The 8th Zhongshan Forum Focused on Minimal Invasive Thoracic Surgery was held in Zhongshan Hospital of Fudan University in Shanghai on May 13th 2017. Experts from all over the world exchanged their opinions and discoveries in the field of minimally invasive thoracic surgery over the forum. AME Publishing Company was honored to have the opportunity to interview Prof. Hiroyuki Oizumi (Figure 1) from Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine and share with our readers his experience as a thoracic surgeon in Japan. Please check the video for more information.