A general surgeon is a specialist that has been educated and trained in the diagnosis, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patient care. Surgery requires knowledge of anatomy, emergency and intensive care as well as immunology, metabolism, nutrition, pathology, physiology, resuscitation, and wound healing.

In Toronto hospital, this department has the capacity to handle various types of open surgeries.

Services

• Open abdominal surgeries
• Urological surgeries
• Vascular surgeries
• Head and neck surgeries
• Minor cardiothoracic
• Breast surgeries etc.

The department is equipped and is run byexperts lead by consultant surgeon-Dr. Alloy Odili and assisted by other doctors, anaesthetists, nurses, clinical nurse specialists, theatre technicians, pharmacists, social workers etc.