General Surgery

"General Surgery" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.

Descriptor ID	D013502
MeSH Number(s)	H02.403.810.300
Concept/Terms	General Surgery General Surgery Surgery, General Surgery

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Natural Sciences [H]
Health Occupations [H02]
Medicine [H02.403]
Specialties, Surgical [H02.403.810]
General Surgery [H02.403.810.300]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "General Surgery" by people in this website by year, and whether "General Surgery" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 160 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 20 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	0	1	1
2001	2	0	2
2002	2	0	2
2003	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	2	1	3
2007	1	0	1
2008	6	0	6
2009	4	0	4
2010	5	0	5
2011	6	2	8
2012	6	0	6
2013	4	0	4
2014	8	1	9
2015	9	0	9
2016	9	1	10
2017	12	1	13
2018	20	0	20
2019	7	2	9
2020	7	2	9
2021	6	1	7
2022	4	0	4
2023	6	0	6
2024	5	3	8
2025	8	0	8

Below are the most recent publications written about "General Surgery" by people in Profiles.

Reagan AM, Montgomery KB, Woeste MR, Sutton JM, Smith SR, Postlewait LM, Farr D, Abelson JS, Cho NL, Foote DC, Meister KM, Lindeman B, Kimbrough MK, Nahmias J, Callahan ZM, Marks JA, Elsaadi A, Burton E, Richmond R, Dodwad SM, Adams SD, Buonpane CL, Patel P, Anstadt MJ, Nasim BW, Layne D, Jung S, Pratt CG, Quillin RC, Kim J, Patel JA, Cortez AR, Winer LK. Defining the Surgical Oncology Experience during General Surgery Residency: A Multi-Institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium. Ann Surg Oncol. 2026 Mar; 33(3):2346-2355.

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Reddington H, Bogursky A, Ballinger Z, Widdowson K, Guart J, Walter D, Maxfield M, Uy K, Lou F. Robotic Surgery Training During General Surgery Residency: A National Survey Study. J Surg Educ. 2025 11; 82(11):103702.

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Reagan AM, Jones VM, Ibrahim-Zada I, Smith SR, Postlewait LM, Farr D, Abelson JS, Cho NL, Foote DC, Meister KM, Montgomery KB, Lindeman B, Kimbrough MK, Nahmias J, Callahan ZM, Marks JA, Sutton JM, Elsaadi A, Burton E, Richmond R, Dodwad SM, Adams SD, Woeste MR, Buonpane CL, Patel P, Anstadt MJ, Nasim BW, Layne D, Jung S, Pratt CG, Quillin RC, Kim J, Patel JA, Cortez AR, Winer LK. Characterizing the General Surgery Experience of Future Breast Surgeons: A Multi-institutional Study from the US ROPE Consortium. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct; 32(11):8340-8348.

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Gerull WD, Gerull KM, Gan C, Bongu A, Nepomnayshy D, Awad MM. Personality traits and resident education preferences within general surgery. Surg Endosc. 2025 Oct; 39(10):6726-6733.

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Pakdaman S, LaFemina J, Byrd KS, Dunleavy DM, Balestrieri SG, Jurich DP, Dowden AJ, Lamb DL. Understanding the Ranking and Matching Behaviors During the 2023 and 2024 General Surgery Match Cycles: A Program Signaling Approach. J Surg Educ. 2025 09; 82(9):103599.

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Subillaga O, Coulter AP, Tashjian D, Seymour N, Hubbs D. Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Narratives: Analysis of Surgical Residency Personal Statements. J Surg Educ. 2025 12; 82(12):103566.

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Price AD, Nasim BW, Montgomery KB, Layne DL, Cortez AR, Abelson JS, Patel JA. A Multi-institutional Study From the US Resident Operative Experience Consortium Examining Factors Associated With Exposure and Pursuit of Colorectal Fellowship After General Surgery Residency. Dis Colon Rectum. 2025 May 01; 68(5):637-646.

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Fan EY, Megafu O, Lee J, Robinson SA, Bernal ES, Cleary M, Simons JP. Diversifying the Surgical Workforce: Understanding Barriers to Inform Solutions. J Surg Educ. 2025 03; 82(3):103418.

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Scarola S, Morrison L, Gandsas A, Cahan M, Turcotte J, Weltz A. Evaluating the Impact of Surgical Residents on Hospital Quality and Operational Metrics. J Surg Educ. 2025 02; 82(2):103374.

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Abahuje E, Cong L, Iroz CB, Barsuk JH, Stey A, Likosky DS, Lagu T, Johnson JK, Halverson A. A Prospective Study to Assess the Relationship Between Nontechnical Skills for Surgeons (NOTSS) and Patient Outcomes. J Surg Educ. 2024 11; 81(11):1568-1576.

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