Professor Bruce Biccard

Director of Research

Professor and Second Chair, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Director of Global Surgery Research

Bruce Biccard is Professor and Second Chair in the Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is the Director of Global Surgery Research. His research interests include perioperative medicine, perioperative outcomes and global surgery. He is a proponent of international collaborative research. He collaborates with the African Perioperative Research Group (APORG) network, where he has led the African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS), the ASOS-2 Trial, and co-led the African Covid-19 Critical Care Outcomes Study (ACCCOS).

Training

Medical school: University of Cape Town

Postgraduate qualifications

  • MMedSci
  • FCA(SA)
  • FFARCSI
  • PhD

Year of registration: 2001

Areas of interest

  • Perioperative medicine
  • Surgical outcomes
  • Global surgery

Current positions

  • Professor and Second Chair, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town
  • Immediate Past President, South African Society of Anaesthesiologists
  • Editor in Chief, Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia

Professional affiliations

Leadership

  • Immediate Past President, South African Society of Anaesthesiologists
  • Editor in Chief, Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia