What is a Surgeon?
A surgeon 👩⚕️👨⚕️ is a medical doctor who performs operations (surgery) to treat injuries, diseases, and deformities. Surgeons use surgical instruments to cut, remove, repair, or replace parts of the body.
What Does a Surgeon Do?
- Diagnoses conditions that require surgery
- Plans the surgical procedure
- Performs surgery to fix the problem (like removing tumors, repairing broken bones, or transplanting organs)
- Monitors patients before, during, and after surgery
- Works with a team including anesthesiologists, nurses, and other specialists
Types of Surgeons:
There are many kinds of surgeons, each focusing on different parts of the body or types of surgery:
- General surgeon: Operates on many areas, like abdomen, digestive system
- Cardiothoracic surgeon: Heart and lungs
- Neurosurgeon: Brain and nervous system
- Orthopedic surgeon: Bones, joints, muscles
- Plastic surgeon: Reconstructive or cosmetic surgery
- Pediatric surgeon: Surgery for children
- Vascular surgeon: Blood vessels
- …and many more specialized fields
Why are Surgeons Important?
- They fix life-threatening problems like trauma, organ failure, or cancer.
- Help improve quality of life by repairing injuries or deformities.
- Often work in emergency situations requiring fast decisions.