Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S.
Dean, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Steven M. Steinberg, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine
2 Performance Measures in Surgical Practice
John L. Birkmeyer, M.D., F.A.C.S.
George D. Zuidema Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School
Justin B. Dimick, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School
3 Benchmarking Surgical Outcomes
Emily V. A. Finlayson, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor of General Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School
John D. Birkmeyer, M.D., F.A.C.S.
George D. Zuidema Professor of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Director of Bariatric Surgery, University of Michigan Health System
4 Evidence-Based Surgery
Samuel R. G. Finlayson, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery and of Community and Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs and Faculty Development, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, Faculty, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice Lebanon, NH
5 Patient Safety in Surgical Care: A Systems Approach
Robert S. Rhodes, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Adjunct Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Associate Executive Director and Director of Evaluation, American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia
6 Risk Stratification, Preoperative Testing, and Operative Planning
Cyrus J. Parsa, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Fellow, Duke University School of Medicine
Andrew E. Luckey, M.D.
Southern California Advanced Laparo-Endoscopic Surgery, Los Angeles
Nicolas V. Christou, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine
Alden H. Harken, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery and Chairman, UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
7 Elements of Cost-Effective Nonemergency Surgical Care
Robert S. Rhodes, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Adjunct Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Associate Executive Director and Director of Evaluation, American Board of Surgery
Charles L. Rice, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Departments of Surgery and Physiology and Biophysics, and Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center
8 Health Care Economics: The Broader Context
Linda G. Lesky, M.D., M.A.
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy, George Washington University, and Academic Hospitalist, George Washington University Hospital,Washington, DC
Robert S. Rhodes, M.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, and Associate Executive Director and Director of Evaluation, American Board of Surgery, Philadelphia, PA
Charles L. Rice, M.D.
President, Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
9 Minimizing Vulnerability to Malpractice Claims
Grant H. Fleming, Esq.
McQuaide, Blasko, Schwartz, Fleming, & Faulkner, Inc., State College, Pennsylvania
Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S.
Dean, Ohio State University College of Medicine
11 Bedside Procedures for General Surgeons
M. Margaret Knudson, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, and Physician, San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Ramin Jamshidi, MD
Resident, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, and Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Jonathan L. Meakins, M.D., D.Sc., F.A.C.P.
Nuffield Professor and Head, Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford
2 Infection Control in Surgical Practice
Vivian G. Loo, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P(C)
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University and Chief, Department of Microbiology, McGill University Health Centre
3 Perioperative Considerations for Anesthesia
Steven B. Backman, M.D.C.M., Ph.D., FRCPC
Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal
Richard M. Bondy, M.D.C.M.
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal
Alain Deschamps, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal
Anne Moore, M.D.
Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Charlottetown, PEI
Thomas Schricker, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, Montreal
4 Bleeding and Transfusion
John T. Owings, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, and Attending Physician, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, Medical Center
Garth H. Utter, M.D., M.Sc.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Robert C. Gosselin, M.T.
Senior Specialist, Hematology/Hemostasis, University of California, Davis, Medical Center
5 Postoperative Management of the Hospitalized Patient
Deborah. L. Marquardt, M.D.
Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
Roger P. Tatum, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
Dana C. Lynge, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
6 Postoperative Pain
Spencer S. Liu, MD
Professor of Perioperative Therapy, Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Henrik Kehlet, MD, PhD, FACS (Hon)
Professor of Perioperative Therapy, Head of Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark
7 Acute Wound Care
Stephen R. Sullivan, M.D.
Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
Loren H. Engrav, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
Matthew B. Klein, M.D.
Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
8 Preparation of the Operating Room
T. Forcht Dagi, MD, MPH, FACS, FCCM
Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD; and Senior Lecturer, The Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Division of Health Sciences and Technology, Cambridge, MA
William Schecter, MD, FACS, FCCM
Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Lena M. Napolitano, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System, and Director of Surgical Critical Care, Surgical Care Center, VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
9 Fast Track Inpatient and Ambulatory Surgery
Liane Feldman, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, and Program Director, MIS Fellowship, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital
Franco Carli, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.A., F.R.C.P.C.
Professor, Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, and Staff Anesthesiologist, Department of Anesthesia, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital
David P. Goldstein, M.D.
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Henry T. Hoffman, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
John W. Hellstein, D.D.S.
