Schwartz's Principles of Surgery
by F. Charles Brunicardi, Dana K. Andersen, Timothy R. Billiar, David L. Dunn, John G. Hunter, Jeffrey B. Matthews, Raphael E. Pollock · F. Charles Brunicardi, Dana K. Andersen
The standard reference pairing surgical basic science, inflammation, wound healing, hemostasis, and oncology, with organ-system operative chapters. Working through it gives a resident the physiological reasoning and technical detail expected on rounds and in written board exams.
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