The following sponsoring surgical societies comprise the membership of the Fellowship Council and elect representatives to sit on the Board of Directors, Education/Curriculum Committee and the Accreditation Committee. Sponsoring Societies: American Foregut Society / AFS Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association / AHPBA American Hernia Society / AHS American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery / ASMBS Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons / SAGES Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract / SSAT