Ross Carter was appointed to Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1996 as Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon. He has developed a particular interest in the surgical, laparoscopic and endoscopic management of pancreatic disease, particularly the minimally invasive management of the complications arising from severe acute pancreatitis. He is the current President of the Pancreatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and has been the Honorary Secretary of both the British Society of Gastroenterology Pancreatic Section and the PSGB&I.

He has been involved in the creation of UK and International guidelines for the management of pancreatic disease. He is on a number of steering groups for National and international clinical studies in pancreatology. His research interests include clinical and translational pancreatic cancer, and acute pancreatitis. He has authored and co authored over 65 peer reviewed articles and 15 book chapters, and sits on the NICE advisory board and NCRI pancreatic subgroup. He currently sits on the editorial board of HpB and reviews research and clinical papers for numerous international journals. He was involved with the development of the Scottish National HpB network and has an interest in the improvement of hospital services for patients with pancreatic and hepatobiliary disease.