Pål-Dag Line is board-certified in general surgery, vascular surgery, and transplant surgery, and is a senior consultant surgeon within the fields of abdominal transplantation, HPB surgery, and vascular surgery. Since 2004, he has been the director at the Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, and is a Professor of Surgery at the Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo. His research focus lies within the fields of liver transplantation, advanced HPB surgery, abdominal vascular disease and liver transplantation for malignancy. The Transplant Oncology research group at Oslo University Hospital has pioneered the concept of liver transplantation for non-resectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer and the RAPID concept for auxiliary LT with delayed hepatectomy. He serves as a board member of the European Liver Transplant Association (ELITA) and is an Associate Editor of Transplant International and BJS Open. He is a member of several international societies, including TTS, ILTS, ESOT, IHPBA, the European Surgical Association, and the International Surgical Group.