Consultant

Job Description – Consultant Thoracic Surgeon

Position: Consultant – Thoracic Surgery Department: Cardiothoracic / Thoracic Surgery Reporting To: Medical Director / Head of Department Location: Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre Employment Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate, diagnose and manage patients with thoracic surgical conditions.

• Perform elective and emergency thoracic surgical procedures.

• Perform procedures including, as appropriate, VATS, thoracotomy, lung resections, wedge resection, lobectomy, pneumonectomy, mediastinal procedures, pleural surgery and chest wall surgery.

• Participate in multidisciplinary management of thoracic oncology patients.

• Provide pre-operative assessment, surgical intervention and post-operative care.

• Manage surgical emergencies and complications effectively.

• Work closely with pulmonologists, oncologists, radiologists, anesthetists, intensivists and other specialists.

• Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.

• Participate in tumour boards, clinical meetings and departmental activities.

• Contribute to teaching, training, clinical audits and quality-improvement initiatives.

• Follow hospital protocols, infection-control standards and applicable regulatory requirements.

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