PROGRAM - 6th International Keloid Symposium - Amsterdam, Netherlands
Time
Speaker
Title
DAY 1
Thursday June 11, 2026
08:00 - 08:30
Registration and Morning Coffee
08:30 - 09:00
Welcome to Amsterdam &
Opening of the 6th International Keloid Symposium
Opening of the 6th International Keloid Symposium
Session 1
09:00 - 10:00
Chair: Frank Niessen, MD, PhD
Co-Chair: Michael H Tirgan, MD
Co-Chair: Michael H Tirgan, MD
Setting the Scene: Basic Understanding of Keloid Disorder
Michael H Tirgan, MD
Clinical Challenges in Keloid Disorder - an Overview - Global view of KD
Frank Nissen, MD, PhD
Basic Science Challenges of Keloid Disorder - an Overview
Panel Discussion and Q/A
10:00-10:30
Coffee Break
Session 2
10:30 - 12:30
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Genetics of Keloid Disorder
Panel Discussion and Q/A
12:30-13:30
Lunch Break
Special Session
12:45 - 13:15
Keloid Research Foundation
TBD
Session 3
13:30 - 15:00
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Overall Strategy for Management of Keloid Patients
Panel Discussion and Q/A
15:15 – 15:30
Coffee Break
Session 4
15:30 – 17:30
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Abstract Presentations
Panel Discussion and Q/A
Reception
17:30 - 19:00
Everyone is Invited
Dinner
19:00 - 21:00
Ticketed Dinner Event
Time
Speaker
Title
DAY 2
Friday June 12, 2026
08:00 - 08:30
Registration and Morning Coffee
Session 1
08:30 - 10:30
Chair: MD, PhD
Co-Chair: MD, PhD
Co-Chair: MD, PhD
Surgical Management of Keloidal Lesions
Panel Discussion and Q/A
10:30-10:45
Coffee Break
Session 2
10:45 - 12:30
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Non-Surgical Management of Keloidal Lesions
Panel Discussion and Q/A
12:30-13:30
Lunch Break
Special Session
12:45 - 13:15
Keloid Research Foundation
TBD
Session 3
13:30 - 15:30
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Radiation Therapy for Treatment of Keloid Lesions: Indications, Techniques, and Challenges
Panel Discussion and Q/A
15:15 – 15:30
Coffee Break
Session 4
15:30 – 17:30
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Abstract Presentations
17:00 - 17:30
Panel Discussion and Q/A
Reception
18:00 - 19:00
Everyone is Invited
Dinner
19:00 - 22:00
Ticketed Dinner Event
Time
Speaker
Title
DAY 3
Saturday June 13, 2026
08:00 - 08:30
Registration and Morning Coffee
Session 1
08:30 - 10:30
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Keloid Disorder in the Pediatric Population: Early Recognition and Management
Pediatric Keloids: Case Review, Clinical Patterns, and Treatment Recommendations.
Panel Discussion and Q/A
10:45-11:00
Coffee Break
Special Session
11:00 - 11:30
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
The Annual Jouni Uitto, MD, PhD International Visiting Professorship and Lecture in Molecular Dermatology
Session 2
11:30 - 12:30
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Molecular Insights and Clinical Impact: The Promise of Translational Research in Keloid Disorder
Panel Discussion and Q/A
12:30-13:30
Lunch Break
Special Session
12:45 - 13:15
Keloid Research Foundation
TBD
Session 3
13:30 - 15:00
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Beyond the Scalpel: Advances in Non-Surgical Treatment of Keloids
Panel Discussion and Q/A
15:15 – 15:30
Coffee Break
Session 4
15:30 – 17:00
Chair:
Co-Chair:
Co-Chair:
Abstract Presentations
Panel Discussion and Q/A
17:00 - 17:15
Closing Remarks
Reception
17:00 - 18:30
Everyone is Invited
