Kushal Mital India

Dr Kushal Mital is the President of Association of Colon and Rectal Surgeons of India 2025-2027. Director of Minimally Invasive Proctology at IMMAST, Mumbai. Author and editor of 5 books in Proctology. Numerous Nation and International publications.

23 July 2026 - Thursday

Time	Session

14:00 15:30	Symposium 1B: Proctology in Practice: Innovation, Evidence, and Experience Samuel Tay Kwan Sinn Chairperson Malaysia SOON SUP CHUNG Chairperson South Korea Anal Fissures: Beyond Botox Julio Del Castillo Speaker Spain Pilonidal Disease: Simple Fixes to Complex Challenges Kushal Mital Speaker India Pruritus Ani: Tackling the Relentless Itch Zaidi Zakaria Speaker Malaysia Chronic Proctalgia & Pelvic Pain: New Insights, New Options Gopinathan Raju Speaker Malaysia Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Shifting Medical & Surgical Frontiers Emre Balik Speaker Turkey Q&A Banquet Hall

Time

Session

14:00

15:30

Symposium 1B: Proctology in Practice: Innovation, Evidence, and Experience

Samuel Tay Kwan Sinn Chairperson Malaysia

SOON SUP CHUNG Chairperson South Korea

Anal Fissures: Beyond Botox

Julio Del Castillo Speaker Spain
Pilonidal Disease: Simple Fixes to Complex Challenges

Kushal Mital Speaker India
Pruritus Ani: Tackling the Relentless Itch

Zaidi Zakaria Speaker Malaysia
Chronic Proctalgia & Pelvic Pain: New Insights, New Options

Gopinathan Raju Speaker Malaysia
Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Shifting Medical & Surgical Frontiers

Emre Balik Speaker Turkey
Q&A

Banquet Hall

23 July 2026 - Thursday (Pre-Congress Workshop)

Time	Session

08:00 12:00	Laser Proctology Workshop Kushal Mital Speaker India Prince Court Medical Centre

24 July 2026 - Friday

Time	Session

07:00 07:50	Meet The Experts Proctology (Fistula) Samrat Jankar Panellist India Arun Rojanasakul Panellist Thailand Kushal Mital Panellist India Narimantas Evaldas Samalavicius Panellist Lithuania MR 305
09:30 11:15	Symposium 5A: Fistula in Ano Joint Session - ACRSI Kushal Mital Chairperson India SENTHIL VASAN A/L KANTHASAMY Chairperson How Imaging Should Guide Fistula Surgery Samrat Jankar Speaker India LIFT vs Advancement Flap: Which Is Truly Superior in 2026? Pradeep Sharma Speaker India VAAFT, FiLAC, Fixcision: Evidence-Based or Just Hype? Kamal Gupta Speaker India When to Abandon Sphincter Preservation and Proceed to More Radical Options Arshad Ahmad Speaker India Redo Surgery for Complex and Recurrent Fistula: Practical Strategies Parvez Sheikh Speaker India Why Does Fistula Surgery Fail? Lessons from Recurrence and Non-Healing Niranjan Agarwal Speaker India Q&A Session Ballroom 2
11:30 13:00	Symposium 6A: Proctology Video Tips & Tricks Fidel Touma Chairperson Australia Ho Kyung Chun Chairperson Paul Selvindoss Chairperson Malaysia LIFT Procedure and Its Modifications: How to Maximise Success Samrat Jankar Speaker India EPSiT (Endoscopic Pilonidal Sinus Treatment) + LASER Kushal Mital Speaker India Anal Strictures - Solutions with Local Flaps (V-Y, House, Lotus) Julio Del Castillo Speaker Spain Transvaginal Repair with Martius Flap of RVF Francis Seow-Choen Speaker Singapore Sphincteroplasty Charles Tsang Speaker Singapore Modified Hanley Procedure Andreas Kaiser Speaker United States Ballroom 2