Healthcare Education and Q&A Thread

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Yes Orthopedic Surgeon is right I just could not think of what he was called when making the post. I'm sure he makes around that figure himself but I'll have to say the guy puts in alot of hours and works hard for every penny he makes.

There's a nationwide shortage in Orthopedic Surgeons, and for good reason. It's hard as hell to be skilled enough to do it, malpractice is high, and the hours are a bitch (especially for trauma sub-specialists like your buddy). He probably gets paged in the middle of the night to put people back together.

Even non-trauma sub-specialties like Hand, Joint Replacement, Spinal Fusion, they all take incredible skill. Hard to make it as an orthopedic surgeon.