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Health Tip: Selecting a Surgeon
By HealthCast on February 19, 2010
Your doctor suggests you have an operation. But how do you go about finding a qualified surgeon?
If you or someone you know is considering surgery, The American College of Surgeons recommends that you screen for the following qualifications:
- Board Certification. A good indication of a surgeon’s competence is certification by a surgical board that is approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
- Association with an accredited hospital or outpatient surgery center. Your surgeon will arrange for your operation to be performed in a hospital where he or she has staff privileges. It is a good idea to make sure that the hospital has been accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
- Fellowship in the American College of Surgeons. The letters FACS after a surgeon’s name indicate that he or she is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Fellows of the College are almost always board-certified surgeons whose education, training, professional qualifications, surgical competence, and ethical conduct have been approved by the College.
Source: HealthDay
