Gustavo Oderich, MD, FACS is John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Professor of Surgery and Distinguished Chair of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth). He is the Director of the Aortic Center and of the Advanced Endovascular Aortic Program at the Memorial Hermann Hospital. Dr. Oderich relocated from the Mayo Clinic where he practiced for 20 years and was the immediate past Chair of the Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. He is a genuine academic surgeon who has become world-renowned for advancements in fenestrated and branched stent-graft technology to treat complex aortic aneurysms and dissections. Dr. Oderich has an extensive bibliography that includes three edited books, over 600 publications in peer-reviewed journals, abstracts and book chapters. He is Associate Editor in two international journals and is a member of the editorial board of over 30 surgical and medical journals. Dr. Oderich is a member of numerous societies including American Surgical, ACS, SVS and ESVS.