Associate Professor Satish Warrier is a colorectal surgeon at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Alfred Healthcare and Epworth Healthcare. He leads the robotic program at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, is a high volume robotic surgeon and internationally recognised for advanced applications of robotics including beyond TME work. He is also a peritoneal cancer surgeon. Satish has many leadership roles including being the immediate past chair for General surgery in Victoria and the SIMG representative for General surgery Australia as well as a training board member for the colorectal society of Australia and New Zealand. He is an active researcher with over 250 peer reviewed publications and reviews for many high profile journals including Gut and BJS.