remains the definitive, comprehensive reference text for the subspecialty. This fifth edition has been fully updated with 29 new chapters, 144 new authors, and new color clinical photographs and photomicrographs. Charles D. Bluestone, of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, editor of the previous four editions, is joined by two new editors: Jeffrey P. Simons also of UPSOM and Gerald Healy of Harvard Medical School. Together with 14 section editors respected in their area of expertise,editors peer-reviewed every chapter and produced a totally new reference that reflects the most current research and clinical developments of the past decade.

Section Editors:

Margaretha Casselbrant; David H. Chi; Michael J. Cunningham; Joseph E. Dohar; Margaret A. Kenna; Dennis J. Kitsko; Raymond C. Maguire; David L. Mandell; Trevor J. McGill; Deepak Mehta; Todd D. Otteson; Reza Rahbar; Howard C. Shane; Robert F. YellonNEW FEATURES
New Basic Science and General Pediatrics Section: Medical Ethics; Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice; Psychosocial Perspectives; Professionalism, Communication, and Teamwork in Surgery
Updated surgical chapters (ear, nose, airway, head and neck)

NEW FEATURES

New Basic Science and General Pediatrics Section: Medical Ethics; Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice; Psychosocial Perspectives; Professionalism, Communication, and Teamwork in Surgery
Updated surgical chapters (ear, nose, airway, head and neck)
New Basic Science and General Pediatrics Section: Medical Ethics; Outcomes and Evidence-Based Practice; Psychosocial Perspectives; Professionalism, Communication, and Teamwork in Surgery
Updated surgical chapters (ear, nose, airway, head and neck)