Dr Briggs is a member of a number of Societies and Colleges including; the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Australian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, the International Society of Plastic Surgeons, a Fellow of the International college of Surgeons and an emeritus member of the British Association of Plastic Surgeons, not to mention various other societies in both Europe and America. Dr Briggs illustrious career has also enabled him to be an Examiner in surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and a recognised teacher for the Australian College of Surgeons at the University of Western Australia.