36 Surgical Subspecialties | Which Is Right For You?

Are you interested in pursuing a surgical specialty or subspecialty?🔪 There are 6 surgical residency paths, as well as dozens of further subspecializations to choose from.
If you’re interested in surgery, your list of career options is extensive. In this video, we cover colorectal surgery, vascular surgery, surgical oncology, minimally invasive surgery, surgical critical care, pediatric surgery, endocrine surgery, transplant surgery, HPB, and more.
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TIME STAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:12 Categorical Surgical Residency Options
00:27 General Surgery
01:18 Plastic Surgery
03:40 Neurosurgery
05:08 Orthopedic Surgery
06:45 Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
08:19 Urology
09:26 Vascular Surgery
10:36 Colorectal Surgery
11:01 Cardiothoracic/Thoracic Surgery
12:15 HPB (Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary)
12:50 Endocrine Surgery
13:09 Trauma Surgery
13:40 Transplant Surgery
14:08 Minimally Invasive Surgery
14:30 Surgical Oncology
14:55 Breast Oncology
15:24 Pediatric Surgery
15:58 Other Specialties with Surgical Procedures
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[@MedSchoolInsiders]

Which surgical specialty or subspecialty are you most interested in?

[@user-zo3je6xr9l]

Neurosurgery

[@Max594]

Neonatal surgery or surgical onocology

[@ML-wg7fo]

Is that Christina Yang on the thumbnail ?😂

[@thenightcorereaper]

Who

[@chi3775]

Greys anatomy 😂

[@blackbutterfly233ify]

@@thenightcorereaper😂😂😂 you must be young

[@ritikarki57]

haha even I thought the same😂 Christina Yang

[@PrettieMandy92]

MOST DEFINITELY IS HAHA

[@ahmadsafadi6000]

Thank you for this video! Finally someone made a comparison and mentioned lifestyle - salary balance along with residency years. Appreciate the work!

[@prodiptushar6680]

Thank you for sharing your valuable experiences with the audience . Appreciate a lot

[@sbb485]

thank you for these amazing videos

[@LaurenMichelleMD]

For ENT you left out head and neck (free flap/microsurgery), facial plastics, and peds!

[@davinsa2004]

Nice video. The cystectomies in obgyn are for removal of ovarian cysts and not bladder removal as stated in the video. Thanx for the video.

[@aniyahtucker2179]

Very helpful. Thank you

[@elisse9258]

Great video! Could you do a video about neonatal/perinatal medicine, or another vid similar to this comparing all subspecialties of medicine/peds

[@Thepresident498]

Im 16, and Im getting to the point where I need to consider college. Ever since I was 7, I've dreamed of being a doctor. That has (mostly) stayed consistent, and I feel like it's time I need to do more research into it. Thank you for giving such a useful, informative video.

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

Thanks for watching! We have many videos dedicated to helping students decide if medicine is the right path for them, including our So You Want to Be series, which digs deep into the various different medical career paths you can choose form. kzbin.info/aero/PL2ADAFpTg5aaDaa9GX90-DO0aBsGLY8jQ

[@o.k1175]

i was going to be a nuero surgeon probably but im thinking about ENT seriously its the most the suits me wish me luck im a class 11 student :)

[@aaryaveerpandey7375]

thank you your video is helping me to make a decision on how to pursue neurosurgery

[@chiefchirpa561]

Please do pharmacist next! Love the videos

[@LorensEnglish-we4sq]

Beatiful video

[@iEhabz]

Orthopedic surgery is the goal for me

[@eloygarcia2517]

How do you become a neonatologist? Do you need to have completed a pediatric surgery residency or is it something you can pursue as an obgyn? Is there a third option im missing?

[@MrFaleh1129]

14:34 what does this differ from other sub specialties The center I used to work with is mainly a specialist center where the colorectal surgeon would remove the cancer (it’s a cancer treating center mainly) So how does an oncology surgeron differ from a colorectal surgeon in tumor resection ? If I had to guess it would be oncology surgeon is like a jack of all trades in tumors where as a colorectal is only in the colorectal area of tumor resection

[@Alfeco-dm7uk]

What about the non surgeon specialist, like a surgical PA, or a First Assistant, surgical tech or a surgical NP. Can you go there too please.

[@Beklesen]

Thanks for this video. I seen this video in Iraq

[@jideoguntoba9354]

ENT was not well covered. Facial plastic belong to ENT, Head and Neck reconstruction, skull base neurosurgery. They are not one of the first 5 for fun

[@hamzaalahmad8265]

I have a question. If I'm a licensed german doctor who completed residency in germany can i work in the us or do i have to take usmle?

[@Mr_Smackle]

you have to match into a US residency program and complete it. then get board certification in the US. Taking USMLE is the first step to even applying.

[@kaitlynsharon6081]

How many years is the CT surgery fellowship

[@user-fe2ez7cm5g]

OBGYN fellowships like Gyn oncology and Urogyn are all surgical - should have expanded more

[@aayushabit49]

I think there is an integrated 6 year pathway for CT SURGERY

[@brianmwirigi200]

Dental surgery sub specialities?

[@atilanoprincestephen1875]

Why does gen surg earn $451K but Colorectal earn $446K? Like I don't quite get it, Colerectal is a fellowship of Gen Surg, it should earn more, right?

