ISPRES Annual Meeting 2026
Advances in Fat Grafting and Regenerative Medicine
Join the International Society of Plastic Regenerative Surgeons (ISPRES) 
for the ISPRES Annual Meeting at Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2026 in Houstons. This engaging session will be held from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 16, at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Join ISPRES and our invited panel of experts in the field of regenerative medicine for an exciting, interactive session touching on new techniques and innovation in this emerging specialty.
Organized by Co-Chairs Lee L.Q. Pu, MD, PhD, FACS, FICS and Peter Rubin, MD, the panelists will cover a wide variety of topics relating to fat grafting and regenerative medicine, including discussion of breast augmentation involving stromal enriched lipograft, utilizing fat grafting for joints, neural and muscular regeneration, and more.
The 2026 panel discussion topics will include:
- Introduction of ISPRES by Stefania de Fazio, MD, PhD
- Regenerative facial fat grafting: AI assistance, precision ultrasound, and validated protocol by Steven Cohen, MD
- Clinical gentleness in regenerative surgery by Eray Copcu, MD
- Regenerative closure of wound defects by Roger Khouri, MD
- Recent indications and usage of fat graftingby Nelson Piccolo, MD
- Turning back the clock: The role of stem cells, exosomes, biotechnology, and emerging technologies for facial rejuvenation by Aris Sterodimas, MD, MSC, PhD, ARCS
- Update on fat grafting research by Summer Hanson, MD, PhD
- Update on cryopreservation of fat grafting by Peter Rubin, MD
Invited Speakers
The panel of speakers will include these plastic surgery experts:
Lee Pu, MD, PhD, FACS
(United States)
Co-Chair
Peter Rubin, MD
(United States)
Co-Chair
Stephen Cohen, MD
(United States)
Eray Copcu, MD
(Turkey)
Stefania DeFazio, MD (Italy)
Summer Hanson, MD
(United States)
Roger Khouri, MD (United States)
Nelson Piccolo, MD (Brazil)
Arias Sterodimas, MD
(Greece)