Founder Editor
Vinod Kumar Singhal
MS, FRCS, FACS, FEBS, FICS, MHA
Editorial Board
Editorial Leadership at JESS
Meet the surgeons, clinicians and researchers who guide the Journal of the European Society of Surgery and uphold its standards of peer review, scientific integrity and clinical relevance.
Editorial Leadership
Leadership of the journal
JESS is led by experienced surgical academics responsible for the journal's editorial direction and publication standards.
Chief Editor
Antoni Szczepanik
MD, PhD
International Board
Editorial Board Members
JESS brings together specialists from surgical and academic institutions across Europe and beyond. Their expertise supports specialty-matched peer review and broad clinical representation.
19 members
Dr. Biju Pottakkat
MBBS, MS, MCh, DNB, FACS
Director, Institute of Organ TransplantationProfessor, Department of Surgical GastroenterologyJIPMERPuducherry, India
Andrej Nikolovski
MD, PhD
Consultant SurgeonUniversity Surgery Hospital "St. Naum Ohridski"Skopje, North Macedonia
Carmel Lino Cutajar
MD, FRCS (Eng), FRCS (Edin), FICA, KM
Association of Surgeons of MaltaMalta
Cem Terzi
MD, Professor of Surgery
Dokuz Eylül University Medical Facultyİzmir, Türkiye
Ciprian Duta
MD, PhD
Chief of Surgical DepartmentUniversity of Medicine and Pharmacy "V. Babes"Timisoara, Romania
Ferdinando Cafiero
MD, PhD, FACS
IRCCS Policlinico San MartinoItaly
Francesco Prete
MD, PhD, MSc (Oxon)
Associate Professor of General SurgeryUniversity of Bari School of MedicineBari, Italy
Giorgi Giorgobiani
MD, PhD
Professor & Head of SurgeryTbilisi State Medical UniversityGeorgia
Alfonso Barbarisi
MD, FEBS (Hon)
Professor of SurgeryHead, Department of Anaesthesiological, Surgical & Emergency SciencesUniversity of Campania Luigi VanvitelliNaples, Italy
Guido Gasparri
MD, PhD
University of TorinoItaly
Valerii Kryshen
Doctor of Medical Science, Professor
Professor of SurgeryState Medical UniversityDnipro, Ukraine
Luc Michel
MD, FACS
Professor Emeritus of SurgeryCatholic University of LouvainBelgium
Rossen Madjov
MD, PhD, DSc
Medical University of VarnaBulgaria
Matteo Mascherini
MD, FEBS
San Martino Teaching HospitalItaly
Suren A. Stepanyan
MD, PhD
Professor of SurgeryYerevan State Medical UniversityArmenia
Mario Testini
MD, PhD, FACS, MSc
Head of Department of SurgeryFull ProfessorUniversity of Bari "Aldo Moro"Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy
Faris Dawood Alaswad
Consultant General Surgeon
Gladstone HospitalQueensland Health; Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
Hemant Sharma
MD, FRCS
Consultant SurgeonLiverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustLiverpool, United Kingdom
Dr. Manish Ashokkumar Madnani
MBBS, MS (General Surgery – Gold Medalist), DNB (GI Surgery), FMAS, FACS (USA), MRCS (England), FARIS, MSc (Healthcare Leadership – University of Liverpool)
Head of Surgical Division, Al Nahda ClusterSpecialist Gastrointestinal SurgeonNMC Specialty Hospital and ClinicAl Nahda, Dubai, UAE7A Street, Opp Bait Al Kher building, Al Nahda 2, Dubai, UAE
Editorial Standards
Guided by independent expertise and rigorous review
The editorial board supports responsible scholarly publishing through specialty expertise, peer review and attention to scientific and clinical quality.