Council of Management
The Council of Management has ultimate responsibility for running the BJS Society, ensuring all activities align with its vision, mission and values.
The Council can have up to 30 members and is made up of a highly qualified team of Directors and Trustees, who work strategically to support the continued growth and success of the Society. Day-to-day responsibilities are delegated to the Executive Committee, Charity Committee and BJS Academy Committee.

Council members
M. Adham
Lyon, France
R. Baigrie
Cape Town, South Africa
J. Balibrea
Barcelona, Spain (Spanish Society for Surgical Research)
M. Barcynski
Krakow, Poland (European Society of Endocrine Surgeons)
M. Besselink
The Netherlands
S. Breitenstein
Winterthur, Switzerland (Swiss Society of Surgery)
G. Carlson
Manchester, UK
A. De Beaux
Edinburgh, UK (European Hernia Society)
K. Horisberger
Mainz, Germany
C. Ihre-Lundgren
Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish Surgical Society)
P. Lai
Hong Kong, China
D. Lobo
Nottingham, UK (Surgical Research Society)
J. Matthews
Chicago, USA
A. Montgomery
Malmo, Sweden
D. Morton
Birmingham, UK
S. Moug
Glasgow, UK (Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland)
P. Naredi
Gothenburg, Sweden (Acta Chirurgica Scandinavica)
S. Post
Heidelberg, Germany
O. Scatton
Paris, France
D. Scott-Coombes
Cardiff, UK
About BJS Society
As a registered charity, BJS Society’s mission to improve surgical education is underpinned by its strategic partnerships and its leading surgical journals.
Since its inception in 1913, the readership of BJS has continued to grow across the globe, paving the way for complementary open access journal, BJS Open, in 2017.
