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GENERAL SURGERY


    
Surgeons specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide variety of disorders.  Their professional training, after completing the necessary undergraduate course-work, is four-year of medical school followed by a surgical residency program.

    Surgeons diagnose and treat disorders of the digestive tract, breast, head and neck, skin and the abdomen and its’ contents.  General Surgeons have a specialized training in the treatment of trauma, burns and management of cancer patient by screening, surgery and follow-up.

    Commonly performed procedures include abdominal surgery (gallbladder removal, appendectomy and bowel surgery), breast biopsies and breast cancer surgery, hernia repair and treatment of skin cancer.