Surgery in the Medical Blogosphere

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Aggravated DocSurg

• Author: Anonymous who states he is a general surgeon.
• Description: "I am, in no particular order, a general surgeon, husband, father, Ronald Reagan fan, crossword puzzle fanatic, wine lover, and coffee guzzler. For the lawyers out there, this site is clearly not to be construed as one offering medical advice --- it's just my little opinion on medicine, and anything else that tickles my fancy."
• Quality: It has been managed since 2005. Contact information is available.

Buckeye Surgeon

• Author: Jeffrey Parks MD
• Description: "Ruminations by a non-academic general surgeon from the heart of the rust belt."
• Quality: It has been active since 2006. Clear disclaimer and contact information.

High Tech Surgeon

• Author: Joseph Sucher, MD
• Description: "This is a ''simple commentary'' on areas of interest to me."
• Quality: Clear disclaimer and contact information.

Howard J Luks, MD Orthopedics and Sport Medicine Blog

• Author: Howard J Luks, MD is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at New York Medical College, and serves as the Chief of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy at University Orthopedics, PC and Westchester Medical Center.
• Description: "The information on this site is for the most part, evidence-based. That means that I spend an awful lot of time reading and incorporating into my practice the scientific literature regarding state of the art treatments for shoulder, knee, elbow and ankle disorders. I want patients to understand that not all MRI findings require surgery. There are frequently non-operative solutions and options. When surgery is necessary, though, I want to provide patients with a wealth of information to supplement what I have told them in the office, so they can make an informed decision."
• Quality: Clear contact information, workplace details , patient testimonials.

Other Things Amanzi

• Author: Bongi, a general surgeon working in the notorious South African province of Mpumalanga.
• Description: "the thoughts of a surgeon in the notorious province of mpumalanga, south africa. comments on the private and state sector. but mostly my personal journey through surgery."
• Quality: It has been managed since 2006 and has a disclaimer.

Surgeonsblog

• Author: Sid Schwab, a mostly retired general surgeon.
• Description: "Wherein a surgeon tells some stories, shares some thoughts, and occasionally shoots off his mouth. Like a surgeon."
• Quality: It has been managed since 2006. Disclaimer, descriptions and contact information are available. Member of the Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics

Surgery Blog at About.com

• Author: Jennifer Heisler, RN
• Description: "About.com’s Guide to Surgery"
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Suture for a Living

• Author: Dr. Ramona L. Bates, a plastic surgeon in Little Rock, AR
• Description: "I may "suture for a living", but I "live to sew". When I can, I sew. These days most of my sewing is piecing quilts. I love the patterns and interplay of the fabric color. I would like to explore writing about medical/surgical topics as well as sewing/quilting topics. I will do my best to make sure both are represented accurately as I share with both colleagues and the general public."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Unbounded Medicine

• Author: Jon Mikel Iñarritu-Castro
• Description: "A med blog about health, news, surgery, urology and medicine as it must be, unlimited."
• Quality: "Unbounded Medicine is a medblog that is intented to share medical information with other colleagues and make opinions about diagnostic procedures and medicine-related topics including suggested readings, links and much more."

Vagus Surgicalis

• Author: Jeffrey Leow is a medical student at Monash University, Melbourne.
• Description: "Join me as I go "vagus" (latin: wandering) in the medical arena as I go through medical school down under in Melbourne."
• Quality: Clear contact information and description. Member of the Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics

Web 2.0 Surgery

• Author: Mostly web experts.
• Description: "Web 2.0 Surgery is an informal event where you can get answers on internet related topics from a group of experts."
• Quality: Well-documented events; clear contact information.

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Top 50 surgeon blogs on iScrub

The blogosphere (even the medical one) is so huge it is hard to track all the blogs you are interested in. That is why bloggers organize blog carnivals, special types of blog events. Each edition is a collection of the best blogposts focusing on a particular topic and is published on a regular schedule.

SurgeXperiences

• Organizer: Jeffrey Leow
• Description: SurgeXperiences represents “Surgical” and “Experiences”. Realising that the field of surgery encompasses experiences of not just surgeons, this newly-minted name seeks to be all-inclusive. SurgeXperiences (Surgical Grand Rounds) is registered with Blog Carnival and was featured on Medscape previously."