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Excelsior Surgical Society

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As the military society of the ACS, the Excelsior Surgical Society (ESS) provides a voice and home for all military surgeons within the College. The articles in this collection highlight the intersection of military surgical practice and broader surgical innovation. Scroll to the CME Articles section for opportunities to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ related to this collection.

Featured Articles

Churchill Lecture

Leadership in a Complex Environment: Thoughts after 40 Years in the Trenches

Scalea, Thomas M
ESS Article

Partnerships to Overcome the Peacetime Effect: Excelsior Surgical Society Panel Session

Cannon, Jeremy W; Holt, Danielle B; Potter, Benjamin K; et al
Invited Commentary

Maintaining Military Medical Readiness: A Call to Action

Sams, Valerie
Presidential Address

Expeditionary Surgeons: Essential to Surgical Leadership in World War II and Today

Cannon, Jeremy W
Churchill Lecture

Service, Synergy, and Surgical Mythology

Knudson, M Margaret
ESS Article

Evaluating Outcomes of Nonaccidental Trauma in Military Children

Joskowitz, Katie; Patwardhan, Utsav M; Floan, Gretchen M; et al
ESS Article

Reflections on the US Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Insight into the Evolving Battlefield and the Need for Adaptive Responsiveness

Bozzay, Joseph D; Gurney, Jennifer M; Purcell, Richard L; et al
ESS Article

Anchors Aweigh! The History of Women Surgeons at Sea

Hernandez, Amy A; Sobocinski, André B; Tadlock, Matthew D
Invited Commentary

Women Surgeons: Forged by the Sea

Shields, Margaret M; Worlton, Tamara J

ESS Articles and Related Content

OSA

Case Volume and Readiness to Deploy: Clinical Opportunities for Active-Duty Surgeons Outside of Military Hospitals

Sheldon, Rowan R; Bozzay, Joseph D; Brown, Shaun R
Special Article

Putting Medical Boots on the Ground: Lessons from the War in Ukraine and Applications for Future Conflict with Near-Peer Adversaries

Epstein, Aaron MD, MA; Lim, Robert MD, FACS, FASMBS; Johannigman, Jay MD, et al
Invited Commentary

Total War: A Succinct Surgical Overview and Why Civilian Surgeons Should Care

Cannon, Jeremy W MD, SM, FACS
Churchill Lecture

Extraordinary Evolution of Surgery for Abdominal Trauma

Feliciano, David V
Churchill Lecture

Civilian and Military Trauma: Training to Successfully Intervene and Save Lives

Demetriades, Demetrios
Ethics

Army General Surgery's Crisis of Conscience

Edwards, Mary J.; White, Christopher E.; Remick, Kyle N.; et al
Special Article

Global Surgery: Lifeline for the US Military Surgeon

Hansen, Dallas G.
Churchill Lecture

Military Surgeons and Surgeons in the Military

Rich, Norman M.
Churchill Lecture

That Was Then, This Is Now

Russell, Thomas R. MD, FACS
Churchill Lecture

Is surgical science dead?

Barker, Clyde F MD, FACS; Kaiser, Larry R MD, FACS
Churchill Lecture

The history of parathyroid surgery, 1850–1996: the Excelsior Surgical Society 1998 Edward D Churchill Lecture

Organ, Claude H Jr MD, FACS
Scudder Oration

A Perfect Storm: 2019 Scudder Oration on Trauma

Knudson, Margaret M MD, FACS

CME Articles

May 2024

Evaluating Outcomes of Nonaccidental Trauma in Military Children

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Podcast Episodes

Episode 22: Expeditionary Surgeons: Essential to Surgical Leadership in World War II and Today                                     

In this episode, Tom Varghese, MD, FACS is joined by Jeremy Cannon, MD, SM, FACS, from the University of Pennsylvania. They discuss Dr Cannon’s Excelsior Surgical Society Presidential Address, emphasizing the crucial contribution of expeditionary surgical leaders in World War II and how their legacy serves as an example for military and civilian surgeons seeking to lead in austere settings today.

Episode 20: Anchors Aweigh! The History of Women Surgeons at Sea

In this episode, Lillian Erdahl, MD, FACS is joined by Amy Hernandez, MD, FACS, from the Department of Surgery, Naval Medical Center San Diego. They discuss Dr Hernandez’s recent study, which uses literature review, personal interviews, and correspondence with Navy Medicine administrative leaders to describe the evolution of women providing surgical care at sea.