Dr. Iman Ghaderi is Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Section of Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery, Department of Surgery at The University of Arizona. Dr. Ghaderi received his medical degree at the Shahid Beheshti (National) University of Medical Sciences Tehran, Iran and worked as a general practitioner and clinical researcher before moving to Canada to pursue a Master of Science degree at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He then completed his clinical clerkship and general surgery residency training at Western University, London Canada. He then went on to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and completed a Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery. In addition, he has also completed the Association for Surgical Education Research Fellowship (SERF) while he was at Western University. Dr. Ghaderi is currently pursuing an advanced degree in Health Professions Education Program (MHPE) at the University of Illinois, Chicago. Dr. Ghaderi’s research interests include surgical education, particularly with regard to assessment of operative performance, surgeon’s expertise, continuing professional development as well as clinical outcomes of various surgical procedures. Dr. Ghaderi specializes in minimally invasive and advanced laparoscopic and robotic procedures for the treatment of many upper gastrointestinal conditions, including reflux disease and esophageal motility disorders, bariatric surgery, abdominal wall hernias and advanced endoscopy.