association of breast surgery

Name

association of breast surgery

Legal name

Association of Breast Surgery

Website

https://absgbi.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAJAJ

Women’s Imaging & Breast Health Centers

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Women’s & Children’s Health Providers

Keywords

• Breast surgery education
• Clinical audit registries
• Medical professional membership
• Surgical training courses
• Clinical practice guidelines

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership subscriptions: ABS generates revenue through membership fees from surgeons, nurse specialists, and other breast care professionals in the UK, Ireland, and worldwide. Membership includes access to resources, events, and professional development.
2. Educational events and conferences: Revenue from course fees, conference registrations, and events including the annual ABS Conference, specialty skills courses, and regional meetings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) is a UK non-profit professional membership association for healthcare professionals caring for patients with breast problems. It delivers membership services, specialty skills training courses (e.g., implant-based reconstruction, LD flap reconstruction, augmentation), the annual ABS Conference, national clinical audits and registries, research grants, clinical and professional standards/guidelines, and patient-facing information resources for breast cancer and breast surgery. It also hosts the Mammary Fold trainee association and operates the My ABS member portal and ABS Events App.

Product overview

The Association of Breast Surgery (ABS) is a professional medical association for healthcare professionals caring for people with breast problems, particularly breast cancer. Rather than a unified software platform, ABS operates as a membership organization offering a portfolio of services including educational courses and events (such as the Specialty Skills in Implant-Based Reconstruction course and ABS Conference 2027), national audits and registries for quality assurance, research funding and clinical trial coordination, professional standards and guidance, and patient information resources. The organization also hosts the Mammary Fold, a trainee-run national association for breast surgery trainees. Key resources include the ABS Yearbook, Events App (available on iOS and Android), and Information Hub providing webcasts, publications, and clinical guidelines. Membership services are accessible through a members' area portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ABS Membership
• Specialty Skills Courses
• ABS Annual Conference
• National Audits and Registries
• Research Grants and Funding
• Mammary Fold (Trainee Association)
• Clinical and Professional Standards
• Patient Information Resources
• ABS Yearbook

Quantifiable outcome

• The NHS breast screening programme detects around 18,400 cancers per year and saves 1,300 lives (per Public Health England data cited by ABS).
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ambuja FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026ABS has partnered with the Ambuja Foundation for three consecutive years (2024-2026) for international breast cancer education, awareness, and community screening initiatives. Activities include academic conferences, frontline healthcare worker training, and community breast health screening camps. The initiative operates in Gujarat, India, with Ambuja Foundation providing local organization, sponsorship, and data collection.
• Association of Breast Surgeons of India (ABSI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 February 2026ABS collaborates with ABSI on the international breast cancer education initiative in India. ABSI provides representation, academic sessions, case presentations, MDT discussions, and participation in community screening. Dr Ashwini Jasani (Modi) serves as ABSI representative. Dr DG Vijay, President of ABSI, participated in the 2026 screening initiative.
• National Health Mission (NHM) IndiaminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 10 February 2026NHM India co-organized the three-day international breast cancer education initiative at Ambuja Nagar, providing public health system integration and district-level health leadership participation.
• BAPRAS (British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 September 2023ABS and BAPRAS have issued joint statements on breast reconstruction (May 2022) and collaborate on cosmetic surgery standards, breast implant safety, and the National Breast Implant Registry. They co-authored statements on Allergan textured breast implants and breast implant safety.
• Breast Cancer NowcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2022ABS partnered with Breast Cancer Now and BAPRAS on the report 'Delivering real choice: the future of breast reconstruction in England' (October 2022), calling on NHS England to develop a practical plan for breast services addressing backlog, barriers, and fair access to reconstruction.
• BAAPS (British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2018ABS, BAAPS, and BAPRAS issued a joint statement on breast implant safety (November 2018) in response to an International Consortium of Investigative Journalists report. They collaborate on breast implant safety monitoring and cosmetic surgery certification standards.
• Public Health EnglandcoreOthers · 2 May 2018ABS communicated with members regarding the NHS Breast Screening incident where approximately 450,000 women may have missed screening invitations. Worked with Public Health England on communications and the independent review of the screening programme.
• Mammary FoldcoreOthersThe Mammary Fold is the national association run by trainees in breast and oncoplastic breast surgery in the UK. It operates under the ABS umbrella, offering free membership for trainees up to ST3. ABS provides administrative support and collaboration on events, research, and education.
• BASO ~ The Association for Cancer SurgeryminorOthersABS was originally a branch of BASO but the two associations have been separate organisations since 2010. They share office space at the Royal College of Surgeons and have a service agreement formalizing shared administrative aspects. Database and server separation was completed in May 2020.
• Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandcoreOthersABS is headquartered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 38-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE. The RCS provides the administrative location and institutional affiliation for ABS.
• ESSO (European Society of Surgical Oncology)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerABS shares relevant member information with ESSO for the sole purpose of setting up affiliate membership for ABS members.
• EJSO (European Journal of Surgical Oncology)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerABS shares relevant member information with EJSO for the sole purpose of setting up paper and/or electronic subscriptions for ABS members.
• Prevent Breast CancerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerABS collaborates with Prevent Breast Cancer on the Scientific Advisory Board and Reviewer Expressions of Interest (2026), supporting breast cancer research and prevention initiatives.
• Gujarat Medical CouncilminorOthersThe Gujarat Medical Council provided CME accreditation for the ABS-Ambuja Foundation international breast cancer education initiative in India (February 2026), validating the educational quality of the programme.
• NHS EnglandcoreOthersABS engages with NHS England on breast surgery policy, GIRFT reports, breast screening programmes, and the National Cancer Plan. ABS submitted a response to the National Cancer Plan for England (2026), welcoming its publication and offering to work with government on implementation.
• MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency)coreOthersABS works closely with MHRA on breast implant safety issues including BIA-ALCL, textured breast implant recalls (Allergan PIP), breast implant illness, and BIA-SCC. MHRA provides regulatory guidance and the Yellow Card Scheme for adverse incident reporting.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Emerging players

• Breast Cancer Now: Breast Cancer Now is the UK's largest breast cancer charity and a strategic co-author with ABS and BAPRAS on breast reconstruction policy reports. Functions as adjacent rather than overlapping - a patient-facing charity, not a surgeon association.

Direct peers

• American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS): The American Society of Breast Surgeons is the largest international professional membership association for breast surgeons, serving the same surgeon and breast care team constituency in the US. Most directly comparable to ABS in mission, member services, and educational portfolio.
• BASO ~ The Association for Cancer Surgery: BASO is ABS's historical parent organization from which ABS separated in 2010; the two still share office space at the Royal College of Surgeons and operate under similar governance models. Same UK surgical-association structure and member base overlap.
• British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS): BAPRAS is the UK professional body for plastic surgeons, with overlapping membership in oncoplastic and reconstructive breast surgery. ABS and BAPRAS co-author joint statements on breast implant safety and run the National Breast Implant Registry together.
• Association of Breast Surgeons of India (ABSI): ABSI is the Indian counterpart breast surgery association and a direct co-development partner of ABS on the Ambuja Foundation international education initiative. Plays the same professional-body role for breast surgeons in India.

Peers

• European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO):

Broad incumbents

• Royal College of Surgeons of England: The Royal College of Surgeons of England hosts ABS at its Lincoln's Inn Fields headquarters and is the overarching professional and educational body for all surgeons in England. Functions as the broader institutional incumbent of which ABS is a specialty chapter.
• British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS): BAAPS is the UK body for aesthetic plastic surgeons and a strategic partner of ABS, co-authoring joint statements on breast implant safety. Broader cosmetic-surgery franchise with overlapping but not identical membership.
• Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO): SSO is the US-based broader surgical oncology professional society. Less breast-specialized than ASBrS but serves adjacent surgical oncology members with overlapping breast cancer content, conferences, and standards work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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