"Surgeons" 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.
Medical practitioners qualified to practice surgery.
| Descriptor ID |
D066231
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.810.910 N02.360.810.910
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Surgeons" by people in this website by year, and whether "Surgeons" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2019 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 2020 | 19 | 6 | 25 |
| 2021 | 35 | 2 | 37 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | 29 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgeons" by people in Profiles.
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2024 Member Practice Survey. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Nov; 120(5):992-1002.
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A Framework for Managing Moral Challenges Related to Health Policy for the Surgeon. J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Sep 01; 241(3):524-529.
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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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Understaffed and overworked: The stark reality of acute care surgeon staffing in the United States, an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2025 Oct 01; 99(4):560-570.
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Gender Disparities in Compensation of Practicing Cardiothoracic Surgeons: Analyzing The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Compensation Survey. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 Nov; 120(5):975-982.
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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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Fluorescence-guided ureteral identification in robotic surgery for advanced endometriosis: a comparison of junior versus senior surgeons. Sci Rep. 2025 Jun 06; 15(1):19933.
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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.
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Which Systemic Responses Should We Evolve to Help Surgeons Navigate Their Regret Experiences? AMA J Ethics. 2025 Mar 01; 27(3):E178-184.
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Intra-operative consultation: The benefits and optimization of asking for second surgical opinions. Surgeon. 2025 Apr; 23(2):114-119.