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Doctor (Gp) Or Surgeon??
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I am trying to establish what initials follow a doctor's name if he is a surgeon? Some of you might remember the problems I am still having with my left hand...started off as trigger finger about 18 months ago & I am still having a multitude of problems with my hand/two fingers. The GP who initially operated in a medical practice (because I was refused an operation by the Primary Care Trust) is classed on his website as a GP but on the section that says he carries out hand operations it states he is a qualified surgeon. Should he have certain initials after his name if this is so? thanks for your time in replying...if you can, of course x
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F.R.C.S behind his name is the basic qualificatio ns for a surgeon. If he doesn't have them....he is not a fully trained surgeon.
15:01 Sat 11th Oct 2014
LOL..........right.
No FRCS eh?
Just a diploma in Orthopaedic surgery and almost certainly not an NHS Orthopaedic Consultant.
He could well be a very good Orthopaedic Surgeon practically who could not pass his F.R.C.S.....this doesn't make him a bad surgeon.
I have seen surgeons WITH an FRCS whose operating techniques were reminiscent of a "rutting goat."
He could be a very good technician, even without an F.R.C.S and only a Dip in Orthopaedics.
No FRCS eh?
Just a diploma in Orthopaedic surgery and almost certainly not an NHS Orthopaedic Consultant.
He could well be a very good Orthopaedic Surgeon practically who could not pass his F.R.C.S.....this doesn't make him a bad surgeon.
I have seen surgeons WITH an FRCS whose operating techniques were reminiscent of a "rutting goat."
He could be a very good technician, even without an F.R.C.S and only a Dip in Orthopaedics.