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Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Amelia J. Hart, MD, FRACS — Department of General Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Amelia J. Hart, MD, FRACS — Department of General Surgery, University of Melbourne, Australia
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Daniel R. Whitaker, MD — Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, USA
Prof. Daniel R. Whitaker, MD — Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, USA
Managing Editor
Dr. Olivia Martins, PhD — Surgical Research & Education, University of Toronto, Canada
Editorial Office: editorialoffice@journalsonline.org
Dr. Olivia Martins, PhD — Surgical Research & Education, University of Toronto, Canada
Editorial Office: editorialoffice@journalsonline.org
Associate Editors
General Surgery
Prof. Marco Bianchi, MD — University of Bologna, Italy
Prof. Marco Bianchi, MD — University of Bologna, Italy
Trauma & Acute Care
Prof. Hannah McAllister, MD — Monash University, Australia
Prof. Hannah McAllister, MD — Monash University, Australia
Vascular Surgery
Prof. Thomas van Dijk, MD — Erasmus MC, Netherlands
Prof. Thomas van Dijk, MD — Erasmus MC, Netherlands
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Prof. Claire Hamilton, MD — University of Edinburgh, UK
Prof. Claire Hamilton, MD — University of Edinburgh, UK
Neurosurgery
Prof. Felix Schneider, MD — Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Prof. Felix Schneider, MD — Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Orthopaedics
Prof. Jonathan Reed, MD — Stanford University, USA
Prof. Jonathan Reed, MD — Stanford University, USA
Plastic & Reconstructive
Prof. Isabelle Fournier, MD — University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Prof. Isabelle Fournier, MD — University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Urology
Prof. Aiko Tanaka, MD — Keio University, Japan
Prof. Aiko Tanaka, MD — Keio University, Japan
Paediatric Surgery
Prof. Patrick O’Connor, MD — Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Prof. Patrick O’Connor, MD — Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Transplant & HPB
Prof. Nora Meier, MD — ETH Zürich/USZ, Switzerland
Prof. Nora Meier, MD — ETH Zürich/USZ, Switzerland
Minimally Invasive & Robotic
Prof. Diego Romero, MD — Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain
Prof. Diego Romero, MD — Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Spain
Surgical Education & Simulation
Prof. Kate Wilson, MD — University of Auckland, New Zealand
Prof. Kate Wilson, MD — University of Auckland, New Zealand
Section Editors
Perioperative Medicine
Dr. Robert White — University of Alberta, Canada
Dr. Robert White — University of Alberta, Canada
Anaesthesia Interface
Dr. Elena Ivanova — University of Helsinki, Finland
Dr. Elena Ivanova — University of Helsinki, Finland
Infection Prevention
Dr. Jens Falk — Uppsala University, Sweden
Dr. Jens Falk — Uppsala University, Sweden
Quality & Outcomes
Dr. Laura Schmidt — University of Vienna, Austria
Dr. Laura Schmidt — University of Vienna, Austria
Global Surgery
Dr. Samuel Clarke — London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Dr. Samuel Clarke — London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK
Digital & Image-Guided Surgery
Dr. Aiko Watanabe — University of Tokyo, Japan
Dr. Aiko Watanabe — University of Tokyo, Japan
International Advisory Board
Prof. Matthias Vogel — Heidelberg University Hospital, Germany
Prof. Beatriz Silva — University of Porto, Portugal
Prof. Helene Fischer — Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Prof. Miguel Sánchez — Technical University of Madrid, Spain
Prof. Jonathan Lee — University of Toronto, Canada
Prof. Maria Rossi — University of Bologna, Italy
Prof. Thomas Becker — University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
Prof. Kate Wilson — University of Auckland, New Zealand
The Advisory Board provides strategic guidance on scope, quality standards, and emerging priorities across surgical specialties.
Editorial Policies & Ethics
AJSS upholds rigorous peer review, transparency, and research integrity. All submissions are screened for originality, ethical compliance, and adherence to reporting standards (e.g., CONSORT, PRISMA, STROBE where applicable).
For details, see our Peer Review Procedure, Ethics & Policies, and Plagiarism Policy.
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