Trailblazers in foregut surgery: Kyle Perry, MD (Ohio State University) interviews John Hunter, MD (Oregon Health and Science University)

After nearly 30 years of laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery, there are so many fellows and residents that have been trained to perform these procedures.Over the course of these years, fellows and residents continue to provide ongoing training to others in anti-reflux procedures.What is clear from SAGES Masters sessions in Foregut Surgery at the annual meetings, is there are certain technical aspects of the procedure that are passed along through the ongoing Minimally Invasive Surgical training.SAGES has identified several Trailblazers in Foregut Surgery, and the following are transcripts of conversations with the founding experts in anti-reflux surgery.These were video discussions that occurred in 2019, and SAGES would like to memorialize this series as they offer truly valuable experiences.All readers will find these interviews interesting, from experts to trainees.We may be able to identify through these transcripts whose style of foregut surgery we follow.The Trailblazers were interviewed by members of the SAGES Foregut Committee during the 2019 SAGES Annual Meeting.Kyle Perry: I'm Kyle Perry, and I am an Associate Professor of Surgery at Ohio State University.I'm here today to interview Dr. John Hunter