Surgery is the field within Medical Practice that is concerned with operative methods for the curing of diseases, treatment of injuries, and investigation of specific pathological conditions. Surgery consists of various specialisations ranging from general surgery to trauma and neurosurgery and include Breast, Cardiothoracic, ENT, General, Ophthalmology, Oral and maxi-facial , Orthopaedic, Paediatric, Plastic, Podiatric, Trauma, Urology and Vascular.

Surgery is concerned with operation on a particular part or parts of the patient’s body to bring about health improvement and correction. The doctor that wishes to specialise in a specific field of surgery such as cardiothoracic surgery must have excellent manual dexterity, pay attention to detail, be willing to study new procedures, and to work as part of a multi-discipline team.