If your doctor doesn't give you that information without being asked, my view would be that you better look for another doctor. It is suggesting that doctors don't provide the most basic of information unless pushed and prodded. The agency only says that you should ask your surgeon about his training and ask your primary-care doctor about the surgeon's qualifications. So don't be bashful. Ask the surgeon how many times he's performed the operation.
Some surgical experts say the anesthesiologist is often as important as the surgeon.
You want to know what kind of anesthesia you will have, but you also want to know what kind of anesthesiologist you will have. But they omit an efficient way of getting part of the answer. That will give you a better chance of reading and understanding it. So make their job easier, but getting that informed consent form as soon as possible. Another important omitted question is how long you will take to recover.