We are pleased to announce that we have officially appointed the leads and co-leads for our Working Groups. Through democratic process, the members of the Association have voted for the following leads and co-leads:

Medical and Scientific Evidence Working Group

Lead: Prof. Adel Helmy (Associate Professor Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge Consultant Neurosurgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust)

Co-lead: Prof. Mark Cohen (Dean, Carle Illinois College of Medicine and Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of Carle Health)

Education Working Group:

Lead: Prof. Alfred Kow (Head of Division, Division of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, National University Hospital)

Co-lead: Prof. Naeem Soomro (Co-Director in Robotic and Digital Surgery at The Royal College of Surgeons of England, Director of Robotic Surgery, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

As well as these leads, we would like to share with you the leads of our specialised sub groups:

Medical and Scientific Evidence Working Group

- Prof. Alfred Wei-Chieh Kow (Head of Division, Division of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, National University Hospital): Subgroup for liver surgery

- Dr. Darshan Bakshi (Co-Chief, Interventional Radiology, Clinical Assistant Professor - University of Calgary, Medical Director - Diagnostic Imaging Peter Lougheed Hospital Calgary Canada): Subgroup for Interventional Radiology

- Prof. Asif Raza (Honorary Associate Professor, Plymouth Medical and Dental School, Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Imperial College, London, Consultant Urological Surgeon): Urological Subgroup

- Prof. Dirk Weyhe (Director of University Hospital for Visceral Surgery at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg; PIUS-Hospital, Oldenburg): research & clinical evaluation studies

Education and Training Working Group

- Prof. Darshan Bakshi (Co-Chief, Interventional Radiology, Clinical Assistant Professor - University of Calgary, Medical Director - Diagnostic Imaging Peter Lougheed Hospital Calgary Canada): lead/co-lead for postgraduate education

- Dr. Sven Goebel (Founding Director, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Perth Shoulder Clinic): Subgroup for Orthopaedic Surgery

We are deeply grateful to all our leads and co-leads and are excited for the great work that will be produced under their leadership.