These are the classic textbooks and pocket books that are considered standard and required reading for all levels and purposes. These books are recommended by medical schools and residency program directors for medical students, residents, fellows and attendings in different specialties. Also the most successful board review books from people who passed the exams will be listed.
Surgery
These are the most recommended and best surgery books for medical students, residents and attendings by surveying many of the US residency program directors and faculty. This list is intended to be a first aid and a guide for the medical students, surgery residents and attendings to the books which they need to get to ace in there rotations and practice.
The list is divided into four categories. The first one is for the pocket books that you can carry at any level of education or practice. The second group is for medical students doing their surgery rotations, for shelf exams and for those going for interviews, you will be asked which books you have on the shelf so be prepared. The third list is for the surgery residents and attendings for their daily reading and reference. The fourth group is for the people preparing for the surgery board exam.
For all other specialties please check the link tabs at the top of this page.
Pocket Books
Surgical Anatomy and Technique: A Pocket Manual (Skandalakis)
The Washington Manual of Surgery
Surgical Recall
The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2013
Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia 2013 Classic Shirt Pocket Edition
Books for Medical Students for Surgery rotations
NMS Surgery
Case Files Surgery
NMS Surgery Casebook
The Mont Reid Surgical Handbook
Surgery Residency Interview Questions and Answers
Books for Surgery Residents and Attendings
Schwartz's Principles of Surgery (Top choice)
Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations
Current Surgical Therapy
Fischer's Mastery of Surgery
Operative Anatomy
Top Knife: Art and Craft in Trauma Surgery
Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen
The ICU Book
Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery
Operative Dictations in General and Vascular Surgery (Operative Dictations Made Simple)
Comprehensive Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Books for Surgery Board Exam Review
The ABSITE Review (American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination)
Review of Surgery for ABSITE and Boards
The ABSITE Review: Practice Questions
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