Surgical Qualifications Key

This page details the meanings of the letters you are likely to find after a surgeon's name.

BS, BSc = Bachelor of Science

ChB = Bachelor of Surgery

MB = Bachelor of Medicine

MBBS = Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery

MC = Master of Surgery

FRACS = Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

FACS = Fellow of the American College of Surgeons

FRCS = Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (UK)

FCSSA = Fellow of the College of Surgeons South Africa

FRCSC = Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada