Advances in the care of head and neck cancer patients at Baylor University Medical Center.

Editor's note: The Society of Baylor Surgeons held a meeting on August 10 to 11, 2007: "Advances in Surgery and Surgical Education: The Past 20 Years," in honor of Dr. Ronald C. Jones' 20th year as chairman of the Department of Surgery at Baylor University Medical Center. This society was founded in 1981 by Dr. Robert Sparkman, past chief of the department, as a way to reunite former Baylor surgery residents and provide continuing surgical education for residents and members of the medical staff.Under the direction of program director John Preskitt, MD, the 2007 CME-accredited meeting included presentations from four prominent guest speakers: Edward M. Copeland, MD, president of the American College of Surgeons; R. Scott Jones, MD, professor and chairman of surgery emeritus for the University of Virginia Health System; Kirby I. Bland, MD, chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Alabama; and Stanley Dudrick, MD, chairman of the Department of Surgery at St. Mary's Hospital, Waterbury, Connecticut. In addition, 12 physicians from Baylor made presentations at this meeting, and some provided summaries, which are reproduced in this issue of Proceedings.