General Surgery

Vijay P Wadhawan | Doctor | Surbhi Hospital

What is General Surgery?

A Career in General Surgery is very intriguing. Internet is brimming with pages on How to get into General Surgery, while one should first understand What is a Career in General Surgery. While anyone can have an opinion on what General Surgery entails; only a real professional can really explain it.

Doctor Vijay P Wadhawan is an experienced professional with 46 years in General Surgery. 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. It was a welcome change to see the Talk touch upon Education as theoretical knowledge needed to excel at General Surgery, and not merely 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. Sills and success in General Surgery go hand in hand. One needs to get a hold of essential skills. It explains Skills needed in General Surgery with these items:
10)	Decision Making
11)	Excellent Vision
12)	Manual Dexterity
13)	Hands & Eye Coordination
14)	Empathy

There are great positives of General Surgery. This Talk explains these Positives of General Surgery:
15)	Mental Satisfaction
16)	Respect
17)	Monetary Potential
18)	Never Ending Process

There are a few Challenges in General Surgery which one needs to be cognizant of:
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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The 14 hour process, guided by a LifePage Career Advisor, will help you introspect and check whether your interest in General Surgery is merely an infatuation or is it truly something you wish to do for the rest of your life.

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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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