In the last issue of CJS, Dr. Vivian McAlister1 suggested that surgical research needs a
“New School” of thought and practice to progress. Facing the recent decline in successful …

THE PRACTICE OF SURGERY has evolved over the past 50 years in a way that is
unprecedented. Surgical dictums that were once revered are no longer valid. Operations …

The Canadian Journal of Surgery has served as a platform for the dissemination of clinical
practice improvements, surgical education techniques, topical discussion and research of all …

Garth L. Warnock, MD;* Charles H. Tator, MD† cal Chairs has made the development of
surgical research a major priority and to this end has created the Research Development …

In 2009, we began a previous publication by emphasizing the importance of medical and
surgical research, which could be called Surgical Research I. In that work, we defined why …

Change is an everyday occurrence in the modern NHS and many new initiatives apparently
conspire to make the surgeon's life ever more difficult. Many surgeons wish to take part in …

A recent issue of Nature lamented about the dearth of surgical innovation. 1 “Innovation” is
just one of many new catch phrases invading medicine; it has become a hotter phrase than …

From the Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS. we
must teach residents that the singular discovery of new knowledge can sometimes impact …

It is with humility and appreciation that I stand to address the Association for Academic
Surgery. The humility arises from the fact that there are many in this audience and …

Surgical Research: Basic Principles and Clinical Practice, Third Edition is an excellent
source book for the young surgical investigator as well as the senior investigator in surgery …