Neurosurgeon schedule

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Can a Neurosurgeon get to work at 7 and get home by 6 while still making an average Neuro salary? Also could you do something like 2 surgery days a week and the other 3 clinical? But basically could I work from 7:00 to 5:30 on an average day and be able to get home in time for dinner and family time? Thanks in advance.
 
Surgeries are surgeries. Most are completed without a hitch, but others can become complicated and take longer than expected. So, sure some days maybe you can get home in time for dinner, other days not so much if a patient needs you. Further, you may have call responsibilities or rounding responsibilities depending on where you are practicing and how many people you are practicing with. You certainly can choose to operate 2 days a week, but this will ultimately cut into your salary regardless of what the average is. The later you come in, the less likely you can get out early because if you aren't wanting to show up for a first start OR then you have to wait to go second and are thus stuck until they are ready. Most ORs start around 7, so it is probably more realistic to expect to be there 6:00-6:30 because you have to go see the patient before they take them in. So the short answer is no, you can't consistently have that in most cases but you can have a on average decent lifestyle if you are willing to do less cases and thus get paid less depending on call, etc.
 
Surgeries are surgeries. Most are completed without a hitch, but others can become complicated and take longer than expected. So, sure some days maybe you can get home in time for dinner, other days not so much if a patient needs you. Further, you may have call responsibilities or rounding responsibilities depending on where you are practicing and how many people you are practicing with. You certainly can choose to operate 2 days a week, but this will ultimately cut into your salary regardless of what the average is. The later you come in, the less likely you can get out early because if you aren't wanting to show up for a first start OR then you have to wait to go second and are thus stuck until they are ready. Most ORs start around 7, so it is probably more realistic to expect to be there 6:00-6:30 because you have to go see the patient before they take them in. So the short answer is no, you can't consistently have that in most cases but you can have a on average decent lifestyle if you are willing to do less cases and thus get paid less depending on call, etc.

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Do you think hospital employment is easier on lifestyle or private practice? So far as in neurosurgery.
 
Yes for operating privileges but I'm saying working at the hospital all day everyday
The distinction is fading away. Not all hospital based surgeons are academics, so no I don't think there is really a difference between PP hospital based with a clinic in the hospital and PP w/ your own clinic building. Are you trying to get at if the call is different?
 
omg, are you serious? you basically said the same thing as before. i know it was my fault and i'm not gonna tell the adcoms that i tried to pass by asking the prof for extra work, that would be ******ed. why do you insist on judging me when i'm only asking for advice?

No I wasn't but still good answer but getting a little off track. What about orthopedics could they have a normal workday like I described earlier? I mean is it that much that could go wrong in orthopedics. When I say orthopedics I mean one that does sports medicine, General, and spine. I know that's a lot but I'm asking.
 
The distinction is fading away. Not all hospital based surgeons are academics, so no I don't think there is really a difference between PP hospital based with a clinic in the hospital and PP w/ your own clinic building. Are you trying to get at if the call is different?

No I wasn't but still good answer but getting a little off track. What about orthopedics could they have a normal workday like I described earlier? I mean is it that much that could go wrong in orthopedics. When I say orthopedics I mean one that does sports medicine, General, and spine. I know that's a lot but I'm asking.
 
No I wasn't but still good answer but getting a little off track. What about orthopedics could they have a normal workday like I described earlier? I mean is it that much that could go wrong in orthopedics. When I say orthopedics I mean one that does sports medicine, General, and spine. I know that's a lot but I'm asking.
In general the answer is no for all surgery fields. There are always exceptions but those exceptions are likely mostly senior or semi retired surgeons, not young ones starting a practice.
 
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