Tickets for EndoFound’s annual Medical Conference and Patient Day are selling quickly, though registrations are still open for both.
The organization’s signature Medical Conference and Patient Day will each be two-day events with an overlapping day. This will allow attendees at each conference the chance to attend some sessions at the other conference. The Medical Conference, “Endometriosis 2026: A Nerve-Centric Disease,” will be held Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, at 3 Times Square in Manhattan. Patient Day, “Mapping Pain: Pelvis to Brain,” will be on Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8, in the same building.
The Medical Conference is an international symposium featuring over 35 experts in the field who will speak about bridging advanced neuroscience with advanced endometriosis surgery. The program will explore how endometriosis is not just a pelvic disease, but neuroinflammatory and nerve-driven. Speakers will present on, among other topics, endometriosis pain specific to nerves and areas outside of the pelvic region, including sciatic and thoracic endometriosis.
“This year’s conference is the first meeting in the field to place the nervous system at the center of endometriosis biology and surgical care,” conference chair and EndoFound cofounder Dr. Tamer Seckin shares. This revolutionary perspective reframes endometriosis as a neuroinflammatory, nerve-driven disease that can affect not only the pelvis but also extend to thoracic and sciatic regions.
“It is imperative that we study and treat endometriosis as the very multidisciplinary disease it is,” Dr. Seckin adds. “Examining the central role of nerves—particularly the vagus nerve—in endometriosis pain and symptoms will make all the difference in care—today and in the future.”
Friday’s agenda will focus on the science of the disease, while Saturday’s will concentrate on surgery. The pace throughout each day will be thorough and all-encompassing, as each breakout session and discussion period will run about 20 minutes. A few session topics are “Central Sensitization: Why Endometriosis Pain Persists After Surgery,” “Egg Freezing or Endometriosis Surgery—What Should Come First,” and “Depression in Endometriosis.”
Along with EndoFound co-founder Dr. Tamer Seckin, some of the nearly three dozen speakers will include: Liron Bar-El, MD, endometriosis specialist and minimally invasive gynecologic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles; Michael Rogers, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at Harvard Medical School; and Mauricio Abrao, MD, with the Society of Endometriosis and Uterine Disorders in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The keynote speakers will be Sun-Wei Guo, PhD, professor at Shanghai Ob/GYN Hospital, Fudan University, in Shanghai, China (on Friday), and Assia Stepanian, MD, from Academia of Women’s Health and Endoscopic Surgery in Atlanta (on Saturday). Both will also receive the annual Harry Reich Award, established in 2010 to honor endometriosis specialists and scientists for their contributions to women’s health through their practices, research, and advocacy. Dr. Reich, who will speak at the conference, is EndoFound’s Honorary Medical Director Emeritus and Senior Medical Director and is known internationally as the first to perform a laparoscopically-assisted vaginal hysterectomy.
Tickets range from free to $350. Registration and all conference details are available at www.endofound.org/medicalconference.
Patient Day is in its 17th year and can be attended in person or virtually (several, but not all, sessions will be available virtually). A Patient Day ticket includes:
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Access to all educational talks and patient panels.
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A link to view all session recordings after the event.
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Breakfast, lunch, and beverages, including gluten-free and dairy-free options.
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A Patient Day networking reception the evening of March 7 featuring light bites, refreshments, and community connection.
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Access to the Medical Conference on Saturday, March 7.
Sunday’s events will begin with breakfast at 8 A.M. and end at 4 P.M. There will be more than a dozen breakout sessions, each lasting about 15 minutes, along with a 30-minute panel discussion. Some session topics will be “Pain & Persistence: One Patient's 16-Year Journey for Answers,” “Building Your Endo Toolkit: Nutrition, Mental Health, and Accessible Strategies for Real Life,” and “How Does Traditional Chinese Medicine/Acupuncture Support Endometriosis Pain Management?” Speakers will include holistic health practitioner, naturopathic doctor, and endo warrior Autumn Weimann; patient advocate and endometriosis management specialist Nicoletta Rasizzi; and associate professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Katherine Burns, PhD.
The keynote speaker for Patient Day will be researcher, author, and artist Cat Bohannon, PhD. She is the author of Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution, a New York Times bestseller.
This year’s focus on the nervous system represents a paradigm shift in endometriosis research and treatment. By understanding endometriosis as a nerve-centric disease, researchers and clinicians can develop more targeted, effective interventions. For patients, this new framework offers hope for better pain management, more accurate diagnoses, and ultimately, improved quality of life.
The emphasis on the vagus nerve also opens up new avenues for holistic treatment approaches, acknowledging what many patients have long known intuitively: that endometriosis affects far more than just reproductive organs. It impacts digestion, sleep, mental health, and overall wellbeing. By taking this comprehensive view, both this year’s Patient Day as well as the Medical Conference honors the full complexity of living with endometriosis while providing concrete, actionable information about emerging treatment options.
Tickets are $50 for each day, or $50 total for the virtual event. Patients who would also like to attend the Medical Conference on Friday, March 6, can do so for an additional $50. For more information and to register, visit www.endofound.org/patientday.
