General surgery can be performed on almost any area of the body. A general surgeon is a physician who performs surgery and provides preoperative, operative, and postoperative care to surgical patients. This surgeon can treat diseases, injuries or deformities by surgery or minimally invasive techniques, such as endoscopy, where a tiny scope is used to view internal organs or structures. The endoscope can be used during operating procedures, or before surgery, to diagnose, assess and treat problem areas.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are breast disease, thyroid disorders, hernia, breast cancer, Crohn's Disease, cystic fibrosis, Cirrhosis, Hepatitis, lymphoma, Chronic renal failure, Morbid obesity, Adhesions, Colorectal cancer, Hirschsprung's disease, Volvulus, Thyroid cancer, Kidney cancer, Metastatic disease, Toxic megacolon, and Meckel's diverticulum.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including microsurgery, mastectomy, laser surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, breast reconstruction, breast surgery, thyroid surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, da Vinci Surgical System, Bypass Surgery, robotic surgery, Resection, Liver transplant, Whipple procedure, Kidney transplant, Bariatric surgery, Appendectomy, Cholecystectomy, cryosurgery, and abdominal surgery.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including endoscopy, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), x-ray, Computed Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan), Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), biopsy, Cardiac Stress Test, Lower GI (Barium Enema), Upper GI (Barium Swallow), and fecal occult bloodtest.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has 361 practicing general surgeons. Broken out by city, general surgery doctor density in Ansonia is 5, in Avon is 8, in Bantam is 1, in Bloomfield is 18, in Branford is 2, in Bridgeport is 26, in Bristol is 7, in Burlington is 1, in Cheshire is 3, in Clinton is 2, in Colchester is 4, in Danbury is 23, in Darien is 1, in Derby is 7, in East Granby is 1, in East Hartford is 5, in Enfield is 15, in Essex is 3, in Fairfield is 7, in Farmington is 18, in Glastonbury is 14, in Greenwich is 8, in Groton is 1, in Guilford is 5, in Hamden is 7, in Hartford is 53, in Harwinton is 1, in Higganum is 1, in Kensington is 1, in Madison is 2, in Manchester is 13, in Mansfield Center is 2, in Marion is 1, in Marlborough is 1, in Meriden is 8, in Middlebury is 7, in Middletown is 6, in Milford is 7, in Monroe is 1, in Mystic is 3, in Naugatuck is 1, in New Britain is 14, in New Haven is 56, in New London is 8, in New Milford is 4, in Newington is 1, in Norwalk is 7, in Norwich is 12, in Old Lyme is 1, in Old Saybrook is 2, in Orange is 1, in Pawcatuck is 1, in Plainville is 5, in Putnam is 4, in Ridgefield is 4, in Rocky Hill is 5, in Sharon is 3, in Shelton is 2, in Simsbury is 2, in Southbury is 9, in Southington is 11, in Southport is 1, in Stafford Springs is 1, in Stamford is 12, in Stratford is 3, in Suffield is 1, in Torrington is 9, in Trumbull is 11, in Vernon is 3, in Vernon Rockville is 3, in Wallingford is 3, in Waterbury is 22, in Waterford is 1, in Weatogue is 1, in West Hartford is 10, in West Haven is 4, in Westport is 5, in Wethersfield is 3, in Willimantic is 4, in Willington is 1, in Windsor is 6, in Windsor Locks is 1, in Winsted is 3, in Woodbridge is 1, in Woodbury is 1, and in Yalesville is 1.

This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297. Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18 and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.