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About the Author
SreyRam Kuy, MD, MHS, FACS serves as Chief Medical Officer for Louisiana Medicaid where she leads the drive to improve healthcare quality in a $10.7 billion health system serving 1.6 million patients, and teaches as Associate Professor of Surgery at LSU-New Orleans. Dr. Kuy earned her master's in health policy and research at Yale as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar and has published more than 40 articles on healthcare quality, surgical outcomes and patient safety. Dr. Kuy was selected as a Presidential Leadership Scholar, a joint leadership program by President Clinton and President Bush, Business Report's 40 Under 40 Award, the Ford Foundation's Community Service Award and the Early Career Achievement Award by Oregon Health & Sciences University. Dr. Kuy's writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Washington Post, The Independent, the Huffington Post, and Salon. Rachel J. Kwon is a graduate of Rush Medical College in Chicago. She trained in general surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn and was a clinical research fellow in evidence-based surgery at the University of Oxford. Currently, she is Chief Medical Consultant at MDCalc and is passionate about evidence-based medicine, physician wellness and furthering the advancement of the underrepresented in medicine, including women, ethnic minorities, and LGBTQ people. Miguel A. Burch, MD is the Associate Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Director of the Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship in the Department of Surgery at Cedars Sinai. He has focused his surgical career on benign and malignant diseases that affect the stomach and upper intestinal tract. Dr. Burch is a principal investigator on clinical trials using innovative endoscopic platforms to treat reflux as well as diabetes and obesity.
Reviews
50 Studies Every Surgeon Should Know is a well-written, easy-to-read, concise synopsis of arguably the 50 most important studies in general surgery and most surgical sub-specialties. This ambitious book is ideal for surgical residents who desire to read up on fundamental research that shaped clinical practice patterns, as well as medical students who will find themselves better prepared on teaching rounds after reading this book. Most importantly, the book will serve to inspire trainees to become interested surgical research and evidence-based clinical practice. For practicing surgeons, 50 Studies Every Surgeon Should Know can serve as a useful reference for maintenance of certification (MOC) preparation and to review fundamental studies inside and outside of their field of practice. It will serve as an invaluable addition to any trainees and surgeons library. * Adeyemi A. Ogunleye, MD, SM, PGY-7 plastic surgery resident, Medical University of South Carolina, SC. *
Book Information
ISBN 9780199384075
Author SreyRam Kuy
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 499g
Dimensions(mm) 155mm * 231mm * 20mm