"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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| 2014 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 2019 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| 2020 | 24 | 3 | 27 |
| 2021 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
| 2022 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 2023 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
| 2024 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surgeons" by people in Profiles.
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Preparing surgeons for advocacy: A framework for trainees. Surgery. 2025 Dec; 188:109675.
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Surgical advocacy as an academic career path: A guide for promotion discussions. Surgery. 2025 Nov; 187:109650.
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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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Non-operative management of pediatric, uncomplicated acute appendicitis: A survey of pediatric surgeons' perceptions and practice. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jan; 61(1):162535.
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Patterns of practice, research, and engagement in the first 10 years of practice: A survey of APSA early career pediatric surgeons. J Pediatr Surg. 2026 Jan; 61(1):162548.
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Association of Surgeon Volume with Adherence to American Society of Breast Surgeons Surgical Quality Measures. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Oct; 32(11):8144-8155.
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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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Surgeon as advocate: A widening lane. Surgery. 2025 Sep; 185:109515.
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Factors affecting family planning among general surgery trainees. BMC Med Educ. 2025 Apr 26; 25(1):615.
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Unlocking the Potential: Overcoming Barriers to the Adoption of Robotics in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Innovations (Phila). 2025 Mar-Apr; 20(2):175-179.