The Doctors

A number of different surgical doctors work at York Teaching Hospital, these include but are not limited to:

• Consultant Surgeons: The most senior doctors in the surgical team. They have completed many years of training and have overall responsibility for patients under their care.
• Associate Specialist Surgeons: A senior doctor in the surgical team.
• Trust Grade Doctors: Doctors who have reached a senior level in training but are not Consultants.
• Surgical Speciality Trainee Doctors: Doctors undertaking training in the field of surgery which will enable them to become Consultants. They will usually have 3-7 years of experience but sometimes more.
• Core Surgical Trainee Doctors: Doctors who have finished their foundation years and are preparing to become surgical trainees.
• Foundation Year Doctors: Doctors in their first two years following medical school.