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Doctors should be more like …

A while ago, Atul Gawande, the noted surgeon-author, wrote a long piece in the New Yorker on why healthcare should look to a restaurant called the Cheesecake Factory for some guidance on how to standardize things.

This was met with some derision by a number of physicians who pointed out, among other things, that the food at the Cheesecake Factory is not very tasty and is loaded with calories. But I guess it's at least it’s "standardized" mediocre and unhealthy food.

Then a doctor named Peter Ubel, who has written a book about something, wrote in Forbes…

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 Doctors should be more like …

A while ago, Atul Gawande, the noted surgeon-author, wrote a long piece in the New Yorker on why healthcare should look to a restaurant called the Cheesecake Factory for some guidance on how to standardize things. This was met with some derision by a number of physicians who pointed out, among other things, that the food at the Cheesecake Factory is not very tasty and is loaded with calories. But I guess it's at least it’s "standardized" mediocre and unhealthy food.

Advances in Surgery

Each year, Advances in Surgery brings you the best current thinking from the preeminent practitioners in your field. A distinguished editorial board identifies current areas of major progress and controversy and invites specialists to contribute original articles on these topics. These insightful overviews bring concepts to a clinical level and explore their everyday impact on patient care.

Annals of Surgery

Provides the international medical community with information on significant contributions to the advancement of surgical science and practice.

Current Problems in Surgery

Current Problems in Surgery keeps readers up-to-date on the latest surgical advances. Each month, this publication examines a single clinical problem or condition commonly seen by general surgeons. Issues also focus on topics in surgical research and emerging ideas in surgical subspecialties. Current Problems in Surgery is ideal for information too urgent to await book publication, yet too important to be summarized in a brief journal article.

International Journal of Surgery

As a general surgical journal, covering all specialties, the International Journal of Surgery is dedicated to publishing original research, review articles, and more - all offering significant contributions to knowledge in clinical surgery, experimental surgery, surgical education and history.

JAMA Surgery

To promote the art and science of surgery by publishing relevant peer-reviewed clinical and basic science information to assist the surgeon in optimizing patient care. JAMA Surgery will also serve as a forum for the discussion of issues that involve ethics, teaching, surgical history, and socioeconomic concerns.

Journal of Surgical Case Reports

Journal of Surgical Case Reports (JSCR) is an open access, peer-reviewed international journal that will consider any original case report that expands the field of surgery. The journal publishes articles in all surgical specialties of interest to surgeons, physicians and researchers. Case reports must be original and shown to be both clinically and educationally interesting to an international audience.

Journal of Surgical Education

Comprehensive review journal for general surgeon or surgical resident wishing to stay well informed on a variety of surgically and medically related topics. The Journal presents reviews on topics in general surgery, the surgical subspecialties, and nonsurgical medicine from the current medical literature, using an abstract/commentary format.

Journal of Surgical Research

The Journal of Surgical Research: Clinical and Laboratory Investigation publishes original articles concerned with clinical and laboratory investigations relevant to surgical practice and teaching. The journal emphasizes reports of clinical investigations or fundamental research bearing directly on surgical management that will be of general interest to a broad range of surgeons and surgical researchers. The articles presented need not have been the products of surgeons or of surgical laboratories.

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery® is published 12 times per year by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins in two volumes beginning in January and July. Content focuses specifically on traumatic injuries giving the reader hands-on coverage of this fast-growing specialty.

Microsurgery

Microsurgery is an international and interdisciplinary publication of original contributions concerning surgery under microscopic magnification. Microsurgery publishes clinical studies, research papers, invited articles, relevant reviews, and other scholarly works from all related fields including orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, urology, and vascular surgery.

Operative Techniques in General Surgery

Operative Techniques in General Surgery provides highly illustrated review articles on techniques written by renowned surgeons. Each issue is devoted to a single topic of interest to the general surgeon that is explored through a selection of articles that provide step-by-step descriptions of procedures. Original line drawings, color figures and imaging studies capture the nuance of technique that leads to the most successful surgical outcomes.

Outpatient Surgery

Outpatient Surgery Magazine serves as a meetingplace and a marketplace for decisionmakers in facilities where ambulatory surgery is done. The magazine facilitates the exchange of ideas, advice, experiences and information between surgical facility management team members. It also delivers relevant info and advice from experts, professional advisors, industry, and others.

Surgery

For 66 years, Surgery has published practical, authoritative information about procedures, clinical advances, and major trends shaping general surgery. Each issue features original scientific contributions and clinical reports. Peer-reviewed articles cover topics in oncology, trauma, gastrointestinal, vascular, and transplantation surgery.

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Annals of Surgical Oncology is one of the leading journals in Oncology and Surgery. Annals is a monthly publication that features original articles on the latest advances in oncology for surgeons from all specialties.

BMC Surgery

BMC Surgery is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on surgical research, training, and practice. It is journal policy to publish work deemed by peer reviewers to be a coherent and sound addition to scientific knowledge and to put less emphasis on interest levels, provided that the research constitutes a useful contribution to the field.

International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery

The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery provides a cross-disciplinary platform for presenting the latest developments in robotics and computer assisted technologies for medical applications. The journal publishes cutting-edge papers and expert reviews, complemented by commentaries, correspondence and conference highlights that stimulate discussion and exchange of ideas.

