"In medicine,
a surgeon is
a medical
doctor who performs surgery.
Even though there are different traditions
in different times and places, a modern
surgeon is a licensed physician and
received the same medical training as
physicians before specializing in surgery.
In some countries and jurisdictions, the
title of 'surgeon' is restricted to maintain
the integrity of the craft group in the
medical profession. A specialist regarded as
a legally recognized surgeon includes podiatry, dentistry,
and veterinary
medicine. It is estimated that surgeons
perform over 300 million surgical procedures
globally each year." Source
Wikipedia
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