Surgery



Surgery are a set of specialties that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance, or sometimes for some other reason. An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical procedure, operation, or simply surgery.

Surgical Specialties

 * Cardiothoracic Surgery (sometimes separated into Thoracic Surgery and Cardiac Surgery)
 * General Surgery (sometimes separated into Colon and Rectal Surgery and Vascular Surgery)
 * Neurological Surgery
 * Obstetrics and Gynecology
 * Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
 * Orthopaedic Surgery
 * Otolaryngology
 * Pediatric Surgery (sometimes incorportated into General Surgery)
 * Plastic Surgery
 * Urology

Depending on state and country, surgical specialities may be defined and trained in using different methods. This list is meant to cover most surgical specialities broadly and is not a definitive list and does not include sub-specialties.