SAGES University MASTERS PROGRAM: Hernia Pathway. Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair -- Masters Program Hernia Pathway: Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia -- Hernia Materials-Fundamentals of Prosthetic Characteristics -- Permanent Prosthetics: Polypropylene, Polyester, ePTFE, Hybrid Mesh -- Biologic and Absorbable Prosthetic: When, Why, and Where are we Going -- Prosthetic Fixation Options -- How to Choose a Mesh in Hernia Repair -- Patient Comorbidities Complicating a Hernia Repair: The Preoperative Workup and Postoperative Planning -- Enhanced Recovery in Abdominal Hernia Repair -- Computed Tomography and Gross Anatomy of the Abdominal Wall (Including Planes for Mesh Hernia Repair) -- Umbilical Hernia Options -- Bridging Versus Closing the Defect during MIS Ventral Hernia Repair: Pros and Cons -- Robotic Technique for Intraperitoneal Onlay Mesh (IPOM) -- Ventral, Incisional and Atypical Hernias Using a Robotic Transabdominal Preperitoneal Approach -- Technique: Posterior Rectus Sheath -- Ventral Abdominal Hernia Repair Technique: External Oblique Release -- Techniques: Transversus Abdominis Release -- Robotic Transveruss Abdominis Release: Tips and Tricks -- Ventral Abdominal Hernia Repair: MIS Extraperitoneal Repaie Techniques: eTEP Rives, MILOS/EMILOS and Onlay MIS Repair -- Component Separations: Outcomes and Complications -- Botulinum Toxin in Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair -- Mesh Sutured Repairs of the Abdominal Wall -- Treatment of Parastomal Hernias -- Challenging Hernias: Spigelian, Flank Hernias, Suprapubic, and Subxiphoid -- Recurrent Ventral Hernia Repair -- Loss of Abdominal Domain -- Fixation vs. Fixation in MIS Inguinal Hernia Repair -- Open Techniques: Mesh and Non-Mesh Anatomical Repairs -- MIS Techniques: Lap TAPP and rTAPP -- MIS vs Open Inguinal Hernia for Uncomplicated Unilateral Hernia -- TAPP vs. TEP vs. rTAPP: What does the Evidence Show? -- Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques for Inguinal Hernia Repair: The Extended-View Totally Extraperitoneal Approach (eTEP) -- Inguinal Hernia Repair with Mini-laparoscopic Instruments -- The Cavernous Direct Inguinal Hernia -- Remoral Hernia and Other Hidden Hernias: Options and Strategies -- Strangulated Inguinal Hernia: Options and Strategies -- Groin Pain Syndromes in Athletes: Sports Hernia -- Chronic Pain After Inguinal Repair -- Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications of MIS Inguinal Hernia Repair -- Repair of Paraesophageal Hernia -- Repair of Congenital Diaphragm Hernias: Morgagni and Bochdalek -- Revisional Paraesophaeal Hernia: Tips and Tricks -- Establishing a Hernia Program -- Prevention of Abdominal Wall Hernias -- Hernias in the Pediatric Population -- Herniorrhaphy in Cirrhosis: Operative Approach and Timing -- Concurrent Hernia Repair with Gynecologic or Urologic Surgery: Pros and Cons.