GENERAL SURGERY SPECIALISTS
	Baton Rouge Surgical Group	This medical specialty treats patients that are ill with
		diseases that require surgical proceedures for
		treatment.
		Each General Surgeon goes through a 5 year residency
		program after graduation from medical school.
		During this time the General Surgery resident adds to
		his/her knowledge of anatomy, physiology, metabolism,
		immunology, nutrition, pathology, wound healing, shock
		and resuscitation and intensive care.
		He/she learns how to evaluate patients prior to surgery,
		develops the various skills and techniques needed to
		perform major surgery and learns how to care for
		surgical patients post-op and how to deal with the
		possible complications that may develop post-op.
		Many are board certified by
		the American College of Surgeons.