Paul Myles is Professor and Director of the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, and at Monash University, Australia. He is an Australian National Health & Medical Research Council Practitioner Fellow, and is a member of the Research Committee of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists. Paul is a member of 3 Editorial Boards, including the British Journal of Anaesthesia, is an Editorial Consultant for The Lancet, and has reviewed for 20 journals. He has published more than 150 papers. The main focus of his research has been on quality of recovery, avoidance of postoperative complications, and large multicenter trials in anesthesia.