• The complete guide to early years specialty training in surgery
• Covers the knowledge-base examined by the Royal College of Surgeons in the MRCS examination, plus the relevant clinical and professional skills
• Presents information in a double-page, easily-digestible format, ideal for quick reference, as well as for revision
• Fully matched to the new specialty training structure and curriculum, for reassurance and peace-of-mind
• Includes case-based discussions at the end of each chapter which can be used for self-assessment

Readership: This book is aimed at postgraduate surgical trainees in the United Kingdom, particularly those undergoing Core Training. . The book will also appeal to Foundation Year doctors, undergraduate medical students, foreign students studying for UK exams, and GPs performing minor surgery.

Matthew Gardiner, Clinical Research Fellow in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Imperial College London, UK, and Neil Borley, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Cheltenham General Hospital, UK

1: Matthew D. Gardiner: Professional skills and behaviour
2: Joanna Chikwe: Cardiothoracic surgery
3: Radu Mihai and Paul Sauven: Breast and endocrine surgery
4: Elizabeth H. Gemmill and Neil R. Borley: Upper gastrointestinal surgery
5: Neil R. Borley and Christopher K.C. Huang: Colorectal surgery
6: Adam Jones: Urology
7: Matthew D. Gardiner and Ashok I. Handa: Vascular surgery
8: Neil R. Borley: Emergency surgery
9: Matthew D. Gardiner, Jeremy E. Newman and William W. Williams: Trauma and orthopaedic surgery
10: Nicholas de Pennington and Tipu Aziz: Neurosurgery
11: Matthew D. Gardiner and Pablo Martinez-Devesa: Otorhinolaryngology, head and neck surgery
12: Matthew D. Gardiner and Peter Dziewulski: Plastic and reconstructive surgery
13: Warwick J. Teague and Mark Woodward: Paediatric surgery
14: David Mitchell: Transplant surgery
15: Georgina M. Howard-Alpe: Core surgical skills and knowledge