General Surgeon Responsibilities:
Examining patients and making diagnoses to determine the need for surgery.
Reviewing patients' medical history and planning the best procedure for treatment.
Evaluating and advising patients on the risk involved with having surgery.
Performing surgical procedures to prevent or correct injury, disease, deformities, and patient function while adhering to regulatory and ethical protocols.
Following established surgical techniques during surgery.
Prescribing preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures.
Ensuring sterility in the operating room, and all equipment and instruments.
Directing and coordinating activities of hospital staff for proper patient care.