Colombiana de Cirugía de Cabeza y Cuello
Head and Neck Surgery Cirugía HepatoPacreatoBiliar
Asociación Colombiana de Endoscopia Digestiva
Asociación Colombiana de Nutrición Clínica
Asociación Colombiana de Enfermería e Instrumentación Quirúrgica