general surgeon role board certified general surgeon role A general surgeon role that is the specified output of a board certification process and that, if realized, is realized by its bearer using operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, to help improve bodily function or appearance or to repair unwanted ruptured areas without the bearer of the role specializing into any particular field of surgery. A physician who has completed a general surgery residency program and achieved board certification. Sarah Bost http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/oostt/release/2025-08-28/oostt.owl