Father with son on shoulders.

general surgery

What is surgery?

Surgery is the medical specialty that treats diseases and disorders by cutting and removing or changing the body with an operative procedure. A physician in this specialty is called a surgeon.
There are many reasons to have surgery. Some procedures can relieve or prevent pain and others find a problem, reduce the symptoms of a problem or improve a body function.

What is a surgeon?

A surgeon is a physician who has been educated and trained in the diagnosis of disease and in preoperative, operative and postoperative management of patient care.