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Cosmetic Surgery

Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Christopher Davidson performs a variety of plastic surgery procedures including breast, liposuction, tummy tuck and more.

http://www.christopherdavidsonmd.com/

North American Spine

We provide minimally invasive laser spine surgery for back pain relief. The AccuraScope™ procedure can diagnose and treat spinal stenosis.

http://www.northamericanspine.com

American College of Surgeons Continuing Medical Education

American College of Surgeons is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians, and lists educational activities that meet the criteria for hour-for-hour credit in Ca

http://www.facs.org/meetings_events/cmeevents.html

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery

Guide is searchable alphabetically by drug, by organism, by empiric therapy by site, or by antimicrobial treatment of HIV infected patient.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=3531863&dopt=Abstract

Biopsy Report: A Patient\'s Guide

Description of biopsy types, specimen processing, pathologic examination and diagnosis.

http://cancerguide.org/pathology.html

Breast Reduction Surgery

Factors in the surgical decision are age, pregnancy, cancer surgery, surgical risks and healing time considerations.

http://www.newbody.com/Procedures/Breast_Reduction.html

Cardiac Invasive Procedures

Coronary arteriography, percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary artery bypass graft surgery are described.

http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/healthy/surgery.html

Center for Laser Surgery

Facility providing cosmetic laser surgery services.

http://www.lasersurgery.com/

Complications of Tracheotomy

Hemorrhage, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, tracheoesophageal fistula and failure of stoma to close are discussed.

http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/oto/grand/12194.html

Ear Tube Surgery

Acute otitis media and other inner ear information.

http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/ears/ear_infections__RA.html

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Seek out information on surgery and surgical procedures
By Nikki Davis Whether you are a patient or surgeon, finding out additional information on surgery is easy as can be. You can look for a specific type of surgeon or surgical specialty like plastic surgery, laser eye surgery, oral surgery and more, but having the right tools and background is imperative.
 

Types of surgeries vary, and the severity of the procedure can depend on whether or not it's an outpatient surgery. Go into surgery as knowledgeable as possible by having as much background information on your procedure as is available. As a surgeon, study up on the latest techniques. Have your plan B in case your procedure doesn't go as planned.

To determine the type of surgery information that you need, focus your search by:

1. Looking to find more research on your specialty prior to a procedure.

2. Trying to look at the surgical procedures of your colleagues to compare techniques and methods.

3. Considering the start of a surgical practice or finding a surgical job.

4. Networking in the surgery field, attending conferences or finding continuing medical education (CME) opportunities.

Look at virtual surgery resources

Find virtual surgery sites to look at method and better prepare yourself for an impending surgery.
Try: YourSurgery.Com is a website tool that doctors can direct their patients to. It give you a way to help educate your patient by providing a comprehensive library of surgical procedures presented in an easy to understand manner. It is designed with simple diagrams and state of the art animation for you or your patient's reference. Check out Virtual Knee Surgery from Edheads. Take a look at the freeware software on Visible Human Dissection-Head Axial from Biomedical Informatics LTD.

Join a surgery group or association

Join a surgery affiliated group for CME opportunities, networking, discounts, conferences and more.
Try: Use American College of Surgeons group to find a job, find a surgeon, find meetings and courses and more. Find membership information from the Association for Academic Surgery. American Association for the Surgery of Trauma is another group to consider, as is Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.

Find a job in the surgery field

Find a surgery job through industry specific search engines.
Try: Find surgical jobs by state with PracticeLink. MedHunters is another surgical job hunt search location. TopUSAJobs.com also lets you search by state or by keyword. LocumTenens.com also has listings by state.

Find surgery information by specialty

Find medical surgery specialties online for specific field information.
Try: Find out more about LASIK (Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis) from the Food and Drug Administration. Look at the resources for gastric bypass surgery from WebMD. Refer your clients to the Consumer Guide to Plastic Surgery Before and After Photos. Point your clients to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services resources on hysterectomy for more online information.

  • Students, interns and residents in the surgery field should look to find a mentor early in the game. On the flip side, as a surgeon, look to share your knowledge by being a mentor.
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Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study

An example of a clinical alert and links to recent postings.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/alerts/vitrectomy.html

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Grand rounds case presentation with bibliographies.

http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/oto/grand/fprs.html

Gastric Surgery for Severe Obesity

Normal digestive process, surgical procedures and options such as gastric banding, vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB), biliopancreatic diversion, benefits and risks.

http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/gastsurg.htm

Histocompatibility Testing in Organ Transplantation

Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) role, allorecognition, histocompatibility and tissue typing.

http://tpis.upmc.edu/tpis/immuno/wwwHLAtyping.htm

Infections in the Lung Transplant Recipient

Mechanisms of infection and rejection.

http://path.upmc.edu/divisions/pulmpath/infe01.htm

Laparascopic Gastric Bypass Surgery

Morbid obesity, surgical treatment options and bilio pancreatic diversion

http://www.gastricbypass.com/whole.htm

Midwest Physicians & Surgeons

Provider of breast augmentation, reduction and implants, as well as several other cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedures.

http://www.breastaugs.com/

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

News, recruitment for studies and funding initiatives.

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/index.htm

Plastic Surgery Statistics

Site contains statistics on a variety of topics in plastic surgery, including both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

http://www.plasticsurgery.org

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Administrative links to society's membership, conferences and information, as well as to academic resources.

http://www.sts.org/

Tips & Advice to help you make your decision on Surgery

Since the inception of surgery, this medical procedure has advanced on all levels. Today, there are surgical procedures for serious medical ailments as well as cosmetic procedures to improve upon exterior looks.

Necessary surgery types are those that are needed by various individuals to prolong or save their lives. For instance, open-heart surgery, surgery to remove the appendix, surgery to remove tumors in the body and so many more are absolutely necessary to save and prolong the lives of certain individuals.

Cosmetic surgery types are often elective surgeries which are not needed to prolong or safe the life of the patient. These types of surgeries are virtually always ... more

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