What does a gastroenterologist do?
A gastroenterologist deals with the body’s digestive system, which includes anything from the mouth to the anus. It can involve any organ that deals with digestion such as the pancreas, the duodenum, the stomach (obviously), the colon, the small intestines, etc. Those who have colon cancer or ulcers go to a gastroenterologist. Gastroenterologists also deals with prevention of cancers by removing polyps from the digestive tract. Polyps are pre-malignant which can lead to cancers so, gastroenterologists remove those polyps. Gastroenterologists also deals with liver diseases but that deals with a hepatologist, which is a subspecialty of gastroenterology.
How much does a gastroenterologist make?
The US national average recorded shows that the lowest salary recorded is $210,599, and the highest salary recorded is a whopping $514,033; the median salary $323,417.
How to be a gastroenterologist?
First, one has to complete 4 years of medical school (duh), then three years of internal medicine residency. Then 2-4 years of gastroenterology specialty fellowships. For concentrating to a particular organ, such as the liver, they can go into subspecialty for further training. Keep in mind the longer the training the more money one can earn.
Source: Salary.com
2 comments:
Gastroenterology is fast becoming one of the most lucrative medical specialization. Certain factors, however, can have an effect on how high or low a salary one can get. For example, a pediatric gastroenterologist salary tends to be higher than for those without any sub-specialization.
Thanks for the information, I had no idea that they made so much! I will have to see if I can shadow a gastroenterologist in naperville il to see if I want to go into something like that.
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