General Surgery

Master of General Surgery is a three year post graduation course which can be done after completing MBBS degree. This course focuses on surgery rather than medicine. Those who have completed this course can find more reputed jobs in the medical field. Wide range of higher studies options is also available after this course.

General Surgeon is one who specialises in surgery for all org ans of the body. He can further specialise in specific areas. Duties involve examining the patient to determine the extent and nature of injury, treatment through operation and giving post operative care. Surgery is of various types Orthopaedic, Plastic, Neuro etc.

Career Prospectus:

Career in surgery is a field for those professionals whose demand is always felt. Besides general surgery there are other surgeries specializations such as cosmetic surgery, breast surgery, reconstructive surgery, aesthetic surgery and dental surgery. Individuals and high socialites undergo cosmetic surgery such as face, breast and body surgeries to enhance and retain their young looks.

Therefore career prospects are very high for this field in India and abroad. Many people from abroad visit India; especially to get their surgeries done as the expenditure of surgery is cheap. Surgeons can work in private clinics, government hospitals, healthcare centers, medical Institutes, nursing homes and research institutes etc. With an experience of 8-10 years a surgeon can open his/her own hospital.

Career Opportunities:

It is easy to get jobs for the doctors who have completed their post graduation in general surgery as there many hospitals now that provide surgery for the treatment. These graduates can work as surgeons in various private hospitals or government hospitals. This job comes under the most reputed jobs in the medical field. Graduates in M.S General Surgery can also work in the teaching field.

Job profiles 

• Anaesthesiologists
• ENT Surgeon
• Paediatrics Surgeon
• Neuro-Surgeon
• Endocrine Surgeon
• Plastic Surgeon
• Surgical Oncologist
• Urology Surgeon
• Surgical Gastroenterologist
• Surgical Nurse
• Vascular Surgeon

General Salary

The average salary for a General Surgeon is Rs 931,982 per year. People in this job generally don't have more than 20 years' experience. Experience strongly influences pay for this job.

Colleges Offering:

Colleges in karnataka

• A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangalore
• ACPM Medical College, Dhule
• Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences Bellur
• Al-Ameen Medical College,Bijapur
• Dr BR Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore
• Father Mullers Institue of Medical Education and Research, Mangalore
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum
• JJM Medical College, Davangere
• JSS Medical College, Mysore
• K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore
• Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
• Kasturba Medical College, Manipal
• Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore
• Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad
• M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore
• Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga
• Rajarajeswari Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore
• S S Institute of Medical Sciences& Research Centre, Davangere
• SDM Medical College , Dharwad
• Shri B M Patil Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Bijapur
• MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bangalore
• Navodaya Medical College, Raichur
• Sri Devaraj URS Medical College, Kolar
• Sri Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur
• St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore
• Vydehi Institute Of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore
• Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore
• Dr. Panjabrao Alias Bhausaheb Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, Amravati
• Khaja Banda Nawaz Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga
• S. Nijalingappa Medical College & HSK Hospital & Research Centre, Bagalkot

Colleges in Maharashtra:

• Dr. D Y Patil Medical College, Kolhapur
• Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University Medical College & Hospital, Sangli
• Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College, Pune
• Dr.Vasantrao Pawar Med. Col. Hosp. & Research Centre,Nasik (Prev. NDMVP Samaj Medical College)
• Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sawangi (Meghe), Wardha
• K V G Medical College, Sullia
• Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, Wardha
• Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Aurangabad
• Mahatma Gandhi Missions Medical College, Navi Mumbai
• N. K. P. Salve Instt. of Medical Sciences and Research Centre and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur
• Padmashree Dr. D Y Patil Medical College, Pimpri, Pune
• Padmashree Dr. D.Y.Patil Medical College, Navi Mumbai
• Padmashri Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil Foundations Medical College, Ahmednagar
• Rural Medical College, Loni
• Smt. Kashibai Navale Medical College and General Hospital,Pune
• Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education & Research, Pune
• Maharashtra Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Latur