愛爾蘭皇家外科醫學院雜志與愛爾蘭皇家外科醫學院雜志合并，于2003年2月啟動了外科醫生。外科醫生是為每個學院和全球外科醫學界的研究員出版的。它提供有關教育，娛樂，提供對新技術和新技術的見解的文章，并提供辯論和討論的論壇。內容很明確：評論文章；辯論事項；原創文章；外科醫生在訓練；信息技術教育和培訓；案例報告；審計；手術技術；書評。

The Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh merged with the Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to launch The Surgeon in February 2003. The Surgeon is published for the Fellows of each College and the worldwide surgical community. It publishes articles from all specialties and aims to educate, entertain, give insight into new surgical techniques and technology, and provide a forum for debate and discussion. Contents are typically divided up into: Review articles; Matters for Debate; Original Articles; Surgeons-in-Training; Information Technology; Education and Training; Case Reports; Audits; Surgical technique; Book Reviews.