How do you call the doctors who operate the heart, lungs, and other organs? Is a "surgeon" a general term?

Answer 1

There are several different types of surgeon. Yes, it is a generalized term in reference to modern medical practicioners.

Neurosurgeons work on brains and heads.

Orthopedic surgeons specialize in joints, and other such related stuff.

Internal surgeons generally operate on the body. You also have heart surgeons, plastic (cosmetic) surgeons, and all other types of surgeons you can't even imagine.

Answer 2

Surgeon is a general term these days. Medicine has become very specialized because of the amount of knowledged gained over the last many years.
Heart: Cardiac Surgeon
Lungs: Thracic Surgeon
Veins/Arteries: Vascular Surgeon
Transplants: Organ Procurement Team
There are still some small hospitals in some places that do not have any of these specialized doctors and often the one or two surgeons in the area do many different operations. However if the situation is very delicate and serious this patient would be sent to a specialist

Answer 3

Hi. Let's see.. A thoracic surgeon will operate on organs in the chest. Cardio-vascular surgeons specialize on hearts and vessels originating in the heart. Some pulmonologists are surgeons of the lungs but not all. Neuro surgeons crack heads. General surgeons deal with the organs in the abdomen like gall bladder, liver, spleen, gut, some do rectal surgeries, Orthopedic surgeons do bones. Some nephrologists do surgery on the kidneys, but not many of them. ObGyn's will deal with female reproductive surgeries. ENT's deal with surgeries of the ears,nose, and throat. Oral surgeons deal with surgical procedures of the mouth. Maxilo-facial surgeons fix facial and maxilla injuries. There are probably many other types of surgeons and then there are the above surgeons that deal with pediatrics only. Oh yes, and my favorite the trauma surgeon who tries to save lives from horrible car crashes and such and then of course the plastic surgeon that deals with deformities and elective surgeries. Some orthopedic surgeons deal only with hands. I'm done lol Have a healthy year.

Answer 4

General surgeons performed operations that pertain to anything not covered by the specialists like cardiologists, nephrologists, pulmonologists, etc. They usually perform the surgeries that involve the abdominal organs and digestive tract.

The other surgeons are referred to as cardiothoracic surgeons, thoracic surgeons, orthopedic (bones) surgeons, neurosurgeons, etc. Depending on what body system their specialty involves.

Answer 5

There are general surgeons but nowadays most specialize because the anatomy is so intricate. Heart/lungs is cardio-pulmonary. Or Thoracic. Urinary tract+kidneys+genitals =genitourinary or renal, or urologic. Brain+spinal nerves - neuro. There are OB/Gyn surgeons. Ones that specialize in obesity/bariatric surgery. Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Cancer. Orthopedic. Etc, etc, etc.

Answer 6

Heart Shaped Box

Answer 7

a person that operates on the heart is a cardiologist, a doctor who does lungs is a pulmunologist and they are surgeons...but they have a special field that they do...

Answer 8

surgeon is to broad. the chest cavity involves different specialties like cardiovascular, pneumothoracic, general for most abdominal procedures, pelvic has different specialties from general, ob/gyn, ortho etc.

Answer 9

they are all surgeons
heart -cardiovaular sugeon

they are all differnt
one who opperates on the spin brian- neo surgeon

Answer 10

welll yeah surgeon.....