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Gerry F. Funk, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
2 Parotid Mass
Ashok R. Shaha, M.D., F.A.C.S.
3 Neck Mass
Barry J. Roseman, M.D.
Roseman and Budayr, M.D., P.C., Maryville, Tennessee
Orlo H. Clark, M.D., FACS
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco, Mount Zion Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
4 Head and Neck Diagnostic Procedures
Adam S. Jacobson, M.D.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Mark L. Urken, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
5 Oral Cavity Procedures
Carol R. Bradford, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Michigan Medical School
Mark E. Prince, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C)
University of Michigan Medical School
6 Parotidectomy
Leonard R. Henry, M.D.
Department of Surgery, National Naval Medical Center, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
John A. Ridge, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S
Chief, Head and Neck Surgery Section, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Temple University School of Medicine
7 Neck Dissection
Miriam N. Lango, M.D.
Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
Bert W. O'Malley, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Chair, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Ara A. Chalian, M.D, FACS
Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
8 Tracheostomy
Ara A. Chalian, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
9 Thyroid and Parathyroid Operations
Wen T. Shen, M.D.
Assistant Professor in Residence, Department of Surgery, Mount Zion Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco
Gregg H. Jossart, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco
Orlo H. Clark, M.D., F.A.C.S
Professor and Vice Chair Department of Surgery, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, and Chief, Department of Surgery, Mount Zion Medical Center, University of Calicornia, San Francisco
Doreen M. Agnese, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Stephen P. Povoski, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S.
Dean, Ohio State University College of Medicine
2 Soft Tissue Infection
Mark A. Malangoni, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Christopher R. McHenry, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
3 Principles of Wound Management and Soft Tissue Repair
Eric G. Halvorson, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Josep J. Disa, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Attending, Plastic & Reconstructive Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
4 Surgical Management of Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers
Jennifer A. Wargo, MD
Instructor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Assistant in Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Kenneth Tanabe, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Chief of Surgical Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
5 Breast Procedures
Angela Gucwa, MD
Resident, General Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
J. Garrett Harper, MD
Resident, Plastic Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
D. Scott Lind, MD
Jarrell Distinguished Chair in Surgical Oncology, Section Chief, Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
6 Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Seth P. Harlow, M.D.
University of Vermont College of Medicine
David N. Krag, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Douglas S. Reintgen, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of South Florida
Frederick L. Moffat, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Miami School of Medicine
Thomas G. Frazier, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
8 Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Eric Kimchi, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine
Herbert Zeh, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Yixing Jiang, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine
Kevin Staveley-O'Carroll, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Penn State College of Medicine
9 Benign Breast Disease
Doreen M. Agnese, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Stephen P. Povoski, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Wiley W. Souba, M.D., Sc.D., F.A.C.S.
Dean, Ohio State University College of Medicine
Ahmad S. Ashrafi, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.
University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine
Sudhir Sundaresan, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.C.
University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine
2 Cough and Hemoptysis
Raphael Bueno, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Subroto Paul, M.D.
Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
3 Chest Wall Mass
Michael E. Friscia, MD
Instructor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
John C. Kucharczuk, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
4 Pleural Effusion
Rafael S. Andrade, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School
Michael Maddaus, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School
5 Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
Shamus R. Carr, M.D.
Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Taine T. V. Pechet, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
6 Paralyzed Diaphragm
Bryan F. Meyers, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
Benjamin D. Kozower, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis
7 Open Esophageal Procedures
John Yee, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.
Assistant Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine
Richard J. Finley, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.
Professor and Head, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine
8 Minimally Invasive Esophageal Procedures
Francisco Palazzo, M.D.,
Fellow, Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
Piero M. Fisichella, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center
Marco G. Patti, M.D., F.A.C.S
Professor of Surgery, Director, Center for Esophageal Diseases, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
9 Chest Wall Procedures
Seth D. Force, M.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
10 Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Raja M. Flores, M.D.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Bernard Park, M.D.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Valerie W. Rusch, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
11 Mediastinal Procedures
Joseph B. Shrager, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Vivek Patel, M.B.B.S.
Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
12 Pericardial Procedures
Dawn Emick, MD
Resident in Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Thomas A. D'Amico, MD
Professor of Surgery, Chief, Section of General Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
13 Decortication and Pleurectomy
Eric S. Lambright, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
14 Pulmonary Resection
Min P. Kim, MD
Thoracic Surgery Fellow, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Ara Vaporciyan, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Director, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
15 Diaphragmatic Procedures
Ayesha S. Bryant, M.S.P.H.
Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health
Robert James Cerfolio, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.C.C.P.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
Alex Nagle, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
2 Abdominal Mass
Wilbur B. Bowne, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
Michael E. Zenilman, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Clarence Dennis Professor and Chairman of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
3 Jaundice
Jeffrey S. Barkun, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, and Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre
Alan N. Barkun, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, and Director, Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre
4 Intestinal Obstruction
Fuad Alkhoury, MD
Resident, Department of Surgery, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
W. Scott Helton, MD, FACS
Chair, Department of Surgery, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT
5 Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Eric S. Hungness, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Attending Physician, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
7 Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity
Eric J. DeMaria, MD, FACS,
Professor of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, and Vice Chair and Chief of Network General Surgery and Director of EndoSurgery and Bariatric Surgery, Duke University Medical Center
Christopher J. Myers, MD,
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow, Duke University School of Medicine
8 Tumors of the Stomach, Duodenum, and Small Bowel
Jeffrey D. Wayne, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Mark S. Talamonti, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
9 Tumors of the Pancreas, Biliary Tract, and Liver
Steven M. Strasberg, MD, FACS, FRCS(C), FRCS(Ed)
Pruett Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
David C. Linehan, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Associate Professor and Chief, Section of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
10 Portal Hypertension
Patrick S. Kamath, MD
Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
David M. Nagorney, MD
Professor of Surgery, Department of General and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
11 Crohn Disease
Susan Galandiuk, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Louisville
12 Diverticulitis
John P. Welch, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Clinical Surgery, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT; and Senior Attending Surgeon, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Jeffrey L. Cohen, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.
Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT; and President, Connecticut Surgical Group, Hartford, CT
Rafal Barczak, MD
Surgical Resident, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
13 Fulminant Ulcerative Colitis
Roger Hurst, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Sharon L. Stein, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospital Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Fabrizio Michelassi, MD
Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor, Chairman, Department of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell
University, Surgeon-in-Chief, New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY
14 Hereditary Colorectal Cancer and Polyposis Syndromes
Jose G. Guillem, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Harvey G. Moore, M.D.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
15 Adenocarcinoma of the Colon and Rectum
Bruce M. Brenner, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Surgical Oncology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
David M. Ota, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC
16 Motility Disorders
Nancy N. Baxter, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.C., F.A.S.C.R.S.
University of Minnesota Medical School
Robert D. Madoff, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.
University of Minnesota Medical School
17 Benign and Malignant Rectal, Anal, and Perineal Problems
Davis E. Beck, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.C.R.S.
Chairman, Department of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
18 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Alicia Fanning, M.D.
Laparoscopic/Endoscopic Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Jeffrey L. Ponsky, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Health Sciences Center of the Ohio State University, and Director, Section of Endoscopic Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
20 Procedures for Benign and Malignant Gastric and Duodenal Disease
Thomas E. Clancy, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School; and Associate Surgeon, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Stanley W. Ashley, .M.D., F.A.C.S.
Frank Sawyer Professor, Harvard Medical School; Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital; Program Director, General Surgery Residency, Chief of General Surgery, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Boston, MA
21 Cholecystectomy and Common Bile Duct Exploration
Gerald M. Fried, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Professor of Surgery, Adair Family Chair of Surgical Education, McGill University, Steinberg-Bernstein Chair of Minimally Invasive Surgery & Innovation, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Liane S. Feldman, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, McGill University, Program Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship, Director, General Surgery Clinical Teaching Unit, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada
Dennis R. Klassen, MD, FRCS(C), FACS
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, Program Director, General Surgery, Attending Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS, Canada
22 Procedures for Benign and Malignant Biliary Tract Disease
Bryce R. Taylor, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.C.
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
Bernard Langer, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.R.C.S.C.
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine
23 Hepatic Resection
Clifford S. Cho, M.D.
Fellow, Department of Surgical Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
James Park, M.D.
Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Yuman Fong, M.D.
