Sonal Arora is a Consultant Emergency Surgeon, with a special interest in colorectal disease. Her research focuses upon enhancing surgical performance in a high-risk, high stakes environment and improving quality and safety of patient care. Sonal has over 100 publications in these disciplines and her work has attracted prestigious awards at a national and international level. Sonal holds the Surgical Education Research Fellowship (awarded by the Association of Surgical Education, USA) and is also a clinical advisor to the World Health Organization where she has lead the development of a Global Curriculum for Patient Safety Research.