Advanced Hands-On

Therapeutic Endoscopy Course

April 18, 2026 | Balitmore, Maryland

Course structure:

Lectures and hands-on training. Suggested audience: Physicians (gastroenterologists and surgeons) interested in learning and improving endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) and endoscopic suturing. Endoscopic procedure room nurses and technicians interested in learning and improving advanced therapeutic endoscopy skills.

Course objectives:

To review indications and currently available techniques of endoscopic piecemeal (EMR) and en-block resection (ESD) of GI tract lesions.

To review the endoscopic suturing device and its practical use for endoscopic correction of obesity, stent fixation, closure of perforations, fistulas, and other indications.

Course participants will learn the following practical skills:

EMR with submucosal fluid injection (injection needle and Coagrasper, Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA), Captivator EMR kit, Captivator II snares, Resolution 360 clipsand RescueNet retrieval device (Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, MA, USA).

Classic ESD with distal attachment, injection needle, Coagrasper, Dual knife, IT knife, IT-nano, SB knife, TT knife, Hook knives (Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA) andDiLumen retractor (Lumendi LLC, Westport, CT, USA)

Classic ESD with distal attachment (Olympus America, Center Valley, PA, USA), HybridKnife and VIO 3 generator (ERBE USA Inc, Marietta, GA, USA).

Use of Eleview™ for submucosal injection during EMR and ESD

Endoscopic suturing with Overstitch Suturing device (Apollo Endosurgery Inc, Austin, TX, USA).

ESD with an advanced traction device and dual channel endoscope, TRACMOTION, ClutchCutter, and FlushKnife (FUJILFILM Healthcare Americas Corporation, Lexington, MA, USA)

Registration Fees

Attending Physicians
$500
Advanced GI Fellows
$250
Nurse / Technician
$200

Course Director:
Sergey V. Kantsevoy, MD, PhD
Director of Therapeutic Endoscopy Institute for Digestive Health and Liver Disease at Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Course Schedule:

7:00 AM – 7:30 AM
Continental breakfast

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Lecture: EMR and ESD

8:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Hands-on stations to practice EMR and ESD

12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Lunch

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM
Lecture: Endoscopic suturing for correction of obesity, tissue approximation and other indications

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Hand-on stations to practice endoscopic suturing and ESD.

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Questions and answers.

Get Registered

Questions?
Contact: Dalibor Zafka
at 443.538.9264
or dzafka@mdmercy.com