Neurosurgeon/ orthopaedic surgeon salaries

Hey guys,
Please don't think I want to pursue medicine for the money. So how much are orthopaedic or neurosurgeons able to make in the uk or US. Please post only if you know a guaranteed value/average. Is it possible for them to make over a million pounds in the UK? I know this is possible in the US.

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username738914

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Original post by Firestartc

Hey guys,
Please don't think I want to pursue medicine for the money. So how much are orthopaedic or neurosurgeons able to make in the uk or US. Please post only if you know a guaranteed value/average. Is it possible for them to make over a million pounds in the UK? I know this is possible in the US.

Dude, you've jumped from NatSci to Bioengineering to CompSci and now Med. Please, for the love of god, find some work experience and see what interests you more. Don't be blinded by all the money.

Anyway, my cousin just finished med school in the states and according to him most Orthopods start on $350k as an attending doctor (similar to Consultant) that will then fluctuate depending on the client base/whether you open a practice or stick to hospitals.
In the UK, I believe earning potential is similar if you are in a specialist practice with very few doctors qualified to do the same.

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Firestartc

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Original post by Princepieman

Dude, you've jumped from NatSci to Bioengineering to CompSci and now Med. Please, for the love of god, find some work experience and see what interests you more. Don't be blinded by all the money.

Anyway, my cousin just finished med school in the states and according to him most Orthopods start on $350k as an attending doctor (similar to Consultant) that will then fluctuate depending on the client base/whether you open a practice or stick to hospitals.
In the UK, I believe earning potential is similar if you are in a specialist practice with very few doctors qualified to do the same.

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OK, I want to become a doctor but I am just exploring my options. I have a week of work experience at a GP, a week in Singapore general hospital, 6 months volunteering at a charity shop, just started volunteering at a care home and have got work experience at a British hospital for the summer, in addition to a research project with Nuffield over summer. Oh yeah, and I am going on GAP medics in summer as well. So i have enough work experience. I just feel that anyone can be a doctor if they work hard enough, but computer science is something for high iq indivduals who are good at maths. I'm just confused atm and for so long I was profoundly interested by medicine, it's just the last couple of weeks that have been troubling me. I know I can get into cambridge/imperial for medicine easily. Please try to put some sense into me.

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Etomidate

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Doctors aren't renumerated by speciality here in the UK, although some specialities open themselves up more willingly to private practice.

The NHS salary for any consultant starts at £75k.

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username738914

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Original post by Firestartc

OK, I want to become a doctor but I am just exploring my options. I have a week of work experience at a GP, a week in Singapore general hospital, 6 months volunteering at a charity shop, just started volunteering at a care home and have got work experience at a British hospital for the summer, in addition to a research project with Nuffield over summer. Oh yeah, and I am going on GAP medics in summer as well. So i have enough work experience. I just feel that anyone can be a doctor if they work hard enough, but computer science is something for high iq indivduals who are good at maths. I'm just confused atm and for so long I was profoundly interested by medicine, it's just the last couple of weeks that have been troubling me. Please try to put some sense into me.

I always veer to the 'stick with what your gut says' side of things. If that is medicine, then go for it! You clearly sound dedicated enough and have amassed the requisite experience, so don't start wavering about now!

If I were you, I'd ascertain whether medicine is truly my passion; whether it is a field that inspires me and plants a small grin onto my face. That is what would propel me forward. And in truth, that is how it is with Comp Sci for me - because I've always loved technology!

So, what I'm saying is: pursue your dreams and aim for the top. You may get rejected or feel you aren't cut out for it, in which case other options are still available, but at least you gave it a shot.

N.B. Don't delude yourself into this High IQ vs Above Average IQ nonesense! Anyone who goes into these fields has to be bright and creating some form of baseless distinction between them is just plain ignorance.

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eyeyaye

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Original post by Firestartc

OK, I want to become a doctor but I am just exploring my options. I have a week of work experience at a GP, a week in Singapore general hospital, 6 months volunteering at a charity shop, just started volunteering at a care home and have got work experience at a British hospital for the summer, in addition to a research project with Nuffield over summer. Oh yeah, and I am going on GAP medics in summer as well. So i have enough work experience. I just feel that anyone can be a doctor if they work hard enough, but computer science is something for high iq indivduals who are good at maths. I'm just confused atm and for so long I was profoundly interested by medicine, it's just the last couple of weeks that have been troubling me. I know I can get into cambridge/imperial for medicine easily. Please try to put some sense into me.

You do have a fair amount of work experience, but it would mean nothing if you can't reflect on it properly. And arguably maths/computer science is something everyone can be good at if they practice hard enough! Bear in mind that places for international students are very limited and there are many students like you the world over who believe they can get into Cambridge/Imperial 'easily'. Anyway to answer your question, the average starting salary for an orthopaedic surgeon at specialty training level is around £45-50,000.

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Firestartc

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Original post by eyeyaye

You do have a fair amount of work experience, but it would mean nothing if you can't reflect on it properly. And arguably maths/computer science is something everyone can be good at if they practice hard enough! Bear in mind that places for international students are very limited and there are many students like you the world over who believe they can get into Cambridge/Imperial 'easily'. Anyway to answer your question, the average starting salary for an orthopaedic surgeon at specialty training level is around £45-50,000.

I'm a British student xD, just went to singapore because I have family there.

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eyeyaye

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Original post by Firestartc

I'm a British student xD, just went to singapore because I have family there.

Oh you're just on holiday? OK, just remember that there are potentially 6000 people competing for places at Cambridge/Imperial so try to read a couple of books on the Kings*College Reading List if you have time over the summer as on the Cambridge SAQ there's a section asking how you've sustained an interest in your subject. Good luck (and don't think doctors are sub par to mathmos!) :smile:

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Chief Wiggum

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Original post by Firestartc

Hey guys,
Please don't think I want to pursue medicine for the money. So how much are orthopaedic or neurosurgeons able to make in the uk or US. Please post only if you know a guaranteed value/average. Is it possible for them to make over a million pounds in the UK? I know this is possible in the US.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2442143/table/tbl3/

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