The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery - Events

The Annual Scientific Meeting

The 79th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery
Congress Theme	Over the Horizon
Date	October 20 (Tue) – October 22 (Thu), 2026
Conference Venue	Kyoto International Conference Center
President of the Cardiovascular Surgery Section	Minoru Ono, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Tokyo
President of the Thoracic Surgery Section	Masayoshi Inoue, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
President of the Esophageal Surgery Section	Hiroya Takeuchi, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Department of Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine
Abstract Submission	February 17 (Tue) – April 23 (Thu), 2026 (JST/UTC+9) *Details will be announced on the website.
Annual Meeting Secretariat	Japan Convention Services, Inc. 14F Daido Seimei Kasumigaseki Building, 1-4-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0013, Japan E-mail: jats2026@convention.co.jp
Website	https://site2.convention.co.jp/jats2026/en/