Surgical Specialties and Sub-specialties
- General surgery
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Paediatric surgery
- Colorectal surgery
- Transplant surgery
- Surgical oncology
- Trauma surgery
- Endocrine surgery
- Breast surgery
- Skin surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Gynaecology
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Dental Surgery
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Ophthalmology
- Podiatric surgery
- Urology
Some other specialties involve some forms of surgical intervention, especially gynaecology. Also, some people consider invasive methods of treatment/diagnosis, such as cardiac catheterization, endoscopy, and placing of chest tubes or central lines "surgery". In most parts of the medical field, this view is not shared.
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Famous quotes containing the word surgical:
“With all the surgical skill and the vital rays lavished on him he should talk like a—like a congressman at a filibuster.”
—Kenneth Langtry. Herbert L. Strock. Prof. Frankenstein (Whit Bissell)