History of Surgery Rutkow SURGICAL BASIC PRINCIPLES Ethics in Surgery Carson Molecular and Cell Biology Ko Mediators of the Inflammatory Response Fink Shock, Electrolytes and Fluid Mullins Hematologic Principles in Surgery Rutherford Metabolism in Surgical Patients Tawa Wound Healing Phillips Regenerative Medicine Longaker, Wan, Kwan Critical Assessment of Outcomes Birkmeyer Surgical Patient Safety Jones PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT Principles of Preoperative and Operative Surgery Neumeyer, Vargo Ultrasound for Surgeons Dente, Rozycki Surgical Infections and Choice of Antibiotics Dellinger, Anaya Surgical Complications Dayton Surgery in the Elderly Rosenthal Morbid Obesity Richards, Abumrad Anesthesiology Principles, Pain Management and Conscious Sedation Sherwood Emerging Technology in Surgery: Informatics, Electronics, Robotics Gomez TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE Management of Acute Injury Hoyt Emergent Care of Musculoskeletal Injuries Browner Burns Gallagher, Wolf, Herndon Bites and Stings Norris, Auerbach, Nelson Surgical Critical Care Adams, Biffl, Cioffi Bedside Procedures May Surgeon's Role in Unconventional Civilian Disasters Frykberg TRANSPLANTATION AND IMMUNOLOGY Transplantation, Immunobiology and Immunosuppression Ildstad Transplantation of Abdominal Organs Barker, Muldoon SURGICAL ONCOLOGY Tumor Biology and Tumor Markers Eberlein Melanoma and Cutaneous Malignancies Urist Soft Tissue Sarcomas Brennan, Singer Bone Tumors Holt, Schwartz HEAD AND NECK Head and Neck Lorenz, Netterville, Burkey BREAST Diseases of the Breast Iglehart Breast Reconstruction Phillips ENDOCRINE The Thyroid Hanks The Parathyroid Glands Udelsman Endocrine Pancreas Thompson, Townsend The Adrenal Glands Yeh, Duh The Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome Moley ESOPHAGUS Esophagus Maish Hiatal Hernia and GERD Oelschlager, Eubanks, Pellegrini ABDOMEN Abdominal Wall, Umbilicus, Peritoneum, Mesenteries, Omentum and Retroperitoneum Turnage Hernias Malangoni Acute Abdomen Postier Acute Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Ashley, Tavakkolizadeh, Goldberg Stomach Mercer, Robinson Small Intestine Evers The Appendix Kirkwood Colon and Rectum Fry, Ross, Mahmoud Anus Nelson The Liver D'Angelica, Fong Surgical Complications of Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension Rikkers Biliary Tract Chari, Shaw Exocrine Pancreas Steer The Spleen Beauchamp CHEST Chest Wall and Pleura Sugarbaker The Mediastinum Lau, Varghese Lung/Pulmonary Embolism Smythe Congenital Heart Disease Fraser Acquired Heart Disease: Coronary Insufficiency Mentzer Acquired Heart Disease: Valvular Fullerton VASCULAR Thoracic Vasculature Safi Cerebrovascular Disease Riles Aneurysmal Vascular Disease Gloviczki, Ricotta Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease Belkin, Whittemore, Donaldson, Conte, Owens, Gravereaux Vascular Trauma Hirshberg, Mattox Venous Disease Freischlag, Heller The Lymphatics Baxter Access and Ports Haisch SPECIALTIES IN GENERAL SURGERY Pediatric Surgery Warner Neurosurgery Patterson, Nauta Plastic Surgery Blackwell, Burns Hand Surgery Netscher, Fiore Gynecology: The Female Reproductive Organs Entman Surgery in the Pregnant Patient Ellison Urologic Surgery Olumi, Richie