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

International Journal of Surgical Pathology (IJSP) is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal offering original research and observations covering all major organ systems, timely reviews of new techniques and procedures, discussions of controversies in surgical pathology, case reports, and images in pathology.

Journal of Burn Care & Research

Journal of Burn Care & Research provides the latest information on advances in burn prevention, research, education, delivery of acute care, and research to all members of the burn care team. As the official publication of the American Burn Association, this is the only U.S. journal devoted exclusively to the treatment and research of patients with burns. Original, peer-reviewed articles present the latest information on surgical procedures, acute care, reconstruction, burn prevention, and research and education.

Journal of Emergencies Trauma, and Shock

Journal of Emergencies Trauma, and Shock (JETS) is the official journal of the INDO-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative. JETS encourages research, education and dissemination of knowledge in the fields of Emergency Medicine, Traumatolgy and Shock Resuscitation thus promoting translational research by striking a synergy between basic science, clinical medicine and global health.

Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care - formerly known as the Middle East Journal of Emergency Medicine - is an open access journal for discussion of all topics related to emergency medicine and subsequent patient care.

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

The Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery is a peer-reviewed, indexed journal that provides an international forum for the publication of articles focusing on reconstructive microsurgery and complex reconstructive surgery. The journal provides the latest in original research spanning basic laboratory, translational, and clinical investigations. Review papers cover current topics in complex reconstruction and microsurgery.

Journal of Robotic Surgery

The birth of the Journal of Robotic Surgery is perfectly timed as the field of robotics has evolved past its infancy and has proven itself to be a useful and lasting innovation. The use of robotics in surgery is now broad-based across multiple surgical specialties and will undoubtedly expand over the next decades as new technical innovation and techniques increase the applicability of its use.

Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies

Minimally Invasive Therapy and Allied Technologies (MITAT) is an international forum for endoscopic surgeons, interventional radiologists and industrial instrument manufacturers. It is the official journal of the Society for Medical Innovation and Technology (SMIT) whose membership includes representatives from a broad spectrum of medical specialities, instrument manufacturing and research. The journal brings the latest developments and innovations in minimally invasive therapy to its readers. What makes MITAT unique is that we publish one or two special issues each year, which is devoted to a specific topic.

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), The Official Journal of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the Brazilian Society for Bariatric Surgery, is an international journal devoted to the publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts of the highest quality with objective data regarding techniques for the treatment of severe obesity. Articles document the effects of surgically induced weight loss on obesity physiological, psychiatric and social co-morbidities.

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

World Journal of Surgical Oncology publishes articles related to surgical oncology and its allied subjects such as epidemiology, cancer research, biomarkers, prevention, pathology, radiology, cancer treatment, clinical trials, multimodality treatment and molecular biology. Emphasis is placed on original research articles. The journal will also provide significant clinical case reports as well as balanced, extensive and timely review articles on selected topics.

American Journal of Surgery

The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

The American Journal of Surgical Pathology has achieved worldwide recognition for its outstanding coverage of the state of the art in human surgical pathology. In each monthly issue, experts present original articles, review articles, detailed case reports, and special features, enhanced by superb illustrations. Coverage encompasses technical methods, diagnostic aids, and frozen-section diagnosis, in addition to detailed pathologic studies of a wide range of disease entities.

ANZ Journal of Surgery

The ANZ Journal of Surgery is published by Wiley-Blackwell for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. The Journal is published ten times a year - January/February and July/August are combined issues. A supplement is published in May that contains abstracts for the College’s Annual Scientific Congress. The aim is to produce an internationally competitive Journal devoted to 'surgery in general' in both paper and electronic forms.

Asian Journal of Surgery

The Asian Journal of Surgery enjoys agrowing reputation as an importantmedium for the dissemination of recentdevelopments in surgery and its relateddisciplines to the Asia-Pacific regionand beyond.

Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care

Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care is the essential peer-reviewed journal delivering clinical best practices and quality updates for achieving optimal bariatric surgical outcomes.

British Journal of Surgery

BJS features the very best in clinical and laboratory-based research on all aspects of general surgery and related topics. Developing areas such as minimally invasive therapy and interventional radiology are strongly represented. The inclusion of Leading articles, Reviews and Original Articles means that the BJS; offers an appropriate format for any length or type of submission. In addition there are abstracts from key meetings, correspondence, and book reviews.

Canadian Journal of Surgery

To contribute to the effective continuing medical education of Canadian surgical specialists, using innovative techniques when feasible, and to provide surgeons with an effective vehicle for the dissemination of observations in the areas of clinical and basic science research.

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Official Journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology. EJSO - European Journal of Surgical Oncology ("the Journal of Cancer Surgery") is the Official Journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and BASO ~ the Association for Cancer Surgery. The EJSO aims to advance surgical oncology research and practice through the publication of original research articles, review articles, editorials, debates and correspondence.

Indian Journal of Surgery

The Indian Journal of Surgery is the official publication of the Association of Surgeons of India that considers for publication articles in all fields of surgery.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

The Journal of the American College of Surgeons (JACS) is a monthly journal publishing peer-reviewed original contributions on all aspects of surgery. These contributions include, but are not limited to, original clinical studies, review articles, and experimental investigations with clear clinical relevance. In general, case reports are not considered for publication. As the official scientific journal of the American College of Surgeons, JACS has the goal of providing its readership the highest quality rapid retrieval of information relevant to surgeons.