Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence

by Jeffrey A. Norton (Editor), Philip S. Barie (Editor), Ralph R. Bollinger (Editor)

Much anticipated, the Second Edition of Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence features fully revised and updated information on the evidence-based practice of surgery, including significant new sections on trauma and critical care and the often challenging surgical care of unique populations, including elderly, pediatric, immunocompromised, and obese patients as well as timely new chapters on the pre- and post-operative care of the cardiac surgery patient, intestinal transplantation, surgical infections, the fundamentals of cancer genetics and proteomics. Also new to this edition are discussions of electrosurgical instruments, robotics, imaging modalities, and other emerging technologies influencing the modern practice of surgery. Clinically focused sections in gastrointestinal, vascular, cardiothoracic, transplant, and cancer surgery enable the surgeon to make decisions based upon the most relevant data in modern surgical practice. The text is enhanced by more than 1,000 illustrations and hundreds of the signature evidence-based tables that made the first edition of SURGERY an instant classic.

2577 pages, Hardcover

First published August 17, 2000

About the author

Dr. Jeffrey Norton officially retired from Stanford Surgery on September 1, 2023. Norton was a surgeon scientist for more than 40 years.
Norton began is medical career at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. He graduated in 1973 and went on to do his residency in general surgery at Duke University in North Carolina followed by a fellowship in surgical oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD.
Norton joined Stanford in 2003. During his tenure, he served as Chief of the General Surgery from 2006 to 2019 and Chief of Surgical Oncology from 2003 to 2020.
Over his career, Norton published more than 400 articles in peer-reviewed journals and served on the editorial boards of several prestigious journals including Editor-in-Chief of Surgical Oncology from 1992-2006. He also won multiple awards for teaching.
A dinner was held the evening of Thursday, October 12 to honor Norton and included speeches by Drs. George Poultsides, Chief of the Surgical Oncology Section, and Dr. Mary T. Hawn, Chair of the Department, as well as Sir Murray F. Brennan. On Friday, October 13 a Festschrift was held to to celebrate the width and breadth of Norton's work throughout his career with presentations by his mentees and colleagues.
Norton has been recalled as a professor emeritus to continue his design and conduct experiments on Cancer Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs) to improve Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) treatment.