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Surgical management of obesity

Guest Editors:
Adam Abu-Abeid, MD, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Dimitrios Kehagias MD, PhD, FEBS, NHS University Teaching Hospitals Hull, UK and University General Hospital of Patras, Greece

Submission Status: Open until 15 December 2025

Vascular surgery: innovations and best practices

Guest Editors:
Taimur Saleem, MD, FACS, The Rane Center for DVT and Lymphatic Diseases, USA
Mehmet Ali Yesiltas, MD, Sisli Kolan International Hospital, Turkiye

Submission Status: Open until 15 December 2025

Minimally invasive surgery techniques

Guest Editors:
Güntuğ Batıhan, MD, Kafkas University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey
Savvas Lampridis, MD, MSc, 424 General Military Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece and Imperial College London, UK

Submission Status: Open until 18 November 2025

Advances in breast surgery

Guest Editor
Emma Hansson, MD, PhD, University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden

Submission Status: Open until 23 September 2025

Achieving equity in global surgery

Guest Editors
Lovenish Bains, MS (Surgery), FNB (MAS), FNB (Glas), FACS, FICS, FAIS, FIAGES, Maulana Azad Medical College, India
Russell Seth Martins, MD, JFK University Medical Center and Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian Health Network, USA
Benedict C. Nwomeh, MD, MPH, FACS, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Nationwide Children's Hospital, USA
 

Submission Status: Open until 30 June 2025

Surgeon well-being

Guest Editors
Michael El Boghdady, MBChB, MD, MCh, MHPE, PGDip, PGCAPHE, MFSTEd, FHEA, St George's University Hospitals, UK
Gaetano Gallo, MD, PhD, FASCRS, FEBS, La Sapienza University of Roma, Italy

Submission Status: Open until 30 June 2025

Managing surgical complications

Guest Editors
Somprakas Basu, MBBS, MS, MSc, FRCS, FACS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, India
Ali Fahir Özer, MD, Koc University School of Medicine, Türkiye
Tobias Zingg, MD, FACS, FEBS, Lausanne University Hospital, Switzerland

Submission Status: Open until 24 June 2025

Deep learning applications in surgery

Guest Editor
Daichi Kitaguchi, MD, PhD, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan 
Thomas Neumuth, PhD, University of Leipzig, Leipzig University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Submission Status: Open until 23 June 2025

Liver transplantation

Guest Editors:
Sami Akbulut: Inonu University, Turkey
Gianluca Rompianesi: Federico II University Hospital, Italy

Kidney transplantation

Guest Editors
Giuseppe Ietto, MD, FACS, FEBS, The University of Insubria, Italy
David Martin, MD, University Hospital CHUV, Switzerland

 

Robotic and minimally invasive spine surgery: emerging innovations and contemporary outcomes

Guest Editors:
Ahmad Ozair, MD, Johns Hopkins University, USA

 

Bariatric surgery

Guest Editors:
Arda Isik: Istanbul Medeniyet University, Turkey
Imtiaz Wani: Government Gousia Hospital, India

Pancreatic cancer surgery

Guest Editors:
Marcello Di Martino: AORN Cardarelli, Italy
Michael El Boghdady: Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital, UK

Advancements in hernia repair for complex abdomen

Guest Editors:
Roberto Peltrini: University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Vincenzo Pilone: University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Antonio Vitiello: University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Robotic surgery

Guest Editors: Graziano Ceccarelli, Aslam Ejaz, Stefano Scabini, John Houten, Yu Zhao, Tsun-Yuan Tsai

3D printing in surgery

Guest Editors: Jun Zou, Peng Yin and Xing Du