What Is a Surgeon? What They Do and When to See One - WebMD A surgeon is a doctor who specializes in evaluating and treating conditions that may require surgery, or physically changing the human body Surgeries can be done to diagnose or treat disease or injury
General Surgeon: What They Do, Training Surgeries Performed A surgeon accesses your abdominal organs through small “keyhole” incisions no more than half an inch long They place a laparoscope, which is a type of endoscope, through one of the holes to visualize the space The camera projects to a screen, and the surgeon operates with long, narrow tools through another hole, guided by the screen