It is the oldest surgical institution in France having been founded in 1731 as the Académie royale de chirurgie.
[1] The current president is Olivier Jardé, a French politician, professor, and orthopaedic trauma surgeon.
[2] The academy was founded on 18 December 1731 as the Académie royale de chirurgie by Georges Mareschal, who was the first surgeon of Louis XV, and François La Peyronie, his successor.
[4] The roles and objectives of the academy is to: The Académie nationale de chirurgie has been publishing texts since it was established in 1731, making it the oldest publication dedicated to surgery in the world.
Additionally, since 2012, the academy has been posting videos on their website, which are also available to view on YouTube.