Column Editor
Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City
Executive Director
Surgical Infection Society
Foundation for Research and Education
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City
Executive Director
Surgical Infection Society
Foundation for Research and Education
Note From Column Editor, Philip S. Barie, MD, MBA
The mission of the Surgical Infection Society (www.sisna.org) is to educate healthcare providers and the public about infection in surgical patients and promote research in the understanding, prevention and management of surgical