2019 North Pacific Surgical Association Presidential aAddress - The pursuit of happiness.

Am J Surg

Clinical Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, UBC School of Medicine, Canada; Attending Pediatric and Adult General Surgeon, Vancouver Island Health Authority, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: May 2020

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