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Emory University Department of Surgery in 2024-2026 reads as a 39-PI network with 35 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Medicine as the leading field (49% of slots across 34 PIs; 34 labels), Surgery as the leading subfield (18% of slots across 18 PIs; 18 labels), and Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments as the leading topic (3% of slots across 3 PIs; 3 labels). Overall the pattern is balanced: there is enough structure to identify active groups, while the field mix still leaves room for multiple research identities. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Shishir K. Maithel (13.2 weighted works; Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances). The strongest pairings are Mandy L. Ford and Craig M. Coopersmith (6 shared works, weight 3.3); Shishir K. Maithel and Mihir M. Shah (6 shared works, weight 2.9). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 8 PIs, 8 internal connections, weight 12.3, around Surgery, Oncology, Immunology, led by Shishir K. Maithel, Chrystal M. Paulos, Craig M. Coopersmith.