How do they match: Pediatric Surgeons

  • Diagnose and perform surgery to treat fetal abnormalities and birth defects, diseases, and injuries in fetuses, premature and newborn infants, children, and adolescents. Includes all pediatric surgical specialties and subspecialties.

  • Manage surgery services, including planning, scheduling and coordination, determination of procedures, or procurement of supplies and equipment.
  • Consult with patient's other medical care specialists, such as cardiologist and endocrinologist, to determine if surgery is necessary.
  • Examine fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents, and diagnose health issues to determine need for intervention, such as surgery.
  • Inform parents and guardians of child's health problems and surgical procedures through various channels, such as in-person and telecommunication systems.
  • Operate on fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents to correct deformities, repair injuries, prevent and treat diseases, or improve or restore patients' functions.
  • Perform transplantation operations, such as organ transplants, on fetuses, infants, children, and adolescents.

  • Manage healthcare operations.
  • Confer with family members to discuss client treatment plans or progress.
  • Confer with other professionals to plan patient care.
  • Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members.
  • Supervise patient care personnel.