Written by the world’s foremost practitioners and instructors, this landmark reference logically progresses from basic science principles, including topics such as cells, genomics and molecular surgery, to clinical areas such as pancreas. From cover to cover, the title reflects a distinctly modern approach in the dissemination of surgical knowledge, providing current coverage of all key surgical areas, from trauma and transplantation, to neurosurgery. In each chapter, this content is supported by a skill-building format that includes boxed key points, detailed anatomical figures, diagnostic and management algorithms, an abundance of informative tables and key references.

For every kind of procedure, this one-of-a-kind clinical companion helps you meet the sequential demands in the care of surgical patients, leading to the best possible outcomes.

New to this edition:

• Full color design for easier navigation
• Two new chapters: Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Core Competencies, examines the six areas designated as critical for general surgery resident training and Ethics, Palliative Care, and Care at the End of Life, offers an overview of biomedical ethics, and surveys specific issues in surgical and professional ethics, the general principles and considerations of palliative care and care at the end of life
• Greater focus on evidence-based medicine with highlighted references in each chapter and separate key reference list
• Increased number of treatment and diagnostic algorithms
• Key points in every chapter
• International advisory board comprised of renowned surgeons contributes important regional feedback on content and curricula

F. Charles Brunicardi, MD, FACS
DeBakey/Bard Professor and Chairman
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Dana K. Andersen, MD
Harry M. Haidek Distinguished Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical School
Worcester, Massachusetts

Timothy R. Billiar, MD
George Vance Foster Professor and Chairman of Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

David L. Dunn, MD, PhD
Jay Phillips Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery
University of Minnesota Medical School
Minneapolis, Minnesota

John G. Hunter, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

Jeffrey B. Matthews, MD
Dallas B. Phemister Professor of Surgery
Chair, Department of Surgery
Dean for Clinical Affairs
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois

Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD, FACS
Head, Division of Surgery
Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgical Oncology
Senator A.M. Aiken, Jr., Distinguished Chair
The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas