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Dr. King Honored with the 2025 Prince Mahidol Award in Medicine

Congratulations Dr. Terry D. King, recently named the 2025 Laureate of the Prince Mahidol Award in Medicine for his life-saving innovations in minimally invasive treatment of congenital heart disease. Dr. King's pioneering leadership has benefited many millions of people in lives saved and dramatically improved quality of life. (Congratulations also to Dr. Walter C. Willett, the 2025 Prince Mahidol Award Laureate in Public Health.)

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Dear colleagues, 

We want to share an important update regarding the PICS/IPC Istanbul 2026 meeting. In light of the evolving situation in the Middle East and after careful consultation with our partners, we have made the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the meeting originally scheduled for April 15–18 in Istanbul. Our global community includes many colleagues, friends, and trainees across the region, and our thoughts are with them and all who are affected. 

The safety and well being of our participants is our highest priority. We are working to determine new dates and will provide detailed information in the coming days. This will include guidance on any hotel reservations and/or travel arrangements you have already made, registration, dates for the rescheduled meeting, and program adjustments. Today’s message is focused solely on informing you of the postponement as quickly as possible. 

Thank you for your understanding and for your continued commitment to our global community and the patients and families we are privileged to serve.

 We will be in touch shortly with next steps and of course will update the conference website www.picsistabul.com and the PICS home page www.picsymposium.comwww.picsymposium.com

With respect, 

Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH, FPICS
Damien Kenny, MD, FPICS
Mario Carminati, MD, FESC, FGISE, FSCAI
Ahmet Celebi, MD, FPICS
The PICS-IPC Conference Course Directors



Future dates

PICS-2026
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
San Diego, CA
Sunday August 30-Wednesday September 2

PICS-2027
Caesars Forum Conference Center
Las Vegas, Nevada
Wednesday August 25-Saturday August 28

PICS-2028
Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
San Diego, CA
Tuesday August 29-Friday September 1

World Congress-2029
10th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil