What is 4S

4S is short for 4Surgery. 4S is a free email service that gives you a monthly summary of the latest published abstracts of original articles, reviews and trials in the four leading surgical journals, JAMA Surgery, British Journal of Surgery, Annals of Surgery and Surgery. It's easy to do and knowledge is for everyone, so sign up now.

/JAMA%20Surg
Impact Factor 13.625 (2019)
JAMA Surg
Formerly the prestigious Archives of Surgery. JAMA has several specialized editions (which are not included in 4S). Founded in 1920. Published by the American Medical Association.
/Brit%20J%20Surg
Impact Factor 5.676 (2019)
Brit J Surg
A respected British medical journal. Founded in 1913. Published by John Wiley & Sons.
/Ann%20Surg
Impact Factor 10.130 (2019)
Ann Surg
A prestigious American medical journal. Founded in 1885. Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
/Surgery
Impact Factor 3.356 (2019)
Surgery
A leading American medical journal. Founded in 1948. Published by Elsevier.

Editorial Team 4S

/J.R.H.%20Hendriks<sup>%20BSc</sup>
J.R.H. Hendriks BSc
J. R. H. Hendriks is Editor-in-Chief of 4Surgery. He studies Medicine at the University of Amsterdam/Amsterdam UMC and works as a student-researcher at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine at the Amsterdam UMC.
/J.M.%20van%20Rees<sup>%20MD</sup>
J.M. van Rees MD
J.M. van Rees is editor of 4S. He is currently finishing his medical study and is doing research at the Surgical Oncology Department at the Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam. His main research subjects are colorectal and pelvic cancer.
/M.J.A.M.%20Bakens<sup>%20MD,%20PhD</sup>
M.J.A.M. Bakens MD, PhD
M.J.A.M. Bakens is editor of 4S. He works as a resident (in training) at the department of surgery at Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht. He finished his PhD in 2019 titled 'Variation in pancreatic cancer care in The Netherlands'.
/J.M.%20Buijtendijk<sup>%20BSc</sup>
J.M. Buijtendijk BSc
J.M. Buijtendijk is editor of 4S. She studies Medicine at the University Medical Center Utrecht.
/B.E.G.%20Dronkers<sup>%20BSc</sup>
B.E.G. Dronkers BSc
B.E.G. Dronkers is editor of 4Surgery. He studies Medicine at the Utrecht University Medical Center, University Utrecht and he is a student researcher for the department of Head and Neck Cancer Surgery.
/J.%20Schuitema<sup>%20BSc</sup>
J. Schuitema BSc
J. Schuitema is editor of 4S. He studies Medicine at the University of Amsterdam/Amsterdam UMC and works as a student researcher for the Department of HPB Surgery at the Amsterdam UMC.
/Looking%20for%20you!
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Although we have a large team, we can always use additional help! Interested? Send us a message using the form at the top of the site!
/Looking%20for%20you!
Looking for you!
Although we have a large team, we can always use additional help! Interested? Send us a message using the form at the top of the site!

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