Bannakij Lojanapiwat

Full Name : Bannakij Lojanapiwat Present Position : Professor of Urology, Chiang Mai University, Thailand Academic or Medical Associations Position: : Chairman :Scientific Committee of the Urological Association of Asia : Past President of Thai Urologic Association Educational background & professional experience 1988: Medicine from Chiang Mai University 1992: Fellowship in Organ transplantation , Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia , USA 2001: Fellowship in Endourology, University of Miami, USA Research Interests Prostate Cancer, Stone Disease, Endourology In addition to being widely published, Professor Lojanapiwat sits on many editorial boards, including the Prostate International, the International Journal of Urology, the Official Journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology, and the Journal of Medical Association of Thailand. He is also reviewer for J Urol, the Journal of Endourology, Urology, World J Urol, the International Journal of Urology, Singapore Medical Journal, Indian Journal of Urology, Urol Journal and other.

14th August 2025

Time Session
08:30
17:00
Asian Robotic Urology Society (ARUS)
  • Opening Remarks
    Jacob See-Tong PangTaiwan Speaker
    Tai-Lung ChaTaiwan Speaker
    Ponco BirowoIndonesia Speaker
    Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Speaker
    Mario Gyung-Tak SungKorea (Republic of) Speaker
    Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker
  • ARUS–PRUS Partnership Ceremony: A New Chapter in Asia Robotic Urology Collaboration
    Jason Lui LetranPhilippines Speaker
    Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker
  • Session 1: Advances in Robotic Surgery
    Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Moderator
    Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Moderator
    Chi-Fai NgHong Kong, China Moderator
  • Enhancing Robotic Surgery with AI and Imaging Navigation: Bridging Precision and Efficiency
    Gang ZhuChina Speaker
  • From Console to Cloud: The Evolution of Robotic Telesurgery in Urology – Innovations, Trials, and Ethical Frontiers
    Xu Zhang China Speaker
  • Open Surgery Training: Is It Necessary in the Era of Robotics?
    John DavisUnited States Speaker
  • Hinotori Robotic System in Urological Surgery: Clinical Applications and Future Potential
    Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Speaker
  • What's Next in Urologic Robotics in Asia: Future Perspectives
    Mario Gyung-Tak SungKorea (Republic of) Speaker
  • Panel Discussion
  • Coffee Break
  • Session 2: Robotic Prostate Surgery
    Bo DaiChina Moderator
    Edmund ChiongSingapore Moderator
    KoonHo RhaKorea (Republic of) Moderator
  • Lessons from 20,000 Robotic Prostatectomies: A Global Expert’s Perspective
    Vipul R. PatelUnited States Speaker
  • Aquablation Revolutionizing BPH Treatment: A New Era of Minimally Invasive Therapy-Tungs' Taichung Metroharbor Hospital Experience
    Yen-Chuan OuTaiwan Speaker
  • Debulking the Primary: Robotic Cytoreductive Radical Prostatectomy
    Isaac KimUnited States Speaker
  • Robotic Radical Prostatectomy: Trying to Fit the Right Surgery to the Right Patient
    Cheng-Kuang YangTaiwan Speaker
  • Single-Port vs. Multi-Port Robotic Prostatectomy: Balancing Innovation, Precision, and Outcomes
    Simone CrivellaroUnited States Speaker
  • Comparison of Hood technique vs Retzius sparing RARP: Beijing Hospital Experience.
    Ming LiuChina Speaker
  • Panel Discussion
  • Lunch Break
  • Session 3: Robotic Kidney and Vascular Surgery
    Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator
    Jeff S. ChuehTaiwan Moderator
    Shancheng RenChina Moderator
  • Expanding horizons: SP for complex RAPN
    Ketan BadaniUnited States Speaker
  • Partial Nephrectomy: Managing Complications and Challenging Cases
    Hsiao-Jen ChungTaiwan Speaker
  • Robotic IVC Thrombectomy: Expanding the Role of Robotics in Vascular Involvement
    Xuepei ZhangChina Speaker
  • Panel Discussion
  • Session 4: Robotic Reconstructive Surgery
    Jason Lui LetranPhilippines Moderator
    Jianming GuoChina Moderator
    Pai-Fu WangTaiwan Moderator
  • Robotic Sacrocolpopexy: Techniques, Challenges, and Long-Term Outcomes
    Shingo MoriyamaJapan Speaker
  • Robotic Vesico-Rectal and Vesico-Vaginal Repair: Innovations in Complex Fistula Management
    Narasimhan RagavanIndia Speaker
  • Robotic Ureteral Reconstruction: Managing Strictures and Injuries
    Xuesong LiChina Speaker
  • Panel Discussion
  • Coffee Break
  • Session 5: Robotic Bladder Surgery
    Jeremy TeohHong Kong, China Moderator
    Rajeev KumarIndia Moderator
    Zhuo-Wei LiuChina Moderator
  • TBC
  • Step-by-Step: Intra-Corporeal Orthotopic Bladder Creation
    Wei-Yu LinTaiwan Speaker
  • TBC
  • TBC
  • TBC
  • Panel Discussion
  • Closing Remarks
    Gang ZhuChina Speaker
    Ryoichi Shiroki Japan Speaker
TICC - 1F 101D
Asian Urological Surgery Training & Education Group (AUSTEG)
  • Management of UTUC
    Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator
    Chen-Hsun HoTaiwan Moderator
  • Overview of UTUC: from Diagnosis to Treatment to Surveillance
    Kay Seong NgooMalaysia Speaker
  • Renal Preservation in UTUC
    Srinath K. ChandrasekeraSri Lanka Speaker
  • Current Evidence Supporting Adjuvant and Neo-Adjuvant Treatment
    Hammad Ather Pakistan Speaker
  • Multidisciplinary: Metastatic Disease
    Lukman HakimIndonesia Speaker
  • Case-Based Discussion
    Hammad Ather Pakistan Speaker
  • Coffee Break
  • RIRS Updates
    Michael WongSingapore Moderator
    Takaaki InoueJapan Moderator
  • Laser Lithotripsy in RIRS: Choosing the Right Settings for Better Outcomes
    Chen-Hsun HoTaiwan Speaker
  • ECIRS in Daily Practice: How to Achieve Better Stone-Free Rates with Fewer Complications
    Shuji IsotaniJapan Speaker
  • Troubleshooting in Endoscopic Stone Surgery: How to Handle Unexpected Challenges in RIRS and ECIRS
    Rajeev KumarIndia Speaker
  • FANs in Endourology: Finding the Best Combination with Lasers and Scopes for Optimal Outcomes
    Joseph LiHong Kong, China Speaker
  • Robotic URS: Can It Really Improve Precision and Reduce Surgeon Fatigue?
    Sung Yong Cho Korea (Republic of) Speaker
TICC - 1F 102
11:00
12:30
Bladder Cancer Track
Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator
Teng-Aik OngMalaysia Moderator

