On September 7, 2021, surgery, thoroughbred racing, and the world lost a tremendous
surgeon, educator, mentor, and incredible human being. Dr. J. David Richardson had been …

Let me first thank President Scalea for selecting me to give the coveted Fitts Oration. It is an
honor that will always be cherished. Also, I want to thank him for the generous introduction …

The American College of Surgeons has had a long and fruitful journey. Strong and visionary
leadership has been responsible for establishing the great legacy of the College. One such …

This pocket-sized book reviews in 60 chapters the whole spectrum of trauma and acute
surgery. Almost a third of the chapters are dedicated to general themes, principles and …

As this century winds down, there are many reasons to be extremely satisfied and gratified
with the status of the American Association for Surgery of Trauma and with trauma care in …

“There is… a fundamental workforce issue that can only deteriorate as more and more
specialists come off the emergency rotation. Several years ago the Americans saw this train …

Throughout the past quarter century, there have been slow but dramatic changes in the
nature and practice of trauma surgery, and this field increasingly faces potent economic …

The genesis of this project is a direct result of the fact that there is no substantive textbook
that addresses the full-spectrum of surgical emergencies. Even in a field in which there is a …

In this address I would like to reflect upon trauma surgery as a specialty and what role, if any,
surgeons who do not choose trauma as their major interest should continue to play in its …

Aquick PubMed search completed recently revealed that in the last 20 years, there have
been 2,668 published articles on Traumatic Coagulopathy, 2,855 on Damage Control …