Othorpedic Surgeon
By: Grant H
Intro
Job Description
Orthopedic surgeons have to deal with the following...
-fractures and dislocations
-torn ligaments, sprains, and strains
-tendon injuries, pulled muscles, and bursitis
-ruptured disks, sciatica, low back pain, and scoliosis
-knock knees, bow legs, bunions, and hammer toes
-arthritis and osteoporosis
-bone tumors, muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy
-club foot and unequal leg length
An average Orthopedic Surgeon arrives to the hospital at 6 am. At 6:30 they will usually have academic lectures, and at 7:30 they usually go to the operating room but sometimes to the office area to see the patients. It’s fairly typical that those things will run until 6-7pm.
Certifications Needed
Degrees
These degrees are required for the job. A 4-year bachelor's degree program in biology, pre-medicine or a related field, four additional years of medical school, and 4 to 5 year orthopedic surgery residency in a hospital.
Interests, Skills, and Aptitudes
You have excellent three dimensional visualization skills, Complex Problem Solving, Critical thinking, Active listening, Speaking, Service, Coordination, Time management, Learning strategies, negotiating, mathematics.
You have to be interested with bone fractures and dislocations.
Range of Salary for begginers
Orthopedic Surgeons earn from $315,000 to $318,000 when they first start.
Job Outlook 2020-2021
A picture of the career
-Four Orthopedic Surgeons performing a task on someone.
A Famous Surgeon
Eric Heiden, MD, won 15 medals as a speed skater before becoming an orthopedic surgeon. He won five speed skating events at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympic Winter Games and set four Olympic and one World Record at the games. He earned his medical degree from Stanford University in 1991.