Join us for our Special Summit in Pittsburgh, PA! This will be held on October 11th, 2026 at The University Club. Our focus this year will be on an IFATS Special Symposium: Regeneration and Longevity. Click here to register for our special one-day symposium!

We will once again be partnering with The Ponytail Academy to present this highly specialized cadaver dissection course. Designed for surgeons ready to elevate their expertise, this program offers an intensive immersion into the world-renowned Ponytail Lift™ Technique.

Join us for the Foundational Course on Saturday, October 10th, 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA. Space is limited to ensure an intimate, hands-on lab experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn the Ponytail Lift® directly from its inventor! Click here to see the course and additional details for signup.

7:00 - 8:20 - Breakfast and Registration

8:20 - 8:30 - Opening Remarks

8:30 - 9:00
Martin Halle, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Senior Consultant, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital
Topic: "Stem Cell Therapies and Exosomes for Fibrotic Condition"

9:00 - 9:30
Frederik Koelle, MD, PhD
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, Head Plastic Surgeon at Caolin Private Hospital
Topic: "Stem Cell Therapy: The European Landscape"

9:30 - 9:45 - Discussion

9:45 - 10:45

Joseph C. Maroon, MD, FACS
Clinical Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery; Heindl Scholar in Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center; Neurosurgical Consultant, Pittsburgh Steelers and WWE
Topic: "Maintaining a Healthy Body and a Healthy Brain: Epigenetic Research Supporting Five Pillars of Healthy Living"

10:45 - 11:15 - Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:00
Adam J. Katz, MD, FACS
Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Director of the Plastic Surgery Research Laboratory, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Topic: "A Phase III Trial of Adipose Stem Cells with Point-of-Care Processing for Knee Osteoarthritis"

12:00 - 1:15 - Lunch and Networking

12:15 - 1:15
Dr. Bob Harman, DVM
Chief Executive Officer, VetStem & Personalized Stem Cells
Topic: "Advancing Clinical Therapies with Adipose Stem Cells: 'Right-to-Try' in Action"

2:15 - 3:15

Dr. Chandan K. Sen, MS, PhD, FNAI
Director, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Associate Vice Chancellor for Life Sciences Innovation and Commercialization, University of Pittsburgh; Chief Scientific Officer, Wound Care Service Line; Bartley P. Griffith MD FACS FRCS Chair of Regenerative Medicine; Vice Chair and Chair-Elect, NIH/NIDDK Diabetic Foot Consortium
Topic: "Gene Therapy and Exosomes for Tissue Regeneration: The Future Is Here"

3:15 - 4:15
Toren Finkel, MD, PhD
G. Nicholas Beckwith III and Dorothy B. Beckwith Endowed Chair of Translational Medicine; Distinguished Professor of Medicine; Director, University of Pittsburgh Aging Institute
Topic: "Breaking Barriers to Longevity: Developing New Therapies for Aging and Age-Related Diseases"