Gerard M. Doherty, M.D., is Moseley Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, Surgeon-in-Chief at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Editor-in-Chief of AccessSurgery, and Editor of CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Surgery, now in its 15^th edition. In this interview, he discusses emerging breakthroughs in surgery, his career in endocrine surgery, medical education, and more.