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This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgeon (disambiguation).

In medicine, a surgeon is a person who performs surgery. Medicine is the art and science of healing It encompasses a range of Health care practices evolved to maintain and restore Human Health by the Surgery (from the χειρουργική cheirourgikē, via chirurgiae meaning "hand work" is a medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such to remove a diseased organ or to repair a tear or breakage. Therapy (in Greek: θεραπεία) or treatment, is the attempted Remediation of a health problem usually following a Diagnosis Surgeons may be medical practitioners, dentists, podiatrists or veterinarians. Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity Podiatry or podiatric medicine is a field of Healthcare devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the Foot, Ankle, and the "anatomical A veterinarian ( American English) or a Veterinary surgeon ( British English) often shortened to vet, is a Physician In earlier times there were also people trained solely in removing bladder stones, but at the present day specialised practitioners would have first been trained in one of the professions already mentioned.

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Surgical Specialties

Salary

The salary for a surgeon depends on the specific speciality of surgery. Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of Medicine involved in surgical treatment of Diseases affecting organs inside the Thorax (the chest Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity This page is about the surgical specialty For the goregrind band see General Surgery (band General surgery despite its name is Endocrine surgery is a surgical procedure that is performed to achieve a hormonal or anti-hormonal effect in the body Upper gastrointestinal surgery, often referred to as upper GI surgery, refers to a practise of Surgery that focuses on the upper parts of the Gastrointestinal Lower gastrointestinal surgery refers to a sub-specialisation of medical practise whereby a General surgeon focuses on the lower Gastrointestinal tract. Vascular surgery is a specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system or arteries and Veins are managed by medical therapy minimally-invasive catheter Oral and maxillofacial surgery is surgery to correct a wide spectrum of diseases injuries and defects in the head neck face jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating those central, Peripheral nervous system and spinal column diseases amenable to surgical Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedics) is the branch of Surgery concerned with injuries to or conditions involving the Ophthalmology is the branch of Medicine which deals with the diseases and surgery of the visual pathways including the Eye, Brain Otolaryngology is the branch of Medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Ear, Nose, Throat, and head and neck disorders Pediatric surgery (sometimes spelled paediatric surgery) is a subspecialty of surgery involving the surgery of fetuses infants children adolescents and young adults Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function Podiatry or podiatric medicine is a field of Healthcare devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the Foot, Ankle, and the "anatomical Urology is the branch of Surgery that focuses on the Urinary tracts of males and females and on the reproductive system of males

Medical speciality Annual salary in US [1]
Neurosurgery $600,000 [2]
Orthopedic surgery $388,784
General surgery $206,100
Otolaryngology $199,200
Plastic surgery $317,000 [3]

Noted surgeons

For more details on this topic, see List of surgeons. A specialty in Medicine is a branch of medical science other than General practice. Neurosurgery is the surgical discipline focused on treating those central, Peripheral nervous system and spinal column diseases amenable to surgical Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedics) is the branch of Surgery concerned with injuries to or conditions involving the This page is about the surgical specialty For the goregrind band see General Surgery (band General surgery despite its name is Otolaryngology is the branch of Medicine that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of Ear, Nose, Throat, and head and neck disorders Plastic surgery is a medical specialty interested in the correction of form and function Below follows a list of famous surgeons and Cardiologists: David Hayes Agnew Christiaan Barnard, cardiac surgery first

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References

  1. ^ Unless else specified in table, then ref is:'Integrated Care' Practices Adjust Pay, Seek New Markets as Budgets Shrink Physician Compensation Report, June, 2002]
  2. ^ wiki.answers.com
  3. ^ mdsalaries.blogspot.com taking the mean values between: Houston, TX: $300. The American College of Surgeons is an educational association of Surgeons created in 1913 FRCS links here it is also an abbreviation for the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting. The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS is the body responsible for training and examining Surgeons in New Zealand and Australia. The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons or RACDS is a professional college established in 1965 that administers Fellowship Exams for both general and specialist dental The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, (RCPSC is a national private nonprofit organization established in 1929 by a special Act of Parliament The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland ( RCSI) (Coláiste Ríoga na Máinleá in Éirinn is a Dublin -based private medical institution situated on St The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, traces its origins to 1505 when the Barber Surgeons of Edinburgh was formally MRCS is a Professional qualification for Surgeons in the UK and Ireland It means Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. 000, Los Angeles, CA: $326. 000, Miami, FL: $300. 000, New York, NY: $341. 000, Seattle, WA: $317. 000.
  4. ^ Ira D. Papel, John Frodel, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
  5. ^ A. Martin-Araguz, C. Bustamante-Martinez, Ajo V. Fernandez-Armayor, J. M. Moreno-Martinez (2002)

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Dictionary

surgeon

-noun

  1. One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals.
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