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General Surgery

Nature of the work
A surgeon manages a broad spectrum of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon establishes the diagnosis and provides the preoperative, operative, and postoperative care to surgical patients and is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of the trauma victim and the critically ill surgical patient.

Surgeons can receive training in the following subspecialties:

• Cancer
• Cardiothoracic (Heart,Lung)
• General (Colorectal, Gall bladder, Gastroesophageal, Liver, Tracheal)
• Gynecological & Obstetric
• Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology), Maxillofacial)
• Neurological (Brain, Spinal column)
• Orthopedic
• Pediatric
• Trauma
• Urological
• Vascular

Training/residency information
The residency for general surgery is five years. Surgeons are trained to use a variety of diagnostic techniques for observing internal structures and to use specialized instruments during operative procedures. Up to 2 years of additional training is required to practice in one of the subspecialty areas.

Source: Careers in Medicine

For more information:

• American Board of Surgery
• American College of Surgeons
• American Society of General Surgeons