Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD, is a Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Maastricht University Medical Center. He is also the lead and instigator of the mitral valve program in Maastricht. He earned his MD and PhD from the University of Antwerp, Belgium, and underwent residency training in general surgery in the same city. Following his residency in general surgery, he underwent fellowship training in cardiothoracic surgery at St Antonius Hospital in Nieuwegein, the Netherlands. He is an inventor and pioneer in surgical simulation, 3D printing, and training in endoscopic mitral valve repair. He is the recipient of multiple awards including the EACTS Techno-College Innovation Award for his invention of the high-fidelity endoscopic mitral valve surgery simulator in 2014. In addition to introducing and innovating minimally invasive approaches at his home institution, he is the founder and director of the EACTS courses in minimally invasive techniques for adult cardiac surgery and endoscopic mitral valve repair. He has been the program director of over 70 international courses in minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery, especially for mitral surgery, and has trained more than 700 surgeons. He is the Editor-in-Chief of ICVTS. He founded the global Heart Team Academy which institutionalizes the multi- and interdisciplinary collaboration for cardiovascular diseases globally, an organization that he is leading as chairman and CEO.