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IN MEMORIAM Kees Dejong

Kees (Cornelius) DeJong served the HPB community in several executive positions for over 10 years. In 2011 he was elected to the EHPBA (soon to become the E-AHPBA) Council. He was an active council...

Published Tuesday 1st November 2022
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Dr. Leslie H. Blumgart

It is with profound sadness that I write to inform the membership that Dr. Leslie H. Blumgart, one of the giants in surgery, has passed away. Dr. Blumgart was born and initially trained as a...

Published Wednesday 28th September 2022
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HPB impact factor rises to 3.842

The new Impact factor for HPB has for 2021 has just been announced and this has increased to 3.842. HPB remains in the top quartile of all surgery journals and has pulled away from some of our...

Published Monday 4th July 2022
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2022/2023 Kenneth Warren Fellowships

IHPBA and the IHPBA Foundation are delighted to announce that, with the generous support of the E. Alexander Stent Fund (CGF), Bank of America, N.A., Trustee we have been able to award two Kenneth...

Published Friday 1st July 2022
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Professor Rowan Parks - next President of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

We would like to congratulate our Secretary General, Professor Rowan Parks on being appointed as the next President of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. You can read more here.

Published Monday 27th June 2022
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HPB further education - Bile duct injury

The IHPBA Publications & Communication Committee have launched a new initiative highlighting recent artices in the HPB Journal on a selected topic, and linking the articles to related video...

Published Tuesday 14th June 2022
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IHPBA Distinguished Service Award 2022

The 2022 IHPBA Distinguished Service Medal is awarded to Professor Oscar Imventarza Professor Imventarza is widely respected by his peers in the HPB field and has made an invaluable contribution...

Published Friday 8th April 2022
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IHPBA statement on humanitarian crises

We continue to see so many heart-wrenching and devastating stories of human suffering and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, Syria, Sudan, the Congo, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Venezuela, Yemen and...

Published Wednesday 16th March 2022
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Dr Bernard Langer

Dear Colleagues It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of Dr Bernard Langer (1932-2022). He was a friend, colleague, and mentor to many members of the IHPBA and AHPBA. Dr Langer was a...

Published Monday 28th February 2022
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IHPBA General Assembly 2022

The IHPBA General Assembly will take place on Friday 1 April 2022, 18:00-19:00 at the New York Hilton Midtown. During the General Assembly there will be a vote of the members to approve revisions...

Published Thursday 24th February 2022
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