The 2nd International Conference of Asia Thoracoscopic Surgery Education Program (ATEP) was held successfully in Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea from Dec. 4th to 5th, 2015. In the conference, Dr. Bernard Park, from the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, made an excellent speech on the Robotic-assisted minimally invasive thoracic surgery based on his last thirteen years of experience, earning a lot admiration from the audience. During this conference, the Editorial Office of Journal of Visualized Surgery (JOVS) had the great honor to have an interview with Dr. Park.