Te Linde's Operative Gynecology 13th edition

Selected as a Doody’s Core Title for 2023!


With expert guidance on all aspects of gynecologic surgery, Te Linde’s Operative Gynecology, Thirteenth Edition, edited by Drs. Linda Van Le and Victoria L. Handa, remains your go-to-resource from preoperative to postoperative care.

Comprehensive, step-by-step instructions on how to perform all contemporary gynecologic procedures, updated diagnostic and management approaches, a greatly expanded illustration program, and new procedural videos, edited by Dr. Danielle Patterson, make this classic text an ideal reference for trainees as well as experienced practitioners. 

What is the content of "Te Linde's Operative Gynecology, Thirteenth Edition" ?

• Offers readable, intuitive, and concise guidance from today’s best surgeons and teachers 

• Fully updated chapters as well as a new chapter on imaging for the gynecologic surgeon 

• Features high-quality illustrations throughout 

• Includes over 40 new procedural videos, easily accessed in the eBook 

• Provides clear, easy-to-follow roadmaps with “Steps in the Procedure” boxes included for all surgical chapters, and a reorganized table of contents designed for quick reference 

• Contains an expansive section on gynecologic procedures and surgical management of selected conditions 

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Who are the authors of "Te Linde's Operative Gynecology, Thirteenth Edition" ?

Dr. Victoria L. Handa is the director of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. She is also a professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and director of the Women’s Center for Pelvic Health and Reconstructive Surgery. She holds a joint appointment in the Department of Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her areas of clinical expertise include pelvic floor disorders and female incontinence. Dr. Handa offers surgical and nonsurgical treatments for pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence and related conditions.

Dedicated to scientific research, Dr. Handa has published numerous peer-reviewed research articles and several book chapters on pelvic floor disorders and urogynecology. Her research is supported by several National Institutes of Health grants and has led to many scientific findings and a 2011 award from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. Handa is a member of several scientific societies, including the American Urogynecologic Society and the International Urogynecology Association. She currently serves on the editorial board of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. She is a peer reviewer for numerous medical journals, including the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Neurourology and Urodynamics, and the Journal of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Handa has been listed in Best Doctors in America since 2005.

Dr. Linda Van Le is currently the Leonard Palumbo Distinguished Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Nationally Dr. Van Le has served on the Editorial Board for the journals Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Gynecologic Oncology. She was a board examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology for 18 years, editor for the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology PROLOG series, and was Society for Gynecologic Oncology liaison to American Society of Clinical Oncology. She is currently Associate Editor for Ob/Gyn Survey, serves as Track Leader for ASCO Gynecologic Oncology Education Track and will be editor for the 12th edition of TeLinde’s Operative Gynecology. She has been designated a ” Best Doctors in America” since 2009 and a Castle Connolly America’s “Top Doctor” since 2010.