General surgery is a medical specialty that requires substantial expertise on a wide range of diseases, including those that may require nonoperative, elective, or emergency surgical treatment.

Intuitive Surgical’s ISRG guidance for 13-15% da Vinci procedure growth in 2026 signals continued momentum, albeit moderating ...

The growing popularity of minimally invasive surgery and accompanied decline in open procedures means junior residents are getting less exposure to some common general surgery procedures, according to ...

Readmissions are common following emergency general surgery, according to a study in JAMA Surgery, but rates varied widely depending on patient factors and diagnosis. Researchers from Boston-based ...

For Medicare patients, surgical outcomes were similar whether they had an MD or a DO surgeon, a claims analysis suggested. After adjusting for patient factors and practice settings, there was no ...

If surgery center leaders can identify and add an up-and-coming procedure to their list of approved procedures prior to their competitors doing such, they may be able to corner the market and profit ...