title: Presidential address: widening the circle of compassion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 4th Floor VSC, 751 S. Bascom Avenue, San Jose, CA 95128, USA. mdallo@earthlink.net
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allo
mesh_terms: D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004645:Empathy; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D013405:Suicide