Grubnik Vladimir Vladimirovich - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Surgery No. 1 with postgraduate training of the Odessa National Medical University (ONMU), Odessa, Ukraine. Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine, Honored Scientist and Technician of Ukraine, member of the board and chairman of the committee on international relations of the Association of Endoscopic Surgeons of Europe, vice-president of the Ukrainian Association of Specialists in Minimally Invasive, Endoscopic and Laser Technologies.