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.