General Surgery

Vijay P Wadhawan | Doctor | Surbhi Hospital

What is General Surgery?

There are many nuances of a Career in General Surgery. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into General Surgery, while one should first understand What is a Career in General Surgery. The internet is a great source of information on General Surgery, but it is second best to learning about the same from a real professional.

Doctor Vijay P Wadhawan has worked in General Surgery for 46 years. Doctor Vijay P Wadhawan outlines General Surgery as:

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland (depending on local referral patterns).

How Doctor Vijay P Wadhawan got into General Surgery?

After my graduation and post graduation in Medicine from Agra University, I worked with various Hospitals as a general surgeon. I am working with Surbhi Hospital, Noida since 2007.

Doctor Vijay P Wadhawan's Talk on General Surgery

Starts with what is:
1)	General Surgery

Next, it covers Education. In this Talk Education was discussed as theoretical topics needed to excel at General Surgery, and not as Qualifications needed to enter General Surgery. It discusses following headings for Education in General Surgery:
2)	Biology
3)	Anatomy
4)	Physiology
5)	Pharmacology
6)	Social Preventive Medication
7)	Pathology
8)	Diagnosis
9)	Surgical Procedures

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. General Surgery demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out. It details these topics within Skills for General Surgery:
10)	Decision Making
11)	Excellent Vision
12)	Manual Dexterity
13)	Hands & Eye Coordination
14)	Empathy

Positives of General Surgery motivate one to work hard for the same. The Talk discusses following Positives of General Surgery:
15)	Mental Satisfaction
16)	Respect
17)	Monetary Potential
18)	Never Ending Process

It is important that one develops a fair understanding of the Challenges of General Surgery:
19)	Time Management
20)	High Stress
21)	No Work Life Balance

In the final section of the Talk, Vijay P Wadhawan talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
22)	General Surgery

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How to get into

General Surgery?

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Links for this Talk

Doctor Vijay P Wadhawan's LifePage:

[LifePage]
https://www.lifepage.in/page/vijaypwadhawan

LifePage Career Talk on General Surgery

[Career]
https://www.lifepage.in/careers/general-surgery

[Full Talk]
https://lifepage.app.link/20180104-0002

[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCq9nVcrtIw

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