Serving the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario
Serving the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario
According to Canadian Association of General Surgeons, a general surgeon is a physician who has been educated and trained in the diagnosis and preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patient care.
General surgeons require knowledge of anatomy, emergency and intensive care, immunology, metabolism, nutrition, pathology, physiology, shock and resuscitation, and wound healing.
A general surgeon is trained to provide surgical care for the whole patient. This includes making a diagnosis, preoperative care, operative care and postoperative management of the patient. The scope of general surgery includes surgical treatment of the:
General surgery includes head and neck surgery, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, surgical oncology, trauma and burns, transplants and vascular surgery.
In order to be successful in a claim for medical negligence against a general surgeon, you must prove that the surgeon fell below the standard of care of a reasonable and careful surgeon, and that this substandard care caused harm.
The following are some of the more common causes of general surgery negligence claims:
Toronto lawyer Paul Cahill has extensive experience representing patients in claims against general surgeons for medical malpractice. E-mail Paul Cahill now to request a free consultation to know whether you may have a claim against a general surgeon for medical malpractice.
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