Pediatric Surgeon
Kasandra Vega
What is a Pediatric Surgeon?
A Pediatric Surgeon examines and performs operations on young patients from newborns to adolescents in effort to treat deformities, injuries and diseases. They also counsel patients and they're families in techniques for healthy life styles. Surgeons may also require to be on call for work emergencies.
A Mass. Eye and Ear Pediatric Surgical Day
Life as a Pediatric Surgeon
A career as a Pediatric Surgeon is not easy, in fact it can be known as one of the most heart wrecking careers. Just because you are working with babies, toddlers, and adolescents. Performing surgery on a young life is very difficult. This calls for steady hands a very patient mind set and a heart willing to provide help for even the youngest in humanity.
Education / Colleges
To become a Pediatric Surgeon there is specific training that you must go through which is
- At least four years of medical school
- Five additional years of general surgery
- Two additional years of residency training in pediatric surgery
- Certification by the American Board of Surgery
Salary
Salary for a Pediatric Surgeon starts around $187,500 per annum. After more than one year a pediatric surgeon can receive a minimum of around $200,000. The hourly rate of pediatric surgeons ranges from $110.00 to $190.00 with a yearly bonus ranging from $10,000 to $37,500.
Specific Skills
Along with proper training and certification, pediatric surgeons must have a keen interest in and concern for the needs of children and newborns. Because Pediatric surgery involves treating patients in various stages of development a clear understanding of child physiology and pharmacology is essential as is an aptitude for extreme precision in treatment. A high degree of sensitivity is also important in interacting with families and patients.
Words From A Pediatric Surgeon
This is not general surgery in miniature. These are the tiny humans. These are children. They believe in magic, they play pretends there is fairy dust in their IV bags. They hope and they cross their fingers and they make wishes, and that makes them more resilient than adults. They recover faster, survive worse. They believe we pediatricians, we have miracles and magic. In pediatricians anything is possible. - Arizona Robbins