SAVE THE DATE: WIRM WORLD CONGRESS, April 23–25, 2026, San Francisco, CA

Program Agenda

Saturday April 25, 2026

Session 9 (8:00 - 10:00 AM)

Molecular and Technological Innovations in Regenerative Medicine

Moderator: Ashish Shetty, MD (UK)

8:00-8:15 AM

Scientific Advances of Bone Regeneration

H. Thomas Temple, MD (USA)

8:15-8:30 AM

Next Generation Therapies in Longevity

Pradeep Albert, MD (USA)

8:30-8:45 AM

Targeting Transcriptional Control of Gene Regulation for Regenerative Medicine

David C. Yeomans, MD (USA)

8:45-9:00 AM

The Role of Endplate Structure and Permeability in Disc Health and Regeneration

Aaron J. Fields, PhD (USA)

9:00-9:15 AM

Cell and Gene Therapy for Symptomatic Disc Degeneration – An Update and Directions for the Future

Sigurd H. Berven, MD (USA)

9:15-9:30 AM

The Science of Glutathione in Stem Cell Regeneration

Nayan Patel, PharmD (USA)

9:30-9:45 AM

AI in Medicine: Streamlining Workflow and Patient Engagement

Xiang Qian, MD (USA)

9:45-10:00 AM

AI in Regenerative and Longevity Medicine: Data Analysis and Security

Aman Navani, MS (USA)

10:00-10:30 AM

Coffee Break

Session 10 (10:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

Orthobiologics

Moderator: Ansar Mahmood, MD (UK)

10:30-10:45 AM

Eliminating the Orthopedic Treatment Gap with Advances in Orthobiologics

Don Buford, MD (USA)

10:45-11:00 AM

Clinical Trials of Expanding Indications of Orthobiologics

Aaron Calodney, MD (USA)

11:00-11:20 AM

Keynote Lecture
Regenerative and Longevity Medicine – The Next Phase of Innovation

Annu NAvani, MD (USA)

11:20-11:35 AM

Enhancing Orthopedic Outcomes with Orthobiologics

Jeff Donner, MD (USA)

11:35-11:50 AM

PRP for Advanced OA: Intraarticular and Subchondral

Jesus Medina, MD (Mexico)

11:50-12:05 PM

Is the MUSE-Cell the Progenitor Cell We Have Been Waiting For?

Ansar Mahmood, MD (UK)

12:05-12:30 PM

Panel Discussion
Orthobiologics in Clinical Practice: Changing Paradigm

Moderator: Jeff Donner, MD (USA)
Panelist: Don Buford, MD (USA), Sealy Hambright, PhD (USA), Mark Murphy, MD, PhD (USA), Michael Gerling, MD (USA), Navneet Boddu, MD (USA)

12:30-1:30 PM

Lunch Break

Session 11 (1:30 - 3:30 PM)

Clinical Applications of Regenerative Medicine

Moderator: Sudhir Diwan, MD (USA)

1:30-1:45 PM

Regeneration Without Cells: The Future of Bioactive Therapeutics

Joseph Cabaret, MD (USA) 

1:45-2:00 PM

Magnetic Peripheral Nerve Stimulation (mPNS)

Marshall Bedder, MD (United States)

2:00-2:15 PM

Endoscopic Discectomy and MSCs for Annular Repair

Robert Rapcan, MD (Slovakia)

2:15-2:30 PM

Current Intradiscal Clinical Trials

Timothy Davis, MD (USA)

2:30-2:45 PM

PBD-VSELs in Spine Regeneration: New Biological Frontier in Degenerative Disc Disease

Shahzad Anwar, MD (Pakistan)

2:45-3:00 PM

Orthobiologics for Nerve Pain: Evidence Meets Real-World Practice

Mary A. Ambach, MD (USA)

3:00-3:30 PM

Keynote Lecture
Subchondral Biologics for Advanced DDD and Cartilage Endplates

Sudhir Diwan, MD (USA)

3:30-4:00 PM

Coffee Break

Session 12 (4:00 - 5:40 PM)

Regulatory & Practical Aspects

Moderator: Michael Schatman, PhD (USA)

4:00-4:15 PM

Ethical Considerations of Regenerative Medicine

Michael E. Schatman, MD (USA/Spain)

4:15-4:30 PM

From Innovation to Implementation: Making Regenerative Therapies Work in Health Systems

Ashish Shetty, MD (UK)

4:30-4:45 PM

Stem Cells: FDA Compliance and Legal Aspects

Pradeep Albert, MD (USA)

4:45-5:00 PM

Oral Communication Abstract: 
Enhanced Outcomes Using Micronized Bone Marrow Stroma/Parenchyma Compared to BMAC Using Post-traumatic Knee Osteoarthritis Model Rats

Jeff Donner, MD (USA)

5:00-5:30 PM

Top Poster Awards

Annu Navani, MD (USA), Sudhir Diwan, MD (USA), Douglas Beall, MD (USA)

1st prize:

Cases Studies Treating Bladder Cystitis and Endometriosis with an Autologous Bone Marrow Derived Biologic

Jeffrey Donner MD, Lucanus Koldewyn, BS (USA)

2nd prize:

A New Methodology for  Delivery of Adipose Tissue Derived-Mesenchymal Stem Cells (AD-MSCs) in Spinal and Joint Pathologies Using Advanced SPECT-CT Imaging

Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD, PhD, Mattia Squarcia, MD, Tony Paul, MDS, MSc, PhD (Spain)

3rd prize:

Optimized Isolation and Expansion of Adipose Tissue Derived-Mesenchymal Stem Cells (AD-MSCs) and Stromal Vascular Fractions (SVFs): Enhancing Cell Yield, Quality, and Therapeutic Compatibility through Improved Processing and Xeno-Free Transition

Tony Paul, MDS, MSc, PhD, Ricardo Ruiz-Lopez, MD, PhD, Heeyeon Lee, BSc, BA, Irene Garcés Lázaro, PhD (Spain)

5:30-5:40 PM

Congress Closing

Annu Navani, MD (USA), Sudhir Diwan, MD (USA), Douglas Beall, MD (USA)

6:00-7:00 PM

WIRM ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

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