Eric M Pauli, MD FACS FASGE is the David L Nahrwold Professor of Surgery and the Chief of the Division of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at the Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a fellowship trained surgical endoscopist and abdominal wall surgery expert. He is the author of more than 130 peer reviewed publications and invited manuscripts, more than 30 book chapters and has edited 4 textbooks of surgery. He currently serves as a board member of The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The American Hernia Society and The Fellowship Council.