ISCN International standardised consultant number

A maxillofacial surgeon, who obtained his fellowship in Maxillfacial and Oral Surgery in Germany has the ISCN 009 - 000 - 004 - 008 - xxx xxx xxx 

General area of surgical activity

• General Surgery                                                           000
• Thoracic Surgery                                                         001
• Abdominal Surgery                                                     002
• Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery                                   003
• Obsteric and Gynaecological Surgery                      004
• Ophthalmic Surgery                                                    005
• Orthopaedic surgery                                                   006
• Paediatric Surgery                                                       007
• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery                         008
• Maxillofacial Surgery (here: MAXXFAXX)            009
• Urogential Surgery                                                      010
• Neurosurgery                                                               011

Subdivisions in that general area

• General                                                                         000
• Genetic                                                                         001
• Prenatal                                                                        002
• Natal                                                                             003
• Postnatal                                                                      004
• Infection                                                                       005
• Trauma                                                                         006
• Tumour                                                                        007
• Metabolic                                                                    008
• Endocrine                                                                    009
• Immune                                                                        010
• Transplant                                                                   011 
• Paediatric                                                                     012

Continent of surgical training

America North                                                                          000

America South                                                                          001

Great Britain                                                                              002

Northern Ireland                                                                       003

Europe                                                                                        004

Africa                                                                                          005

Middel East                                                                                006

Asia                                                                                             007

Japan                                                                                           008

Indonesia                                                                                    009

Australia                                                                                     010

New-Zealand                                                                              011

Country of that continent (Europe)

Portugal                                                                              001

Spain                                                                                   002

France                                                                                 003

Belgium                                                                               004

Luxembourg                                                                       005

Italy                                                                                     006

Netherlands                                                                       007

Germany                                                                             008

Denmark                                                                             009

Sweden                                                                               010

Norway                                                                               011

Finnland                                                                             012

Austria                                                                               013

Switzerland                                                                        014

Slovakia                                                                              015

Chech Republic                                                                 016

Bosnia                                                                                 017

Herzegovina                                                                       018

Slovenia                                                                              019

Serbia                                                                                  020

Albania                                                                               021

Romania                                                                              022 

Bulgaria                                                                               023

Poland                                                                                 024

Slovenia                                                                              025

Estland                                                                                026

Lettland                                                                               027

Lithuania                                                                             028

Malta                                                                                   029

Cyprus                                                                                030

Greece                                                                                 031

Hungary                                                                             031

The last nine numbers are country and consultant specific, i.e. are awarded on the day of the fellowship exmanination in that country, and remains a lifelong tracking aid. Even if teh individual moves form Kairo to Paris, the ISCN remains the same. The patients and registrars are subsequently able to enquire as to the education and training of the individual.