[@impushon]

Waiting for Optometry video 😢😢😢😢

[@Mr_Smackle]

For perspective as someone who just matched this cycle. Surgery sucks. Its very difficult, high stress work. Id imagine thats at least part of why Dr. Jubbal jumped ship. You work 80-120 hours a week for 5-10 years after going through medical school and undergrad while making legit minimum wage. Another thing hes leaving out is alot of these surgery fellowships "require" 2 years of UNPAID research to be competitive for bc everyone else is doing that. I matched radiation oncology. I get to cure cancer, work banker hours with no call or weekends, and make great money.

[@Rainbowofthefallen]

Just commenting for the algorithm 🧡

[@YT_watcher7385]

Another surgical style, albeit minimally invasive, speciality not shown: interventional radiology.

[@zenmusicforeveryone]

What about OMF surgery?

[@azarid95]

Oral and maxillofacial surgery?

[@ashli3471]

It’s related to dentistry

[@holyknight9507]

It's dental so they didn't include it otherwise they could add perio as well

[@arakarakarakarak]

It’s dual dental + medical, not just dental. Should definitely be included

[@azarid95]

@@arakarakarakarak thank you! finally someone said it ! Tired of people saying that it’s not related to medical field.

[@bluethunder9102]

@@ashli3471there’s 1 or 2 programs yiu can do from med school

[@MrFaleh1129]

7:33 I think you did ENT wrong in these sub specialities What I know is rhinology can do cosmetic procedures that would be better done through an ENT than a plastic surgeon as ENT people care about also function but plastic surgeries wouldn’t care about it much (that’s what my ENT mentor told me anyone you wouldn’t do a nice job to the nose of your spouse if she ends up snoring at night he’s referring to the difference between a plastic surgeon doing the job vs an ENT) They also do Skull base fellowship and essentialy can take complex cases from A-Z without a neurosurgeon, there are centers where schwannoma can be fixed up by ENT without neurosurgery specialists

[@moomenalrakab2669]

What about maxillofacial surgery 😊

[@zenmusicforeveryone]

Can you do: " so you want to be a OMF surgion"?

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

Episode #30: So You Want to Be an ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON (OMFS) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJ2aoY2beNeAibM

[@apolokaggwa7619]

At what age can a surgeon's skills and the required physical endurance wane, so that one may not be able to continue working in one's specialty?

[@theashwoodfaerie2]

Around mid to late 50s

[@apolokaggwa6521]

@@theashwoodfaerie2 It means that if surgeons of any specialty begin earning very high wages (ordinary income) of at least $300,000 a year on average, which are heavily taxed, can only do so for about 20 years; given that by the time they complete the undergraduate years, medical school and then residency both in surgery and in the "surgical sub-specialties," they would be at least 35 years old or more (55 years - 35 years = 20 years). Considering that such a surgeon pays at least 50% or more of one's income in taxes to the government, working an average of 55 hours a week or more, which is an average of 2,860 hours a year, it would amount to an average of just $52.45 per hour, as the take home pay during a lifetime of work. ($300,000 x 50% = $150,000 divided by 2,860 hours a year = $52.45). Also (55 hours a week x 52 weeks in a year = 2,860 hours a year). You can see why these highly dedicated surgeons may not be taxed fairly, even though they earn well above average wages, but only for a limited time of just 20 years after many years in training. Their years in training should be taken into consideration when being taxed since they are hard-pressed to create any wealth at all to pass on. No wonder that no physician has ever accumulated at least a billion in wealth as a medical practitioner.

[@apolokaggwa6521]

@@theashwoodfaerie2 Only 20 years of work, beginning at 35 years of age, are not enough to create any wealth to pass on, given that their WAGES (ordinary income) are heavily taxed.

[@audreybedumb13]

cristina yang is that you? 😭

[@Livyseq21]

Wait so is neonatal surgery not a speciality? I’m so confused

[@MrFaleh1129]

10:20 really ? I always thought they have somewhat decent work life balance (vascular surgeons)

[@cooperhill7705]

Error at 11:51 jump

[@Icecold-27]

Does emergency medicine have any minor surgical procedures ?

[@jackreaction8502]

Not really! Beside a spinal tap, intubation, chest tub

[@GoodTimesWithHO]

is cardiothracic surgery dying?

[@ruvaj]

How is Urology specified as a surgical specialty and gynaecology not really? Aren't there more surgeries in OB/GYN than urology? This can't be real...

[@user-wd8im9hh8j]

He even said Ophthalmology isn’t a surgical specialty, yet there’s 7 sub specialty fellowships

[@AyandokunBiliqis]

please upload general surgeon

[@abd-animation-22]

None I want Anesthesia Hmmmm I might deal with all of those unique personalities

[@Justx0]

Yes be a Sandman and rules them all :o

[@reddbendd]

it looks like he missed pediatric trauma surgery

[@Peter-ix4sy]

Medical subspecialties please

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

All of them? Have you seen our all medical specialties and subspecialties explained video (Part 1 and 2)? We also have a video for all IM specialties explained.

[@Peter-ix4sy]

@@MedSchoolInsiders GOAT!!!

[@PukarEhecatl]

Third

[@zacksalvatore9443]

God the AI voice is super obv. Can you get back to making the videos the people requested. SO YOU WANT TO BE A series is on standby….

[@MedSchoolInsiders]

The next SYWTB will be out within the next few weeks. Dr. Jubbal recorded this himself!