"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.
A specialty in which manual or operative procedures are used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.
| Descriptor ID |
D013502
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.810.300
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "General Surgery".
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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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 2008 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2010 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2011 | 17 | 6 | 23 |
| 2012 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2017 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2020 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "General Surgery" by people in Profiles.
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Khan SZ, Loftus A, Ammori JB, Valente M, Charles R, Miller-Ocuin JL, Steinhagen E. A Survey Assessment of Psychological Safety in Colon and Rectal Surgery Residents and Comparison to General Surgery Residents. J Surg Educ. 2025 04; 82(4):103448.
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Jain S, Buonpane C, Shabahang R, Kashyap R, Shabahang M. Leadership in General Surgery Residency: The Impact as Seen by Former Program Directors. J Surg Educ. 2025 02; 82(2):103322.
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Li RD, Janczewski LM, Eng JS, Foote DC, Wu C, Johnson JK, Easter SR, Kim E, Buyske J, Turner PL, Nasca TJ, Bilimoria KY, Hu YY, Rangel EL. Pregnancy and Parenthood Among US Surgical Residents. JAMA Surg. 2024 Oct 01; 159(10):1127-1137.
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Paterson CK, Anis O, Carter H, Augustine R, Josloff R, Kirton O, Noonan KM. Surgery 360? Assessment Tool: Informing the Clinical Competency Committee with Nonfaculty Feedback on the "Soft Skills". J Surg Educ. 2024 11; 81(11):1585-1591.
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Rosenzveig A, Jarrar A, Stuleanu T, Mamazza J, Neville A, Walsh C, Murphy PB, Kolozsvari N. A lay of the land: a description of academic acute care surgery models in Canada. Can J Surg. 2024 Jul-Aug; 67(4):E307-E312.
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Damewood R, Michelassi F, Mansour A, Shabahang M, Sharp K, Farmer D. Blue Ribbon Committee II Faculty Development: Report of the Subcommittee on Faculty Development and Educational Support. Ann Surg. 2025 Jan 01; 281(1):26-28.
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Ginzberg SP, Gasior JA, Passman JE, Stein J, Keddem S, Soegaard Ballester JM, Finn CB, Myers JS, Kelz RR, Shea JA, Wachtel H. Surgeon and Surgical Trainee Experiences After Adverse Patient Events. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 06 03; 7(6):e2414329.
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Shabahang MM, Schwartz TA, Feldman LS. Practical Guide to Assessment Tool Development for Surgical Education Research. JAMA Surg. 2024 May 01; 159(5):580-581.
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Magura CM, Rubino MS, Bolaji T, Goldberg MB. Increasing Underrepresented Minority Representation in a General Surgery Residency Program Utilizing a 3-Phase Strategy. Am Surg. 2024 Nov; 90(11):2675-2678.
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Steinhagen E, Khan SZ, Ofshteyn A, Terhune K, Selby L, Miller-Ocuin J, Stein SL, Ammori JB. Creation and Implementation of an Online Tool for Feedback on Resident Teaching: A Pilot Study. J Surg Educ. 2024 05; 81(5):713-721.