Todd Ponsky is currently Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and a Pediatric Surgeon at Akron Children’s Hospital. He was previously Director of The Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery Center at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University. He attended Medical School at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio from 1995-1999, Residency in General Surgery at The George Washington University in Washington, DC from 1999-2005, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC from 2005-2007, and an Advanced Minimally Invasive Pediatric Surgery Fellowship at The Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children in Denver, CO from 2007-2008. Dr. Ponsky has a particular interest in pediatric minimally invasive pediatric surgery. He has trained over 150 surgeons in Single Port Surgery. He has written over 50 manuscripts and 10 book chapters. He has a strong focus on surgical education and virtual education and has directed 15 national / international courses. He has won numerous teaching awards including “The Faculty Teaching Award” at Case Western Reserve Department of Surgery in his first year as faculty. He is a reviewer for over 15 medical journals and is on the editorial board of The Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques. He is on the leadership of four national societies and was program chair of one of the largest pediatric surgical societies in the world, The International Pediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG) after only 4 years of being a member. His is involved in both outcomes and animal research with a focus on inguinal hernia physiology and endoscopic repair techniques for pure esophageal atresia.