Prof. Seder is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He then spent 3 years completing his cardiothoracic surgery training at Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota. Prof. Seder’s interests include all aspects of benign and malignant lung, mediastinal, chest wall, and esophageal disease. Prof. Seder’s academic interests include investigating blood-based tumor markers to identify lung cancers at the earliest stage, international collaboration with the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons registry, and resident education.