Matthew Kroh, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FASGE is Professor of Surgery in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and the Chief Medical Officer, Core Surgical Innovation at Medtronic. He most recently served as Vice Chair of Innovation and Technology in the Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic and Division Chief of Foregut Surgery and Surgical Endoscopy in the Department of General Surgery.  He has previously held the positions of Chair, Digestive Disease Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Program Director for the Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery and Flexible Surgical Endoscopy Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, the Clerkship Director for Surgery in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, and the Surgical Director of both the Advanced Endoscopy Center and the Esophageal Center.  He has also held the role of Director of the Center for Advanced Skills Training in the Cleveland Clinic Simulation Center. He has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed articles, 30 book chapters, and 4 textbooks. He has served on the boards of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, in addition to multiple committee chair positions. He is a member of the American Surgical Association. He is the current Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Surgical Innovation.