First international conference "Thoracic Surgery Days 2026" kicks off  in Yerevan 

ArmInfo.  The first international conference, "Thoracic Surgery Days 2026: Horizons of  Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology,"  started in Yerevan. The event is being held at Yerevan Medical  University, as reported by the university's press service.

According to the source, more than 40 leading specialists from  Armenia, Russia, China, Switzerland, Spain, Israel, Thailand, and  Malaysia, as well as over 100 delegates, are participating in the  event. The agenda of the conference includes discussions on  current  issues in minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery,  interventional pulmonology, as well as the use of the cutting edge  technologies and artificial intelligence.  Participants will be  awarded 15 theoretical credits from the State Medical University.

Opening remarks were delivered by the conference chairman, Professor  Shahen Danielyan, YSMU Rector Armen Muradyan, and President of the  Association of Thoracic Surgery, Hovhannes Sarkavagyan.

The conference was organized by the Ministry of Health of the  Republic of Armenia, Yerevan State Medical University, the National  Institute of Health of the Republic of Armenia, and the Armenian  Association of Thoracic Surgery, in partnership with several other  organizations.