Murray F. Brennan Chair in Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
24 Procedures for Benign and Malignant Pancreatic Disease
Attila T. Nakeeb, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine
Keith D. Lillemoe, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Jay L. Grosfeld Professor of Surgery and Chair, Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine
John L. Cameron, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Alfred Blalock Distinguished Service Professor of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
25 Splenectomy
Eric C. Poulin, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC
Wilbert J. Keon Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa; and Surgeon-in-Chief, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON
Christopher M. Schlachta, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery and Oncology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario; and Medical Director C-Star, London, ON
Joseph Mamazza, MD, FRCSC
Chair, Division of General Surgery; Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Ottawa; and Division Head, General Surgery, Medical Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON
26 Adrenalectomy
Steven Hodgett, MD
Clinical Fellow in Minimally Invasive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
L. Michael Brunt, MD
Professor of Surgery, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
27 Open Repair of Abdominal Wall Hernia
Robert J. Fitzgibbons, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S.
Harry E. Stuckenhoff Professor of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine
Alan T. Richards, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Thomas H. Quinn, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Creighton University School of Medicine
28 Inguinal Hernia Repair
Simon Bergman, MD, MSC, FRCSC
Assistant Professor of Surgery, McGill University, Staff Physician, Surgery, Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC
Liane S. Feldman, MD, FACS, FRCSC
Associate Professor of Surgery, McGill University, Director, General Surgery Clinical Teaching Unit, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, QC
29 Intestinal Anastomosis
Neil J Mortensen, MD,
Professor of Colorectal Surgery and Chair, General and Vascular Surgery, Nuffield Department of Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
Shazad Ashraf, MD,
Bobby Moore Fellow (CRUK), University of Oxford and Cancer and Immunogenetics Lab, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford
30 Intestinal Stomas
J. Graham Williams, MCh, FRCS.
Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, United Kingdom
31 Appendectomy
Hung S. Ho, M.D.
Associate Professor, Division of Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, and Medical Director and Attending Staff, Section of Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, Medical Center
32 Procedures for Diverticular Disease
Jeffrey L. Cohen, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, President, Connecticut Surgical Group, Hartford, CT
John P. Welch, MD, FACS
Adjunct Professor of Surgery, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, Senior Surgeon, Connecticut Surgical Group, Senior Attending Surgeon, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Louis Reines, MD, MBA
Chief Surgical Resident, University of Connecticut General Surgery Residency, Farmington, CT
33 The Surgical Management of Ulcerative Colitis
Robert R. Cima, MD, FACS, FASCRS.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN
Tonia Young-Fadok, MD, MS, FACS, FASCRS.
Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ
John H. Pemberton, MD, FACS, FASCRS.
Professor of Surgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN
34 Segmental Colon Resection
Toyooki Sonoda, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Jeffrey W. Milsom, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery, Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
35 Procedures for Rectal Cancer
David A. Rothenberger, MD, FACS
Deputy Chairman and Professor of Surgery, University of Minnesota Department of Surgery, John P. Delaney Chair in Clinical Surgical Oncology, Associate Director for Clinical Affairs, University of Minnesota Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN
Rocco Ricciardi, MD, FACS
Assistant Professor, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, MA, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA
Robert D. Madoff, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Stanley M. Goldberg Chair in Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
36 Procedures for Rectal Prolapse
Steven D. Wexner, MD, FACS, FRCS, FRCS (Ed)
Chairman, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, Professor, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Susan M. Cera, MD
Physician, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Physician Regional Medical Center, Naples, FL, Faculty, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL
37 Anal Procedures for Benign Disease
Ira J. Kodner, MD, FACS, FASCRS
Solon and Bettie Gershman Professor of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Surgeon, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO
38 Disorders of the Adrenal Glands
L. Michael Brunt, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
39 Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
Thomas J. Howard, MD, FACS.
Willis D. Gatch Professor of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
Thomas S. Maldonado, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine
Thomas S. Riles, M.D., F.A.C.S.
George David Stewart Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine
2 Asymptomatic Carotid Bruit
Claudio S. Cinà, M.D., Sp., Chir. (It.), M.Sc.,
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario
Catherine M. Clase, M.B., B.Chir., M.Sc.
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine; Nephrologist, Department of Medicine, QE 2 Health Sciences Centre
Aleska Radan, M.D., B.Sc., B.F.A.
General Surgery Resident, Department of Surgery, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences
3 Pulsatile Abdominal Mass
Timothy A. Schaub, M.D.
Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School
Gilbert R. Upchurch, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School
4 Acute Mesenteric Ischemia
Melina R. Kibbe, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University and Jesse Brown Veterans Affairs Hospital, Chicago, IL
Heitham T. Hassoun, MD
Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Methodist Hospital Physician Organization DeBakey Heart Vascular System and Director, Basic Translational Research, Department of Surgery, The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX
5 Pulseless Extremity and Atheroembolism
Sonny W. Tucker, Jr., M.D.
Fellow, Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
Vicken N. Pamoukian, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Attending Vascular Surgeon, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York
Cynthia K. Shortell, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine
6 Venous Thromboembolism
John T. Owings, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
7 Diabetic Foot
Richard C. Hsu, MD, PhD
Fellow in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Allen D. Hamdan, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Clinical Director, Vascular and
Endovascular Surgery, Vascular Surgeon, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
8 Fundamentals of Endovascular Surgery
Jon Matsumura, MD, FACS
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Brian G. Peterson, MD, FACS
Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, St. Louis, MO
9 Surgical Treatment of Carotid Artery Disease
Wesley S. Moore, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine
10 Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
Mark K. Eskandari, MD, FACS
Associate Professor, Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Attending Surgeon, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Chicago, IL
11 Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Frank R. Arko, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Stephen T. Smith, M.D.
Vascular and Endovascular Fellow, Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Christopher K. Zarins, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chidester Professor of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Cente
12 Aortoiliac Reconstruction
Mark K. Eskandari, MD, FACS,
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
13 Surgical Treatment of the Infected Aortic Graft
Victor J. D'Addio, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Dallas, Texas
G. Patrick Clagett, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
14 Mesenteric Revascularization Procedures
Scott E. Musicant, M.D.
Oregon Health Sciences University
Gregory L. Moneta, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Oregon Health Sciences University
Lloyd M. Taylor, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S.
Oregon Health Sciences University
15 Upper-Extremity Revascularization Procedures
R. Clement Darling III, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, Albany Medical College
Philip S. K. Paty, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Albany Medical College
John Byrne, M.Ch., F.R.C.S.I. (Gen)
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Albany Medical College
16 Repair of Femoral and Popliteal Artery Aneurysms
Amir Kaviani, M.D.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Patrick J. O'Hara, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
17 Infrainguinal Arterial Procedures
William D. Suggs, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Frank J. Veith, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
18 Varicose Vein Surgery
John F. Golan, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Donald M. Glen, P.A.-C.
Physician Assistant, North Shore Vascular Associates, Northfield, Illinois
John J. Bergan, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, and Staff Surgeon, Scripps Memorial Hospital
Luigi Pascarella, M.D.
Staff Physician, Vein Institute of La Jolla, La Jolla, California
19 Endovascular Procedures for Lower-Extremity Disease
Heather Y. Wolford, M.D.
Vascular Fellow, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Mark G. Davies, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
20 Lower-Extremity Amputation for Ischemia
William C. Pevec, MD, FACS,
Professor of Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, and Chief, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of California, Davis, Medical Center
21 Renovascular Hypertension and Stenosis
Michael T. Watkins, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Marvin D. Atkins, M.D.
Clinical and Research Fellow, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
22 Open Procedures for Renovascular Disease
Matthew S. Edwards, M.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Juan Ayerdi, M.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Kimberley J. Hansen, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
23 Endovascular Procedures for Renovascular Disease
Juan Ayerdi, M.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Matthew S. Edwards, M.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Kimberley J. Hansen, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
24 Raynaud Phenomenon
Tina R. Desai, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Ryan Headley, M.D.
Chief Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
25 Sclerotherapy
William R. Finkelmeier, M.D.
Director. Veinsolutions, Corvasc, Carmel, IN
26 Medical Management of Vascular Disease
Russell H. Samson, MD, FACS, RVT
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery (Vascular), Florida State University Medical School and Sarasota Vascular Specialists, Mote Vascular Foundation, Sarasota, FL
27 Lower-Extremity Ulcers
Robert D. Galiano, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
28 Vascular and Peritoneal Access
Bernard Montreuil, MD, MSc, FACS, FRCSC.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine
Martine Leblanc, MD, FRCPC.
Assistant Professor of Nephrology and Critical Care, University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine
30 Descending Thoracic and Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Open and Endovascular Repair
Nathanial Fernandez, MD.
