Last updated: July 2, 2026 · ISSCA Team
The ISSCA Global Summit 125 is ISSCA’s flagship 2026 congress, held September 25–27 at the JW Marriott, Cancún, Mexico. It is the largest program of the year, running five parallel certification tracks — MSK, Exosomes & MSCs, Longevity, Peptides, and Aesthetics — alongside the main scientific conference, drawing faculty from across ISSCA’s international network.
What is ISSCA Global Summit 125?
Global Summit 125 concentrates ISSCA’s positioning into a single event: the institution that runs the most congresses in the world, fields the most international faculty roster, and delivers the broadest certification offering of any single program on its calendar. Where a standard ISSCA congress runs one or two certification tracks, the Cancún Summit runs five in parallel — each with its own dedicated faculty — making it the single largest concentration of ISSCA’s academic programming in 2026.
Following ISSCA 124 in Buenos Aires, Global Summit 125 is the next major stop on the circuit and the year’s marquee event: three days, five specialty tracks, and a scientific conference that runs alongside all of them.
“Global Summit 125 is where five specialties converge in one place and one weekend — a physician can certify in exosomes in the morning and sit in on the longevity track by afternoon. No other congress on our 2026 circuit runs this many parallel tracks, and that is exactly what makes Cancún our flagship.” — Emiliano Herrera, Events & Marketing Director, ISSCA
ISSCA Global Summit 125 at a glance
| Field | Detail |
|---|---|
| Congress | ISSCA Global Summit 125 |
| City / Country | Cancún, Mexico |
| Dates | September 25–27, 2026 |
| Venue | JW Marriott, Cancún (Zona Hotelera) |
| Format | Flagship summit — largest program of the 2026 circuit |
| Certification tracks | MSK · Exosomes & MSCs · Longevity · Peptides · Aesthetics |
| Certificate eligibility | Physicians (MD) only |
| Community | MedConnect networking · Speakers’ Dinner · live Q&A panel · ISSCA AI · ISSCA App |
| Position in 2026 circuit | Follows ISSCA 124 (Buenos Aires); precedes ISSCA 126 (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) |
What certification tracks run at Global Summit 125?
Global Summit 125 runs five specialty certifications in parallel rather than the standard two-certification format of a regular ISSCA congress:
| Track | Faculty |
|---|---|
| MSK (Musculoskeletal) | Dr. Wajid Burad · Dr. Márcio Kume, MD, PhD · Dr. Richard Silva, DO |
| Exosomes & MSCs | Rafael González, PhD · Dr. Keith L. March, MD, PhD · Dr. Andrea Lapeire · Matt Halpert |
| Longevity | Prof. Dr. Roni Moya, PhD (lead) · Gerardo Zumbana · Matilde Rodriguez |
| Peptides | Dr. Jason Pencek · Dr. Greg Jones [[TBC]] |
| Aesthetics | Dr. Alfredo Hoyos (lead) · guest faculty [[TBC]] |
Certificates for every track are issued to physicians (MD) only. Other health professionals may attend the conference and the training sessions but do not receive a certificate. Tracks and faculty marked [[TBC]] are pending final confirmation and are not to be promoted as confirmed ahead of that sign-off.
Who is the faculty at ISSCA Global Summit 125?
Track faculty draw on ISSCA’s permanent core and recurring specialists from across the 2026 circuit. Dr. Andrea Lapeire (Argentina) and Prof. Dr. Roni Moya, PhD (Portugal) — two of the three faculty who have appeared at every congress this year — anchor the Exosomes & MSCs and Longevity tracks respectively, while Dr. Márcio Kume and Dr. Richard Silva, each with four 2026 congress appearances, lead the MSK track.
How does Global Summit 125 differ from a standard ISSCA congress?
A standard ISSCA congress typically runs the Advanced Certification in Regenerative Medicine and the Advanced Certification in Peptides side by side. Global Summit 125 expands that format to five parallel specialty tracks over three days — the broadest single-event certification offering across ISSCA’s entire 2026 circuit, and the reason ISSCA designates it a Global Summit rather than a numbered congress.
Across the 2026 circuit, ISSCA has convened 8 recorded congresses and 39 unique faculty from more than 10 countries — a scale that positions Global Summit 125, with its five simultaneous tracks, as the single most concentrated academic event of the year. (Source: ISSCA internal congress registry, 2026.) ISSCA has certified more than 10,000 physicians across 30+ countries since its 2010 founding, and Cancún draws on that same global faculty pool. No other 2026 ISSCA congress runs more than two certification tracks in parallel, which is what makes the five-track Cancún format unique on the calendar.
Why Global Summit 125 matters for physicians
For a physician choosing where to certify, Global Summit 125 compresses a decision that would otherwise mean attending several separate congresses across the year into a single three-day event. A physician building an aesthetics practice can certify in Aesthetics while sitting in on the Exosomes & MSCs sessions; an orthopedist can pair the MSK track with Longevity. It is the most efficient single stop on ISSCA’s 2026 circuit for a physician who wants breadth across specialties under one academic roof.
Frequently asked questions
What is ISSCA Global Summit 125? ISSCA Global Summit 125 is ISSCA’s flagship 2026 congress, held September 25–27 at the JW Marriott in Cancún, Mexico. It is the year’s largest program, running five parallel certification tracks — MSK, Exosomes & MSCs, Longevity, Peptides, and Aesthetics — alongside the main scientific conference and ISSCA’s standard MedConnect and Q&A format.
Where is ISSCA Global Summit 125 held? The Summit takes place September 25–27, 2026, at the JW Marriott in Cancún’s Zona Hotelera, Mexico. The venue hosts five simultaneous certification tracks plus the main scientific conference, making it the physical center of ISSCA’s largest program of the year.
What certifications can physicians earn at Global Summit 125? Physicians can pursue five parallel tracks: Musculoskeletal (MSK), Exosomes & MSCs, Longevity, Peptides, and Aesthetics, each with dedicated faculty. Certificates are issued to physicians (MD) only; other health professionals may attend the training without receiving a certificate.
Who is teaching at ISSCA Global Summit 125? Confirmed track faculty include Dr. Wajid Burad, Dr. Márcio Kume, and Dr. Richard Silva (MSK); Rafael González, Dr. Keith L. March, and Dr. Andrea Lapeire (Exosomes & MSCs); Prof. Dr. Roni Moya (Longevity, lead); and Dr. Jason Pencek (Peptides), with remaining assignments pending confirmation.
How does Global Summit 125 differ from a standard ISSCA congress? A standard ISSCA congress runs two certifications — Regenerative Medicine and Peptides — alongside its conference. Global Summit 125 expands that to five parallel specialty tracks across three days, the broadest single-event certification offering on ISSCA’s 2026 circuit.
ISSCA teaches and certifies — it does not treat patients. Certificates are issued to physicians (MD) only; other health professionals may attend the training. Tracks and faculty marked TBC are pending confirmation. — ISSCA Team