15th August 2025

Time Session
08:30
10:00
Plenary Session 1-1
  • UAA Lecture: Kidney Stones; It's Not All about Surgery
    Man-Kay LiSingapore Moderator
    John DenstedtCanada Speaker
  • Reflecting on the Past, Shaping the Present, and Envisioning the Future of UAA
    Yasser FarahatUnited Arab Emirates Moderator
    Allen W. ChiuTaiwan Speaker
  • EAU Lecture: AI to Support Informed Decision Making (INSIDE) for Improved Literature Analysis in Oncology.
    Shin EgawaJapan Moderator
    Arnulf StenzlGermany Speaker
  • AUA Lecture: 2025 Update of AUA and EAU NMIBC Guidelines: Which to Follow?
    Jacob See-Tong PangTaiwan Moderator
    Stephen A. BoorjianUnited States Speaker
  • A Programmatic Approach to Prostate Cancer Screening
    Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Moderator
    David PensonUnited States Speaker
  • PSMA PET Scan in Diagnosing Early/Advanced Localized Prostate Cancer Especially Comparing Various Radioactive Tracers
    Ponco BirowoIndonesia Moderator
    Declan MurphyAustralia Speaker
TICC - 3F Plenary Hall

16th August 2025

Time Session
08:30
10:00
Plenary Session 4
  • UTI & Hydronephrosis: What's New and Asian Guideline Update
    Hio Fai LaoMacau, China Moderator
    Stephen S. YangTaiwan Speaker
  • Prostate Cancer Nomograms and Their Application in Asian Men
    Samuel Vincent G. YrastorzaPhilippines Moderator
    Rajeev KumarIndia Speaker
  • BJUI Lecture: 2025 Protect Trial update & the Caveats of Its Generalizability
    Yeong-Shiau PuTaiwan Moderator
    Freddie HamdyUnited Kingdom Speaker
  • Active Surveillance for Early Prostate Cancer
    Eddie ChanHong Kong, China Moderator
    Mikio SugimotoJapan Speaker
  • PSA Kinetics Following PADT in mHSPC. Is It a Real-World Tool for Predicting Oncologic Outcome?
    Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Speaker
  • The Potential Role of Urinary Microbiome in Benign Prostate Hyperplasia/Lower Urinary Tract
    Horie ShigeoJapan Moderator
    Seung Il JungKorea (Republic of) Speaker
TICC - 3F Banquet Hall
10:30
12:00
Plenary Session 3-2
  • PSA Kinetics Following PADT in mHSPC. Is It a Real-World Tool for Predicting Oncologic Outcome?
    Thomas HsuehTaiwan Moderator
    Bannakij LojanapiwatThailand Speaker
  • Newer Advances in the Endourological Management of Stones – Have We Reached the Zenith
    Mordechai DuvdevaniIsrael Moderator
    Rajeev TPIndia Speaker
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Endourology - Is It the Way Forward?
    Takahiro YasuiJapan Moderator
    BM Zeeshan HameedIndia Speaker
  • Infectious Complications after Endourological Procedures
    Michael ChongAustralia Moderator
    Mahesh Bahadur AdhikariNepal Speaker
  • TBD
    Sung Kyu HongKorea (Republic of) Moderator
  • Clinical Utility of AINAFHIC: AI-Guided Navigation for Hunner's Lesion and Interstitial Cystitis
    Chun-Hsien WuTaiwan Moderator
    Nobutaka ShimizuJapan Speaker
TICC - 3F Plenary Hall