"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 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| 2019 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 2020 | 21 | 6 | 27 |
| 2021 | 34 | 3 | 37 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 2023 | 30 | 1 | 31 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgeons" by people in Profiles.
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Childcare challenges among surgical trainees and faculty: a single-institution study. BMC Med Educ. 2026 May 21; 26(1).
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Qualitative perspectives of early surgeon users on the value of the daVinci 5 surgical system. J Robot Surg. 2026 May 21; 20(1).
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Gender-Based Differences in Parenting Experiences of Surgical Faculty and Trainees. J Surg Res. 2026 Aug; 324:52-58.
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Hospital and Surgeon Annual Volume Thresholds Associated With Improved 30-day Mortality After Fenestrated and Branched Aortic Repair. Ann Surg. 2026 Aug 01; 284(2):227-233.
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Is quantity quality? The impact of surgeon volume on outcomes in inguinal hernia repair: a quantitative systematic review. Hernia. 2025 Dec 12; 30(1):28.
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Oculofacial plastic surgeons' attitudes towards sustainability in surgery. Orbit. 2026 Apr; 45(2):269-274.
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Ergonomic considerations in open liver surgery. J Gastrointest Surg. 2026 01; 30(1):102241.
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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2024 Member Practice Survey. Ann Thorac Surg. 2025 11; 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.