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Countdown to ISU 2026
OCTOBER 1

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Schedule at a Glance

*Subject to Change
 
 Thursday, October 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM    Breakfast with Exhibitors ~ Feinberg Foyer
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM    Registration & Information ~ Feinberg Foyer
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM    Welcome Remarks ~ Conference A
David S. Goldfarb, MD, Glenn M. Preminger, MD
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM    Keynote Lecture: Initiation of Calcium Stones ~ Conference A
Federic Coe, MD
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM    Break with Exhibitors ~ Feinberg Foyer
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM    Concurrent Sessions
Session 1: Debate - Temperature and Pressure in URS: Matter vs Doesn’t Matter ~ Conference A
Moderator: Margaret Pearle, MD, PhD
 
Session 2: Debate - Non-Obstructing Stones: Observe vs Remove ~ Feinberg Auditorium
Moderator: Nicole L. Miller, MD, FACS
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM    Concurrent Sessions
Session 3: Intrarenal Pressure and Endourology ~ Conference A
Moderator: Jodi Antonelli, MD
 
Moderated Nephrology Poster Session ~ Feinberg Auditorium
Moderators: Lama Nazzal, MD, Kyriak Stamatelou, MD, MBA
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM    Lunch Symposium: The Hidden Patient in Stone Disease: Opportunities for Earlier Recognition and Multidisciplinary Management ~ Feinberg Auditorium
John C. Lieske, MD, Kyle Wood, MD

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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM    Concurrent Sessions
Session 4: Genetics of Stone Disease ~ Conference A
Moderator: John C. Lieske, MD
 
Session 5: Big Databases and Omics ~ Feinberg Auditorium
Moderator: Gary C. Curhan, MD, ScD
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM    Keynote Lecture: Artificial Intelligence and Kidney Stone Research ~ Conference A
Andrew D. Rule, MD
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM    Break with Exhibitors ~ Feinberg Foyer
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM    Concurrent Sessions
Session 6: Renal and GI Physiology and Pathophysiology ~ Conference A
Moderator: Jonathan Whittamore, PhD
 
Session 7: Urology Topic Percutaneous Approaches: Evolution and Controversy ~ Feinberg Auditorium
Moderator: Amy E. Krambeck, MD
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM    Session 8: The Microbiomes’ Relevance to Kidney Stones ~ Conference A
Moderator: John Knight, PhD
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM    Welcome Reception with Exhibitors ~ Feinberg Foyer
 Friday, October 2
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM    Hands-on Workshop ~ Conference B C D
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7:00 AM - 6:00 PM    Registration & Information ~ Feinberg Foyer
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM    Breakfast with Exhibitors ~ Feinberg Foyer
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM    Business Meeting ~ Feinberg Auditorium
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM    Keynote Lecture: Do Bacteria Drive Calcium Stone Formation? A Look at Emerging Data and Implications for Patient Care ~ Conference A
Kymora B. Scotland, MD, PhD
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM    Keynote Lecture: History of the ISU ~ Conference A
Glenn M. Preminger, MD
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM    Keynote Lecture: Future of Kidney Stone Research ~ Conference A
Charles D. Scales Jr., MD, MSHS, FACS
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM    Break with Exhibitors ~ Feinberg Foyer
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM    Concurrent Sessions
Session 9: Citrate and Kidney Stones ~ Conference A
Moderators: Alan C. Pao, MD, Elaine M. Worcester, MD
 
Session 10: Hydration ~ Feinberg Auditorium
Moderator: Charles D. Scales Jr., MD, MSHS, FACS
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM    Lunch with Exhibitors ~ Feinberg Foyer
1:15 PM - 3:15 PM    Concurrent Sessions
Session 11: Metabolism and Systemic Conditions ~ Conference A
Moderator: John R. Asplin, MD
 
Session 12: Urology Topic Lasers, Sheaths, Robotics ~ Feinberg Auditorium
Moderator: Brian H. Eisner, MD
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM    Break with Exhibitors ~ Feinberg Foyer
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM    Moderated Urology Poster Session ~ Feinberg Auditorium
Moderators: Benjamin Canales, MD; Brian H. Wisner, MD
3:45 PM - 5:30 PM    Session 13: Dietary Influences on Stone Disease ~ Conference A
Moderator: Kristina Penniston, PhD, RD
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM    Session 14: Debate - Should 24-hour Urine Collections Remain the Cornerstone of Evaluation? ~ Conference A
Moderator: Sara Best, MD