A medical doctor who performs operations. The standard Japanese term for a surgeon.
He is a famous surgeon.
He says he wants to become a surgeon in the future.
Becoming a surgeon requires long training.
She works as a surgeon at a university hospital.
外科医 treats patients through surgery, whereas 内科医 treats internal illness through non-surgical, medical means.
歯科医 and 外科医 share the pattern 〜科医 but 歯科医 means a dentist while 外科医 means a surgeon, a different medical specialty.
Compound of 外科 (surgery) and 医 (doctor). The kanji 外 means 'outside', 科 means 'department', and 医 means 'medicine' or 'doctor'.