Dr. Néstor J. Martínez-Hernández is a consultant thoracic surgeon at La Ribera University Hospital, Valencia, Spain, specializing in minimally invasive lung cancer surgery and advanced airway surgery. He earned his Ph.D. in 2020, receiving the Extraordinary Ph.D. Award, and holds key roles within the Spanish Society of Thoracic Surgery while contributing extensively to research and peer review in thoracic surgery.