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Surgical news


Exploring topics relevant to both surgeons and people without medical training, Surgical news is accessible to everyone.

Many patients seek reliable information on the best treatments for surgical diseases, whilst others have a general interest in reading quality articles about surgeons and surgical practice.


The retiring surgeon

Dr Paul McCoubrie

15 October 2026
4 July 2026
11 February 2026
4 February 2026

Low incidence problems

Dr Paul McCoubrie

17 December 2025
30 October 2025

Who said nil-by-mouth?

Dr Helgi Johannsson

26 September 2025
18 September 2025

Decision paralysis

Dr Paul McCoubrie

9 September 2025

I’m exhausted

Dr Paul McCoubrie

31 July 2025
24 July 2025

A view from the coffee room...Academic craving for praise: vanity or simple human nature?

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

30 June 2025
23 June 2025

A surgical life by James Shapiro

A.M. James Shapiro, MD PhD

18 June 2025

A view from the coffee room...How to retire gracefully: 10 commandments for surgeons

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

30 April 2025
3 February 2025
13 December 2024