Vascular Surgery Fellow, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Robert Y. Rhee, MD
Director of Clinical Operations, Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Frederick A. Moore, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Ernest E. Moore, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
2 Injuries to the Central Nervous System
Marike Zwienenberg-Lee, M.D.
Research Fellow, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Kee D. Kim, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
J. Paul Muizelaar, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
3 Injuries to the Face and Jaw
Seth Thaller, M.D.
Professor and Chief, Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine
F. William Blaisdell, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, and Chief of Surgical Services, Department of Surgery, Mather Veterans Affairs Hospital, Mather, California
4 Injuries to the Neck
David H. Wisner, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Robert C. Jacoby, M.D.
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
5 Injuries to the Chest
Edward H. Kincaid, M.D.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
J. Wayne Meredith, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
6 Operative Exposure of Abdominal Injuries and Closure of the Abdomen
Erwin R. Thal, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Terence O'Keeffe, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S.Ed.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
7 Injuries to the Liver, Biliary Tract, Spleen, and Diaphragm
Jon M. Burch, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and Chief, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center
Ernest E. Moore, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and Chief, Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center
8 Injuries to the Stomach, Small Bowel, Colon, and Rectum
Jordan A. Weinberg, M.D., F.R.C.S.C.
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Timothy C. Fabian, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
9 Injuries to the Pancreas and Duodenum
Gregory J. Jurkovich, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, and Chief of Trauma Services, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle
10 Injuries to the Great Vessels of the Abdomen
David V. Feliciano, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, and Chief of Surgery, Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta
11 Injuries to the Urogenital Tract
Hunter Wessells, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Washington School of Medicine
12 Injuries to the Pelvis and Extremities
J. C. Goslings, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Surgery, Academic Medical center, University of Amsterdam
K. J. Ponsen, M.D.
Department of Surgery, Academic Medical center, University of Amsterdam
O. M. van Delden, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Radiology, Academic Medical center, University of Amsterdam
13 Injuries to the Peripheral Blood Vessels
Todd R. Vogel, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
Gregory J. Jurkovich, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
14 Management of the Patient with Thermal Injuries
Nicole S. Gibran, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Washington School of Medicine
David M. Heimbach, M.D., F.A.C.S.
University of Washington School of Medicine
15 Management of the Burn Wound
Matthew B. Klein, M.D.
University of Washington School of Medicine
David Heimbach, M.D.
University of Washington School of Medicine
Nicole Gibran, M.D.
University of Washington School of Medicine
16 Miscellaneous Burns and Cold Injuries
David M. Heimbach, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
Nicole S. Gibran, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine
17 Rehabilitation of the Burn Patient
Lee D. Faucher, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, and Director of Trauma, Univeristy of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
Kazuhide Matsushima, MD
Clinical Fellow, Department of Surgery, Burn/Trauma/Critical Care, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
Heidi L. Frankel, MD, FACS, FCCM
Professor of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, SICU Director, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX
2 Acute Cardiac Dysrhythmia
Caesar M. Ursic, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Alden H. Harken, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery and Chairman, UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
3 Shock
James W. Holcroft, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
John T. Anderson, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Matthew J. Sena, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
5 Pulmonary Insufficiency
Robert H. Bartlett, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School
Preston B. Rich, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
6 Mechanical Ventilation
Matthew J. Sena, M.D.
University of Washington Medical School
Avery B. Nathens, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S.
University of Washington Medical School
7 Acute Renal Failure
Sean M. Bagshaw, M.D., M.Sc., F.R.C.P.C.
Department of Medicine, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Rinaldo Bellomo, M.D., F.R.A.C.P, F.J.F.I.C.M.
Professor, Department of Medicine, and Director of Intensive Care Research, University of Melbourne
8 Acid-Base Disorders
John A. Kellum, M.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Juan Carlos Puyana, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Associate Professor, Departments of Critical Care Medicine and Surgery, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
9 Hepatic Failure
Juan R. Sanabria, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Achilles A. Demetriou, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, University Hospitals Health System, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
10 Endocrine Problems
Robert H. Bartlett, M.D.
Professor, Division of General and Thoracic Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School
Preston B. Rich, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
11 Coma, Cognitive Impairment, and Seizures
Maxim D. Hammer, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
12 Brain Failure and Brain Death
David Crippen, M.D., F.C.C.M.
Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
13 Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
John C. Marshall, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C), F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, and Director of Research, Medical and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, and Staff Surgeon, Toronto General Hospital University Health Network
14 Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Infection
David C. Evans, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, and Director, Trauma Unit, Montreal General Hospital
Jonathan L. Meakins, M.D., D.Sc.
Nuffield Professor and Head, Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford
15 Antibiotics
Nicolas V. Christou, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor, Department of Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, and Head, Division of General Surgery, McGill University Health Centre
16 Nosocomial Infection
E. Patchen Dellinger, M.D.
Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, and Chief and Associate Medical Director, Department of Surgery, University of Washington Medical Center
17 Postoperative and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Craig M. Coopersmith, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Washington University School of Medicine
Marin H. Kollef, M.D.
Washington University School of Medicine
18 Intra-abdominal Infection
Robert G. Sawyer, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery and Health Evaluation Science, University of Virginia School of Medicine, and Co-Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, University of Virginia Hospital
Jeffrey S. Barkun, M.D.
Associate Professor and Director, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine, and Department of Surgery, McGill University Health Centre
Robert Smith, M.D.
Surgical Research Fellow, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Tae Chong, M.D.
Resident, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine
George Tzimas, M.D.
Department of Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine
19 Fungal Infection
Pamela A. Lipsett, M.D., M.Sc., F.A.C.S., F.C.C.M.
Professor of Surgery and of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
20 Viral Infection
Jennifer W. Janelle, M.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine
Richard J. Howard, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert H. and Kathleen M. Axline Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine
21 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Kathleen Casey, M.D.
Chief, Section of Infectious Disease, Jersey Shore Medical Center, and Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
John Mihran Davis, M.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, and Surgery Program Director, Jersey Shore Medical Center
22 Nutritional Support
Rolando H. Rolandelli, M.D., F.A.C.S
Professor of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ
Brian K. Siegel, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Staff Physician, Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma/Critical Care, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ
23 Clinical Pharmacology
Jennifer J. Bonner, Pharm.D.
Department of Pharmacy, Presbyterian Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Robert R. Bies, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Robert Weber, M.S., F.A.S.H.P.
Associate Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Samuel A. Tisherman, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.C.C.M.
Associate Professor of Surgery and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
24 Disorders of Water and Sodium Balance
Richard H. Sterns, M.D.
Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and Chief of Medicine, Rochester General Hospital and the Genesee Hospital
25 Metabolic Response to Critical Illness
Palmer Q. Bessey, M.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Associate Director, William Randolph Hearst Burn Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
26 Molecular and Cellular Mediators of the Inflammatory Response
Vivienne M. Gough, M.B., Ch.B.
Senior House Officer in Vascular Surgery, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, England
Constantinos B. Kyriakides, M.D.
Senior Clinical Vascular Fellow, Regional Vascular Unit, St. Mary's Hospital, London, England
Herbert B. Hechtman, M.D.
Professor, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, and Surgeon Emeritus, Brigham and Women's Hospital
27 Blood Cultures and Infection in the Patient with the Septic Response
Donald E. Fry, M.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Sylvia Kim, M.D.
Department of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
Michael E Zenilman, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Clarence Dennis Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of Surgery, State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine
2 The Pediatric Surgical Patient
Katherine A. Barsness, MD
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Attending Physician, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
3 The Pregnant Surgical Patient
David C. Brooks, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, and Senior Surgeon, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Corrina Oxford, M.D.
Clinical Fellow, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
4 Urologic Considerations for the General Surgeon
Simon D. Wu, MD
Endourology Fellow, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Robert B. Nadler, MD, FACS
Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Head, Section of Minimally Invasive Urology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
5 Gynecologic Considerations for the General Surgeon
Edward S. Podczaski, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Obsterics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine
Paul R. Kramer, Jr., M.D.
Assistant Professor of Obsterics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine
6 Organ Procurement
Talia B. Baker, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Anton I. Skaro, M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.S.C.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Paul Alvord, M.D.
Staff Surgeon, Naval Medical Center, San Diego
Prosanto Chaudhury, M.D., C.M., M.Sc. (Oxon.), F.R.C.S.C.
Assistant Professor of Surgery, McGill University Faculty of Medicine
7 Transplantation for the General Surgeon
Amy R. Evenson, MD
Instructor in Surgery, Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Johathan P. Fryer, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Transplantation Surgery, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL