1 Professionalism in Surgery

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

1 Prevention of Postoperative Infection

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

1 Oral Cavity Lesions

Kiran Kakarala, MD   Division of Otolaryngology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA    Sook-Bin Woo, DMD, MMSc   Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA    Keith G. Saxon, MD, FACSc   Division of Otolaryngology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Assistant Professor, Department of Otology and Laryngology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

2 Parotid Mass

Ashok R. Shaha, MD, FACS   Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

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

H. David Reines, MD, FACS   Professor of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Vice Chair of Surgery, InovaFairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA    Elizabeth Franco, MD, MPH&TM   Attending Surgeon, InovaFairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

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

1 Breast Cancer

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

Helen Cappuccino, MD, FACS   Assistant Professor, University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY    Ermelinda Bonaccio, MD   Assistant Professor of Oncology, State University of New York at Buffalo and Director, Mammography Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY    Swati Kulkarni, MD, FACS   Assistant Professor of Oncology/Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo and Attending Surgeon, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

1 Dysphagia

P. James Villeneuve, MDCM, PhD, FRCSC   Fellow, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ottawa Hospital and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON    R. Sudhir Sundaresan, MD, FRCSC, FACS   Professor of Surgery, Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Ottawa Hospital, Chair, Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON

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

Taine T.V. Pechet, MD, FACS   Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania and Vice Chief of Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

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

Cameron D. Wright, MD, FACS   Division of Thoracic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

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, MD, FACS   Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA    Vivek Patel, MBBS   Clinical Instructor, Heart Lung Esophageal Surgery Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

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, MSPH, MD Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL Robert James Cerfolio, MD, FACS, FCCP   Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

1 Acute Abdominal Pain

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, MD, FACS, FASCRS   Professor of Surgery, Program Director, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY

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

Susan Logan, MD, MPP   Clinical Fellow, Section of Transplantation, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO    David Linehan, MD, FACS   Chief, Section of Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic, and Gastrointestinal Surgery, Barnes Jewish Hospital, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO

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, MD, FACS   Professor, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine and Attending Physician, Department of Surgery, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

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

40 Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas

Dina Elaraj, MD   Assistant Professor, Section of Endocrine Surgery, Division of GI/Oncologic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL    Cord Sturgeon, MD   Assistant Professor of Surgery, Director of Endocrine Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

1 Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

Billy J. Kim, MD   Vascular Surgery Fellow, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY    Thomas S. Maldonado, MD   Assistant Professor of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY

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, MD, FACS   Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL    Timothy Wu, MD   Section of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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

1 Initial Management of Life-Threatening Trauma

Frederick A. Moore, MD, FACS   Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College at Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX    Ernest E. Moore, MD, FACS   Chief of Surgery Trauma, Denver Health; Professor and Vice-Chair of Surgery at University of Colorado; Bruce M. Rockwell Distinguished Chair of Trauma, Denver, CO

2 Injuries to the Central Nervous System

Kiarash Shahlaie, MD, PhD   Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA    Marike Zwienenberg-Lee, MD   Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA    Kee D. Kim, MD   Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA    J. Paul Muizelaar, MD, PhD   Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California Davis, School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA

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

1 Cardiac Resuscitation

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

1 The Elderly Surgical Patient

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