About the Author

F. Charles Brunicardi, MD
DeBakey/Bard Professor and Chairman
Michael E. DeBakey, Department of Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas



Timothy R. Billiar, MD
George Vance Foster
Professor and Chairman of Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania



John G. Hunter, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgery
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon



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Raphael E. Pollock, MD, PhD
Head, Division of Surgery
Professor and Chairman
Department of Surgical Oncology
Senator A.M. Aiken, Jr. Distinguished Chair
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas