Mrs Ros Pochin is a highly trained general surgeon practicing in both public and private in Nelson, New Zealand.
As well as being on the on-call roster for acute surgical problems, Ros performs common general surgical procedures and colonoscopy and gastroscopy on a weekly basis as well as focusing on her specialist interests of breast and endocrine surgery.
What is General Surgery?
The role of the general surgeon varies, but in broad terms general surgery can be said to deal with a wide range of conditions within the abdomen, breast, neck and skin .
While the name would suggest that the focus of general surgery is to perform operations, often this is not the case. Many patients are referred to surgeons with conditions that do not need surgical procedures, but merely require counselling or medical treatment.
