Tonya Kaltenbach, MD, MS, MEd, M¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï is the director of advanced endoscopy at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and an associate professor at the University of California, San Francisco. She has served on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Colorectal Cancer Screening Panel and on the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, in which she led the development of clinical recommendations for the endoscopic removal of colorectal lesions. Currently, she is leading a national initiative to develop a natural language processing algorithm that measures and reports colorectal cancer screening quality across Veterans Affairs Healthcare Centers and to improve colonoscopy quality through provider assessment and education. Dr. Kaltenbach has published over 150 works, many of which are seminal observational studies, randomized trials, guidelines, and endoscopy teaching videos. In recognition of her enduring dedication to endoscopy education, she was awarded the ¶¶Òô´ó¹Ï Distinguished Educator Award.