Hand Surgeon

Responsibilities:

• Examining patients, making initial assessments, and questioning patients and family members on complaints, symptoms, and medical history.

• Conducting diagnostic tests and determining which instruments and methods of surgery would be most successful.

• Performing emergency procedures, such as endotracheal tube intubation, pericardiocentesis, and ultrasonographic evaluations.

• Performing operations on critical, often multiple, injuries to different organ systems.

• Using a variety of medical tools, such as surgical clamps, lasers, and medical software.

• Working with other specialized Surgeons to stabilize patients in critical condition.

• Coordinating nurses, assistants, anesthesiologists, specialists, and other medical staff required for surgery.

• Providing in-service training on new surgical technology.

• Remaining up-to-date on surgical techniques by reading medical journals and attending medical conferences.