Viewpoint: are surgeon-scientists still worth the investment?

Husain Shakil, Michael G. Fehlings, Donald A. Redelmeier

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DOI: 10.1097/ms9.0000000000005101
Published: 2026-05-15
Container: Annals of Medicine & Surgery
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/ms9.0000000000005101,
  title = {Viewpoint: are surgeon-scientists still worth the investment?},
  author = {Husain Shakil and Michael G. Fehlings and Donald A. Redelmeier},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Annals of Medicine \&amp; Surgery},
  doi = {10.1097/ms9.0000000000005101},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000005101}
}

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TI  - Viewpoint: are surgeon-scientists still worth the investment?
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AU  - Michael G. Fehlings
AU  - Donald A. Redelmeier
PY  - 2026
JO  - Annals of Medicine &amp; Surgery
DO  - 10.1097/ms9.0000000000005101
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Shakil, H., Fehlings, M. G., & Redelmeier, D. A. (2026). Viewpoint: are surgeon-scientists still worth the investment?. Annals of Medicine & Surgery. https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000005101

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