What it’s like to be in vascular surgery: Shadowing Dr. Aziz

As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it’s like to be a vascular surgeon? Here’s your chance to find out. Meet Faisal Aziz, MD, a vascular surgeon, educator and featured physician in AMA Wire’s® “Shadow Me” Specialty Series, which offers advice directly from physicians about life in their specialties. Read his insights to help determine whether a career in vascular surgery might be a good fit for you. “Shadowing” Dr. Aziz Specialty: Vascular surgery Practice setting: Academic university hospital   Employment type: Employed Years in practice: 4 A typical week in my practice: A typical day involves making rounds, seeing patients in the outpatient setting or doing surgical operations. Workweek hours are variable, depending on the duration of operations.  The most challenging and rewarding aspects of caring for patients in vascular surgery: Patients who require vascular surgery operations are generally sicker patients with multiple medical comorbidities. The most challenging aspect is complex anatomy and extremely complicated post-operative course. The most rewarding feeling is saving somebody’s life or limb or preventing stroke by doing operations and bringing them back to their baseline. Three adjectives that describe the typical physician in vascular surgery: Meticulous. Attention to detail. Dedication. One skill every physician in training should have for vascular surgery but won’t be tested for on the board exam:   Tec...
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