More recently he has a primary interest in issues involving the future of general surgery. He is co-author of a book entitled “The Coming Shortage of Surgeons” which defines the impending shortage of surgeons in multiple specialties, including general surgery, the access problems this may create and how we can adjust surgical training to meet the workforce needs. In addition, he has co-authored multiple papers on the surgical workforce including: rural work general surgery workforce issues, faculty retention strategies at academic medical centers and future paradigms for surgery training.