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Presidents under the knife: William McKinley
29 April 2026
The Pioneer, the Reprimand, and the Surgical Innovation Framework We Ignored

The Pioneer, the Reprimand, and the Surgical Innovation Framework We Ignored

Francesco Saverio Papadia, MD, FACS, FEBS (SurgOnc)

25 April 2026
Leading from the South: 10 commandments for global surgery leadership

Leading from the South: 10 commandments for global surgery leadership

Dhananjaya Sharma, MBBS, MS, PhD, DSc, FRCS, FCLS (Hon), FRCST (Hon)

18 April 2026
Presidents under the knife: Grover Cleveland
26 March 2026
Presidents under the knife: James A. Garfield
26 February 2026
Presidents under the knife: Andrew Jackson

Presidents under the knife: Andrew Jackson

Per-Olof Hasselgren, MD, PhD

30 January 2026
Comment on: Endoscopic and surgical treatment options for gastroparesis: systematic review and network meta-analysis.
16 December 2025
Author response: Endoscopic and surgical treatment options for gastroparesis: systematic review and network metaanalysis

Author response: Endoscopic and surgical treatment options for gastroparesis: systematic review and network metaanalysis

Daniel Eckhardt, Moustafa Elshafei, Katja Fechner, Markus K. Diener, Felix J. Hüttner

16 December 2025
Presidents under the knife: The first president
10 December 2025