Hand Surgeon

As a hand surgeon, you operate on the hands, wrists, and arms to fix injuries and conditions that affect how people use them. Day to day, you examine patients with problems like broken bones, damaged tendons, pinched nerves, or arthritis, decide on the best treatment, and perform delicate surgeries, sometimes reattaching fingers or repairing tiny nerves under a microscope. You also care for patients before and after surgery and guide their recovery. You work in hospitals and surgical centers, often alongside other specialists and hand therapists.