General Surgery: Scientific Foundations

• Sabiston Textbook of Surgery: The Biological Basis of Modern Surgical Practice. 21st Edition, 2021. This is the detailed explanation of the science behind the practice of surgery. This is the basic science textbook I used during residency.

• Mulholland and Greenfield's Surgery: Scientific Principles & Practice. Previously known as "Greenfields".

General Surgery: Beyond Basic Science

• Cameron's Current Surgical Therapy. 13th edition, 2019. Short chapters with high-yield information on every topic in General Surgery. Must-have for later in residency.

Trauma

• Mattox Trauma. 9th edition, 2021. The trauma surgery bible. Highly recommend.

Critical Care

• Marino ICU. 4th edition, 2013. The ICU bible. Highly recommend.

• Civetta, Taylor, & Kirby's Critical Care Medicine. 5th edition, 2017. A detailed explanation of physiology, diagnosis, and management.

• Finks Critical Care. 7th edition, 2017. Slightly less detailed than Civetta. Excellent book- not too simplistic and not painfully detailed.

• Evidence-Based Practice of Critical Care. 3rd edition, 2019. Reviews the literature regarding specific high yield critical care topics.

• Surgical Critical Care Therapy: A Clinically Oriented Practical Approach. 1st edition, 2018.

• Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation. 4th edition, 2018.