Books by MD (Department of Surgery

This issue of Surgical Clinics of North America focuses on Management of Breast Cancer, and is edited by Dr. Catherine C. Parker. Articles will include: Screening mammography: recommendations and controversies; High risk breast cancer patients: genetics and indications for prophylactic mastectomy; Incorporation of biologic factors into breast cancer staging; Impact of advancing technology on diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer; Ductal Carcinoma In Situ; Management of the axilla in the patient with breast cancer; Definition and management of positive margins for invasive breast cancer; Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for HER2-positive and triple negative breast cancer; Inflammatory breast cancer; Role of radiation in breast cancer; Breast cancer in the elderly; Evolution of operative technique for mastectomy; Breast reconstruction; Role of operative management in Stage IV breast cancer; Sarcomas of the breast; and more!

Reviews articles in safe surgery for the general surgeon. This title includes such articles as: iatrogenesis - the nature, frequency, and science of medical errors, risk management and the regulatory framework for safer surgery medication, lab, and blood banking errors, unconscious biases and patient safety, and more.

Includes topics such as include obstruction, perforation, bleeding, acute inflammation, hernia emergencies, the open abdomen, necrotizing soft tissue infections, vascular emergencies, thoracic emergencies, and more.