Dr. Suthep Udomsawaengsup is an associate professor of surgery in department of surgery, faculty of medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He is currently the director of Chulalongkorn Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, fellowship training program and Chulalongkorn Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (Chula BMI). He is a president of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons of Thailand (L.E.S.T), Immediate past president of Thai Hernia Society (THS) , President of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia (ELSA). He also serves as a treasurer of the Asia Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society (APMBSS). He was graduated clinical fellow in advanced laparoscopic and Bariatric surgery and flexible surgical fellow from the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.