Life member,of ASI, Association of Surgeons of India.Life member of IMA, Indian Medical Association.Member of SAGES, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons.Member of ASGBI, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland.Founder member of AMASI, Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India.Founder member of AIAARO, All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity Specialist Registrar General Surgery - Dumfries Royal Infirmary, Bankend Road, Dumfries - DG1 4 AP Specialist Registrar Thoracic Surgery - Hairmyres Hospital East Kilbride, Glasgow - G75 8RG Specialist Registrar General Surgery - Monklands Hospital, Monkscourt Avenue, Airdrie, Scotland, ML6 0JS