In this video, produced by the American College of Surgeons,   Nathaniel Soper explains that the mission statement of his department is to  provide care that is safe, but always improving.  It reminded me that I should be expert in the state of the art , but also  vigilant for techniques, technologies, and decision making processes that improve the outcomes of my surgical patients.  I second  “Safer Surgery Today, Better Surgery Tomorrow.”

Thank you for visiting our website and learning more about the surgical services that we provide.  We want to provide you with as much information as possible about your care.  For registered patients, we have a patient portal through which your medical history can be entered, medical records can be viewed, and our staff can be securely emailed.  We hope to continue to add services to the portal as our electronic medical record matures.  We also have many patient education resources including patient handouts and videos that can be found on our homepage under GeneralSurgeryPatientInformation.  We will update this blog with discussions of  particular diseases, surgical procedures, and our philosophy of practice.