The official inauguration of IRCAD North America took place last week in Charlotte, bringing together more than 400 guests from around the world.
Although construction began in 2023, the story started much earlier with a meeting between Professor Jacques Marescaux and Dr. Dionisios Vrochides, initiated by Professor Nicolas Demartines. The project gained momentum with the decisive support of Advocate Health, following the visit to Strasbourg of Dr. Rasu Shrestha, Executive Vice President, and Gene Woods, Chief Executive Officer.
The institute is part of The Pearl, an ambitious project that aims to become the world’s first global medical device corridor. This innovative ecosystem combines a medical school, state-of-the-art surgical training facilities, advanced research laboratories, and collaborative spaces designed to foster innovation and multidisciplinary exchange.
With this opening, IRCAD now counts nine institutes worldwide, a milestone that would have been hard to imagine thirty years ago.
Please note that the IRCAD administrative board and staff are closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation, in full compliance with all applicable laws and regulations in France. The health, safety, and well-being of our participants, experts and staff are our top priority!
Despite the current context, the IRCAD stands firmly by your side to help you acquire knowledge and skills. Come and join us !
We would like to draw your attention that the « Vaccine Pass » is now mandatory in France since end of January 2022 and replaces the former « Health Pass » to access places that are open to the public, such as cinemas, museums, cafés and restaurants, hotels as well as the IRCAD Institute which welcomes participants in the framework of its courses and seminars. Thus, a PCR test without vaccination is no longer sufficient to take part in our courses.
The vaccine pass includes a proof of the following (one of the 3 items is sufficient):
Further information about the new vaccine pass can be found at :
We very much hope to be able to count on your kind understanding of those rules which have been set by the French Government and which our Institute is required to apply
