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1. Gas Gangrene of the Brain. 1959 American Journal of Surgery.
2. Tuberculosis of the Breast. 1960 American Journal of Surgery.
3. Wringer Injuries of the Upper Extremity. 1962 Bulletin of the Florida Medical Association.
4. Inguinal Hernia Repair. Southern Medical Journal July 1979.
5. Overnight Hernia Repair: Updated Considerations. Southern Medical Journal February 1987.
6. Prosthetic Adjuncts to Groin Hernia Repair. Contemporary Surgery, March 1988.
7. An Anatomical/Functional Classification for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Inguinal Hernia. American Journal of Surgery, March 1989.
8. Hernia Repair in the Aged and Infirmed. Journal of the Florida Medical Association, November 1988.
9. Scientific Study - University of Miami - Intra-abdominal Reaction to Biomaterials.
10. Maingot’s Abdominal Operations. Section on Hernias. pp. 217-245, 1989.
11. Some New Twists to One of Most Common Procedures in US General Surgery. JAMA December 15, 1989 Vol 262, No. 23, pp. 3248-9.
12. Symposium Moderator - Hernia repair: An Update. Contemporary Surgery, March 1990. vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 76-92.
13. Inguinal Hernia Repair: Biomaterials and Sutureless Repair. Perspectives in General Surgery. Quality Medical Publishing. St. Louis, MO 1991, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 113-129.
14. Accepted for publication - Symposium Moderator - Hernia Update. Contemporary Surgery - expected publication 1991.
15. Sutureless Repair of Inguinal Hernia. The American Journal of Surgery, March 1992. Vol. 163, pp. 331-335.
16. Bilateral Sliding Inguinal Hernias. Postgraduate General Surgery, 1992, Vol. 4 No. 2: pp. 114-116.
17. Infection in Inguinal Hernia Repair Considering Biomaterials and Antibiotics, S G & O, August 1993, Vol. 177, pp. 126-130.
18. Medical/Legal Aspects of Hernia Surgery - Personal Risk Management. Surgical Clinics of North America, June 1993, Vol. 73, Vol 3, pp. 583-593.
19. Inguinal Hernia: Advances or Controversies. Arregui & Nagan, Radcliffe Medical Press, 1994.
20. Hernia: Nyhus & Condon. J. B. Lippincott, 1995.
21. Prostheses and Abdominal Wall Hernias: Bendavid. R. G. Landes, 1995.
22. Recurrent Inguinal Hernia. Current Surgical Therapy, Fifth Edition Mosby/Yearbook Inc. 1995 pp. 487-490.
23. Day of Surgery for Inguinal Hernia. International Surgery, Vol 80. No. 1, pp. 4-8, January-March, 1995. Edizioni Minerva Medica-Torino.
24. Technique of Sutureless Repair of Inguinal Hernia - chapter in Modern Hernia Repair, 1996 edition, Skandalakis et al, pp. 192-203, Parthenon Publishing Group, Pearl River, NY.
25. Technical and Scientific Objections to Laparoscopic Herniorrhaphy. Presented at Shouldice Hospital June 16, 1995, to be published in Problems in Surgery.
26.   Sutureless Technique: Second Version, Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol.40, No 3, June, 1997
27.    Infected Grafts of Incisional Hernioplasties, HERNIA: Journal of Hernias and Abdominal Wall Surgery, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1997
28.    Hernia of the Abdominal Wall, Chapter 9C, (The Gilbert Operation) Hernias and Surgery of the Abdominal Wall, Edited by J. P. Chevrel, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1998, pp. 210-214
29.    Hernias: Traditional Approach, Chapter 23, Ambulatory Surgery, Bruce Schrimer, MD and David Rattner, MD, W. B. Saunders Company, 1998, pp. 251-260.
30.     Communication – Letter to the Editor, Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1997 Clinical Congress Issue.
31.    Letter to the Editor re: Long-Term Complications Associated with Prosthetic Repair of Incisional Hernias, Archives of Surgery, accepted for publication l998.
32.    Letter to the Editor – "Problems Associated with Prosthetic Repair of Incisional Hernias" Archives of Surgery, October, 1998, Vol 133, No. 10, pp. 1137

Dr. Gilbert has authored numerous articles on herniology, and has lectured at many surgical meetings and medical schools.   He is Associate Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University of Miami Medical School.