Millions of people are dying from common, easily treatable conditions like appendicitis, fractures, or obstructed labor because they do not have access to, or can't afford, proper surgical care, ...

For the inexperienced individual, learning surgical techniques can be taxing. The authors developed a rodent surgery dry lab training program to assist educational and research institutions in ...

The rate of high-risk surgical operations for back pain increased 15-fold in five years, and researchers studying the trend say that it may be harming more than helping some patients. The study ...

Many medical school graduates in Canada have not received adequate training in basic surgical skills, such as suturing and tube placements, says a new study published recently in the Canadian Journal ...

The Basic, Translational and Preclinical Research Program aims to achieve scientific excellence through closely coupling aggressive and advanced basic research in disease-related problems. This unique ...

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Professor James F. George, Ph.D., has been chosen to serve as the Department of Surgery's Vice Chair of Basic Research. George is a professor of surgery for the ...