There are over 13,000 consultant surgeons in the UK; 121 consultant paediatric surgeons; six paediatric hepatobiliary surgeons, two of whom are also transplant surgeons and only one of them is a woman!

The assessment round for 2016 should be open from Friday 11th March

We have extended the abstract submission deadline for this year's 63rd International Congress to Friday 5th February 2016 at 17.00 GMT. If you have already submitted, this extends the time you can make changes to your abstract! You can log in to submit or make changes on the new website.