Highly illustrated and extensively revised, Dr. Lawrence has gone to great lengths to provide the most current and up-to-date information on general surgery in this long-awaited Third Edition. This text follows the need-to-know information and objectives relating to specific diseases and areas of surgery that the Association of Surgical Educators has deemed essential for all physicians. New to this edition: multiple choice questions afford the reader an opportunity to prepare for the USMLE Step 2...Case Studies are presented in each chapter to help students to better assimilate the material...an Atlas provides detailed images of surgical procedures and disease states.

Kimberly D. Anderson, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Michigan State University, East Lansing Dorothy A. Andriole, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri Peter Angelos, M.D., Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery; Assistant Professor of Medical Ethics and Humanities, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois David Antonenko, M.D., Ph.D.: Professor of Surgery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks Todd R. Arcomano, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno Richard M. Bell, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia Kirby I. Bland, M.D.: J. Murray Beardsley Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, Rhode Island Richard A. Bomberger, M.D.: Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno Anthony P. Borzotta, M.D.: Medical Director, Trauma ICU, Legacy Emanuel Hospital; Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland Kenneth W. Burchard: Associate Professor of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire William C. Chapman, M.D.: Associate Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee Kevin C. Chung, M.D., M.S.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Nicholas P. W. Coe, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, Tufts University, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts Debra A. DaRosa, Ph.D.: Professor of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois Rudy G. Danzinger, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Merril T. Dayton, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City Gary L. Dunnington, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield Pablo R. Duran, M.D.: Surgical Oncology Fellow, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Virginia A. Eddy, M.D.: Associate Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee. Donald E. Fry, M.D.: Professor and Chairman of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Richard N. Garrison, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky. Stephen M. Gemmett, M.D.: Vascular Surgical Fellow, Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. Bruce L. Gewertz, M.D.: Professor of Surgery and Phemister Chair, The University of Chicago School of Medicine, Illinois. Mitchell H. Goldman, M.D.: Professor and Chief, Division of Vascular/Transplant Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville Alan Graham, M.D.: Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Vascular Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Charles D. Hanf, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York. James C. Hebert, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, University of Vermont, Burlington. Anthony L. Imbembo, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland. Chris Jamieson, M.B., B.S.: Professor of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Daniel J. Jurusz, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans. Susan Kaiser, M.D., Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Surgery, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. Nicholas P. Lang, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock. Steven B. Leapman, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis. Glenn H. Lytle, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa. Bruce V. MacFadyen, Jr., M.D.: Professor of Surgery, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School. Mary C. Mancini, M.D.: Associate Professor of Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport. Anne T. Mancino, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. Alan B. Marr, M.D.: Medical Director Surgical ICU, Director of Nutritional Support Services, Overton Brooks VA Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Surgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans. James A. McCoy, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery/Psychiatry, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. D. Byron McGregor, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, University of Nevada School of Medicine, Reno. James F. McKinsey, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, The University of Chicago School of Medicine, Illinois. Michael K. McLeod, M.D.: Associate Professor of Surgery, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, Kalamazoo. David W. Mercer, M.D.: Associate Professor of Surgery, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School. Hollis W. Merrick, III, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, Director, Surgery Clerkship Program, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo. Leigh Neumayer, M.D., M.S.: Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City. Jeffrey A. Norton, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center J. Patrick O'Leary, M.D.: The Isidore Cohn, Jr., Professor and Chairman of Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans. L. Beaty Pemberton, M.D.: Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Walter E. Pofahl, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of South Alabama, Mobile. Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D.: Ben A. Reid, Sr., Professor and Chairman of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Kentucky. John R. Potts, III, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School. Martin C. Robson, M.D.: Chief of Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida. Ajit K. Sachdeva: Professor of Surgery, Vice Chairman for Educational Affairs, Department of Surgery, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jeffrey R. Saffle, M.D.: Professor of Surgery, Director, Intermountain Burn Center, The University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City. Kennith H. Sartorelli, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Vermont, Burlington. Kenneth W. Sharp, M.D.: Associate Professor of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Harvey H. Sigman, M.D., M.Sc.: Professor of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. David J. Smith, Jr., M.D.: Professor of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Mary R. Smith, M.D.: Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pathology, Associate Dean for Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education, Medical College of Ohio Toledo. Glen Steeb, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans. Judith L. Trudel, M.D.: Assistant Professor of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. Delford G. Williams, III, M.D.: Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of General Surgery, Chief of Vascular Surgery, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California.