Comprehensive Review of General Surgery provides guidance for preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management, as well as management of complications. Led by Pardon R. Kenney, MD, clinically-skilled speakers offer direction in selecting operative techniques, outlining the advantages and disadvantages of both open and minimally invasive surgery.
Lectures in this continuing medical education board review cover a broad range of surgical areas (vascular, breast, abdominal, alimentary tract, trauma, etc.) and reinforce important take-home points, including:
At the completion of this course, you should be able to:
This educational activity was designed for general surgeons and general surgery residents.
Surgical Infection – Roger Clark, DO
Fluids/Electrolytes/Acid-Base Disorders – Reza Askari, MD, FACS
Transfusion Medicine and Anticoagulant Management – Nathan T. Connell, MD, MPH
Concepts in Anesthesia – David Shaff, MD
Perioperative Care – James G. Vogel, MD
Head and Neck Evaluation – Rosh Kumar Viasha Sethi, MD
Thoracic Surgery for General Surgeons – Jon O. Wee, MD
Surgical Critical Care – Mohammad Afrasiabi, MD
Ethics – Zara Cooper, MD, MSc
Transplantation – Stefan G. Tullius, MD, PhD, FACS
Pediatric Surgery – Prathima Nandivada, MD
Arterial Disease – Matthew Menard, MD
Venous Disease – Louis L. Nguyen, MD, MBA, MPH
Vascular Access – Mohamad A. Hussain, MD
Plastic Surgery – Matthew J. Carty, MD
Gynecologic Challenges for General Surgeons – James A. Greenberg, MD
Genitourinary Surgery – Michael J. Malone, MD
Tumor Biology – Charles H. Yoon, PhD, MD, FACS
Soft Tissue Sarcoma – Chandrajit P. Raut, MD, MSc
Melanoma and Dysplastic Nevi – Charles H. Yoon, PhD, MD, FACS
Adrenal Surgery and Endocrine Dysfunction – Matthew A. Nehs, MD, FACS
Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery – Nancy L. Cho, MD
Benign Breast Disease – Anna Weiss, MD
Malignant Breast Disease – Laura S. Dominci, MD
Paget’s Disease and Male Breast Cancer: Surgical Techniques – Faina Nakhlis, MD
General Abdominal Surgery – Luise Pernar, MD, MHPE
Abdominal Hernias – Incidence, Cause, Treatment – David C. Brooks, MD
Incisional Hernia – Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH
Benign Gallbladder Disease – Ashley Haralson Vernon, MD
Common Duct Diseases – Thomas C. Tsai, MD
Primary and Secondary Liver Neoplasms – Thomas E. Clancy, MD
Pancreatic Neoplasms – Mark Fairweather, MD
Inflammatory Pancreatic Disease – Stanley W. Ashley, MD
Surgical Diseases of the Spleen – Ali Tavakkoli, MD
Benign and Malignant Neoplasms of the Esophagus – M. Blair Marshall, MD
Diseases of Gastroesophageal Junction – David Spector, MD
Gastric Cancer Treatment – Jiping Wang, PhD, MD
Bariatric Surgery and Peptic Ulcer Disease – Scott A. Shikora, MD
Small Bowel: Management Challenges – Jason S. Gold, MD
Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Joel E. Goldberg, MD, MPH
Emergencies of the Large Intestine – James Yoo, MD
Colon Neoplasms – Jennifer L. Irani, MD
Management of Rectal and Anal Cancer and Dysplasia – Nelya Melnitchouk, MD
Anal Fissure and Fistula – Ronald Bleday, MD
Initial Assessment in Trauma and Acute Care Surgery – Kristin Sonderman, MD, MPH
Thoracic Injuries – Geoffrey Anderson, MD
Abdominal Trauma – Nakul P. Raykar, MD
Management of >20% TBSA Burns – The First 24 Hours – Stephanie Nitzschke, MD
Top 6 Surgical Gastrointestinal Emergencies – Reza Askari, MD, FACS
Date of Original Release: February 1, 2022
Date Credits Expire: February 1, 2025
