Surgeons around the world need a basic knowledge of English to keep up to date with advances in their field. Fluency in surgical English is important for your professional development, enabling you to attend English-speaking patients with confidence, to study (or work) in other hospitals, speak confidently at international meetings, and to write articles for international journals. This book will provide you with the basic tools to handle day-to-day situations without stress and will help you to improve your English, no matter what your level. To our knowledge, this is the first English book written specifically by surgeons for surgeons. We are sure that surgical specialists from all over the "non-English-speaking world" (general surgeons, thoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons, neurosurgeons, gynecologists, plastic surgeons) will enjoy reading it.

Methodological Approach to Surgical English

Surgical Grammar
Scientific Literature: Writing an Article
Letters to Editors of Surgical Journals
Attending an International Surgical Course
Presenting an Oral Communication in English
Chairing a Surgical Session
Typical Mistakes That Surgeons Make When Speaking and Writing in English
Latin and Greek Terminology
Acronyms and Abbreviations in Surgery and Medicine
Glossary of Surgical Terms
Surgical English by Surgical Specialty
Taking a Clinical History
Writing a Surgical Report, Describing a Surgical Technique, Dictating a Report
Writing a Hospital Discharge Report
How to Write a Letter Requesting a Visit
How to Write an International Curriculum Vitae
Surgical Instruments
Managing a Surgical Department
Surgical Conversation Guide
Conversation Survival Guide
A Few Words About Effective Communication.