Doctor (Gp) Or Surgeon??

[thelewisgang]

I am trying to establish what initials follow a doctor's name if he is a surgeon? Some of you might remember the problems I am still having with my left hand...started off as trigger finger about 18 months ago & I am still having a multitude of problems with my hand/two fingers. The GP who initially operated in a medical practice (because I was refused an operation by the Primary Care Trust) is classed on his website as a GP but on the section that says he carries out hand operations it states he is a qualified surgeon. Should he have certain initials after his name if this is so? thanks for your time in replying...if you can, of course x

[Sqad]

F.R.C.S behind his name is the basic qualifications for a surgeon.

If he doesn't have them....he is not a fully trained surgeon.

[Sqad]

ahh! in the case of a Gynaecologist .............M.R.C.O.G

[whirlyhurly]

I think the initials may be FRCS ie Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons.

[thelewisgang]

thank you peeps. I knew I could rely on a swift reply. I'm now off to see what initials are after his name

[bednobs]

there is no obligation for a person to use the initials after their name on a website though, so i'm not sure how helpful that will be (although, of course, most surgeons would want to big themselves up)

[thelewisgang]

he gives the initials MBBS (India 1981) D Ortho, MSc (Ortho) London on his medical centre practice website. I'm talking about an Orthopaedic operation here.

[ubasses]

MBBS - Bachelor medicine bachelor of surgery.

[douglas9401]

Did you not make the grade then, bednobs? :-)

[bednobs]

lol my head wasn't big enough :)

[Sqad]

LOL..........right.

No FRCS eh?

Just a diploma in Orthopaedic surgery and almost certainly not an NHS Orthopaedic Consultant.

He could well be a very good Orthopaedic Surgeon practically who could not pass his F.R.C.S.....this doesn't make him a bad surgeon.

I have seen surgeons WITH an FRCS whose operating techniques were reminiscent of a "rutting goat."

He could be a very good technician, even without an F.R.C.S and only a Dip in Orthopaedics.

[Sqad]

ubasses......that is the basic medical degree on qualifying.

[woofgang]

its worth checking what criteria your local NHS organisation set for allowing people to perform surgery even minor surgery. Do you know why the PCT refused you surgery?

[ubasses]

Good grief Sqad, isn't that a bit misleading having letters after your name that look like you can do surgery.

[Sqad]

ubasses.....LOL.......ity doesn't mean that you can perform surgery, it just means that you have passed the theory.
Same as with MB....Bachelor of Medicine......BS..Bachelor of Surgery...the theory of.

[ubasses]

Thanks Squad.

[BlackadderV]

B.S. used to be Ch.B but you don't see that much these days.

[Sqad]

Blachadder ....yes you do....depends on your university.......BS London and Durham Ch.B....Manchester (I think) and Sheffield.

[BlackadderV]

Durham lost its medical school in 1963 when King's College became the Univerity of Newcastle. That is why for many years Durham was not part of the Russell Group, as one of the criteria was having a medical school, though that is not the case now.

[Sqad]

Blackadder ;-)...I bow to greater knowledge...thanks.

[BlackadderV]

Actually I am out of date (it's nearly 40 years since I left Durham). They now have a campus on Teesside which has a medical school.