"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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| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 | 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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How I Do It: A Structured Faculty Development Workshop for Verbal Feedback. J Surg Educ. 2026 Apr; 83(4):103866.
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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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Utilization of wearable technology to assess physiological stress during laparoscopic surgery training. Curr Probl Surg. 2025 Nov; 72:101885.
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Advanced Practice Providers in Pediatric General Surgery: A Single-Institution Analysis of Impact on Clinical and Surgical Productivity. J Pediatr Surg. 2025 Nov; 60(11):162512.
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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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Enhancing Perceptions of Social Support and Belonging in Surgery Residency Programs. J Surg Educ. 2025 09; 82(9):103612.
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Surgical health policy 2025-35: strengthening essential services for tomorrow's needs. Lancet. 2025 Aug 23; 406(10505):860-880.
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Authorship Trends and Gender Concordance in Surgical Research. J Surg Res. 2025 Aug; 312:148-154.
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Assessment of the National Institutes of Health Salary Cap Gap Reveals the Increasing Financial Burden of Training and Hiring Surgeon-Scientists. Ann Surg. 2025 Sep 01; 282(3):460-471.
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What Are the Top 5 Things Surgical Trainees Should Consider When Caring for Patients Who Are Incarcerated? AMA J Ethics. 2025 Apr 01; 27(4):E269-276.