General surgery boards — 5,000 referenced questions for the exams nobody writes for: Arab Board, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines and the Gulf licensing papers. — 5,000 questions, boards outside the US.
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Everything you need in one place: a guideline-referenced question bank, an oral examination simulator that questions you back, and a study plan for your exact board. Written by a practising surgical oncologist — not a content agency.
11,400+ questions
Every answer explained and referenced
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An examiner that questions you back
17 boards, 1 bank
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Weak-area tracking
Resurfaces what you keep missing
Created by Pablo Lozano Lominchar, MD, PhD, EBPSM · Surgical Oncologist
A 51-year-old woman is evaluated for pseudomyxoma peritonei of appendiceal origin, confirmed on histology as low-grade mucinous adenocarcinoma. Computed tomography and diagnostic laparoscopy demonstrate a Peritoneal Cancer Index of 16, disease confined to the abdomen and no extra-abdominal spread. Performance status is ECOG 0. What is the most appropriate management?
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On the ward. Between cases. The night before the exam.
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Filter by your exact exam. ABS, FEBS, MCh, TCBC and more — every question mapped to the official syllabus.
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Guideline-referenced explanations the moment you answer. Learn the reasoning, not just the key.
Weak Area Focus
The engine tracks your accuracy and automatically resurfaces the topics you keep missing.
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Installs as a PWA on iPhone and Android. Full offline-friendly practice. No app store, no friction.
17 boards, 11,400+ questions
Every board links to its own guide: format, syllabus weighting and how many questions are ready for it.
Surgical oncology
FEBS Surgical Oncology
Written simulator · Oral simulator · Exam guide
American Board of Surgery – Complex General Surgical Oncology
Written simulator · Oral simulator · Exam guide
MCh / DrNB Surgical Oncology — India (NMC universities / NBEMS)
Written simulator · Oral simulator · Exam guide
Título de Especialista em Cirurgia Oncológica — Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Oncológica
Written simulator · Oral simulator · Exam guide
Colorectal
FEBS — Coloproctology
Written simulator · Oral simulator · Exam guide
Saudi Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery
Written simulator · Oral simulator · Official blueprint mode · Exam guide
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Written simulator · Oral simulator · Exam guide
Breast & endocrine
Saudi Fellowship in Endocrine and Breast Surgery
Written simulator · Oral simulator · Official blueprint mode · Exam guide
FEBS — Endocrine Surgery
Oral simulator · Exam guide
FEBS Breast Surgery
Written simulator · Oral simulator · Exam guide
Adult Complex Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Focused Practice Designation (ABS / ABOHNS)
Written simulator · Exam guide
HPB & transplant
Upper GI
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Rehearse the exam, not just the questions
Most candidates drill multiple-choice questions and then walk into an oral examination having never rehearsed one. The Exam Simulator closes that gap.
An examiner that questions you back
Clinical cases presented step by step. Answer vaguely and it probes further — exactly like a real viva. It also runs critical appraisals of recent randomised trials.
Your board’s real format
Oral-only vivas, OSCE stations, case-based written papers or timed multiple-choice — whichever your board actually uses, with its real timing. Pick a single topic to drill or take the full curriculum.
A scored report at the end
A verdict plus domain scores for clinical reasoning, guideline knowledge, decision-making and communication — and the specific things to study next.
Every case is drawn from the same guideline-referenced bank behind the question bank — NCCN, ESMO and the specialty guidelines, at their current versions.
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The last-minute review for surgical oncology boards
The book to read in the last weeks before the ABS-CGSO or the European Board of Surgical Oncology (FEBS-SO / EBSQ) — when there is no time left to reread a textbook and what you need is the whole syllabus in the shape the examiner will ask it.
Not an atlas and not a formulary: the framework of judgement behind a cancer operation, in 574 printed pages you can work through section by section. Every chapter follows the same predictable shape — epidemiology, TNM staging, diagnosis, surgical management, systemic therapy, landmark trials, board pearls and common pitfalls — so you can go straight to the gap you need to close. Integrated with NCCN 2026 and ESMO 2024.
- Ten anatomic sections, from general principles to skin and melanoma
- 239 single-best-answer questions with fully worked answers, plus a timed final test of 60
- Landmark trials in structured format — CROSS, FLOT4, ESOPEC, Z0011, AMAROS and more
- Consolidated AJCC 8th edition staging appendix
Pablo Lozano Lominchar, MD, PhD, EBPSM · Luis González Bayón, MD, PhD
with Juan Carbonel, MD · First edition, Madrid 2026
Paperback 574 pages · ISBN 979-8192960059
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Frequently asked questions
What is SurgBoardsQ&A?+
SurgBoardsQ&A is a surgical board exam preparation platform with 10,000+ clinical vignette MCQs covering 15 subspecialty surgical certification exams, including ABS-CGSO (USA), FEBS-SO (Europe), FEBS-HPB, FEBS-Colo, FEBS-Endo, FEBS-Breast, FEBS-ECS, FEBS-MBS, FEBS-TS, MCh-SO (India), and SBCO (Brazil). All questions are referenced to current guidelines (NCCN, ESMO, ESSO, PSOGI).
Which surgical board exams does SurgBoardsQ&A cover?+
SurgBoardsQ&A currently covers: ABS-CGSO (American Board of Surgery — Complex General Surgical Oncology), FEBS-SO (Fellowship of the European Board of Surgery in Surgical Oncology), FEBS-HPB (Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery), FEBS-Colo (Coloproctology), FEBS-Endo (Endocrine Surgery), FEBS-Breast, FEBS-ECS (Oesophagogastric Cancer Surgery), FEBS-MBS (Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery), FEBS-TS (Transplant Surgery), MCh-SO (India), and SBCO (Brazil). Additional boards are in development.
Who creates the questions on SurgBoardsQ&A?+
All questions are written by Dr. Pablo Lozano Lominchar, MD, PhD, EBPSM — a surgical oncologist specializing in peritoneal malignancy and retroperitoneal sarcoma.
Is there a free trial?+
Yes. SurgBoardsQ&A offers a free tier with 50 questions at no cost, with no credit card required. Pro access starts at $40/month or $300/year for unlimited questions across all boards.
Are the questions referenced to current guidelines?+
Yes. Every explanation cites the relevant guideline source: NCCN, ESMO, ESSO, PSOGI, JGCA, or the landmark RCT underpinning the answer. The question bank is updated when major guidelines change.