These are the ATS keywords, credentials, and software terms that recur across current surgeon job descriptions — organized so you can scan for what your resume is missing. Placement matters as much as presence: an ATS keyword buried in a skills list ranks lower than the same term used in context inside an experience bullet.

Title variants

  • Surgeon
  • Consultant Surgeon
  • General Surgeon
  • Attending Surgeon
  • Surgical Registrar
  • SpR Surgery
  • ST3 Surgery
  • Core Surgical Trainee
  • CT1
  • CT2
  • Specialty Registrar
  • Orthopaedic Surgeon
  • Colorectal Surgeon
  • Laparoscopic Surgeon
  • Robotic Surgeon
  • Vascular Surgeon
  • Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • Neurosurgeon
  • Paediatric Surgeon
  • Plastic Surgeon
  • Urological Surgeon
  • ENT Surgeon
  • Ophthalmic Surgeon
  • Upper GI Surgeon
  • Hepatobiliary Surgeon
  • Bariatric Surgeon
  • Breast Surgeon
  • Trauma Surgeon

Registration

  • GMC
  • GMC registration
  • Specialist Register
  • CCT
  • CESR
  • ABS
  • FACS
  • state medical license
  • DEA

Examinations

  • MRCS
  • MRCS Part A
  • MRCS Part B
  • FRCS
  • FRCS(Gen Surg)
  • FRCS(Orth)
  • FRCS(Urol)
  • FRCS(Plast)
  • FRCS(ORL-HNS)
  • FRCS(Neuro.Surg)
  • FRCS(Cardiothoracic)
  • FRCS(Ophth)
  • FRCS(Paed Surg)
  • FRCS(Vasc)
  • ABS board certified
  • ABNS
  • ABOS
  • ABU
  • FACS

Life support / trauma

  • ATLS
  • ALS
  • BLS
  • ACLS
  • ATLS instructor
  • trauma
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support

Procedures

  • laparoscopic
  • laparoscopy
  • minimally invasive
  • keyhole
  • cholecystectomy
  • appendicectomy
  • hernia
  • TEP
  • TAPP
  • hemicolectomy
  • anterior resection
  • TME
  • colectomy
  • Hartmann
  • fundoplication
  • myotomy
  • bariatric
  • sleeve gastrectomy
  • gastric bypass
  • RYGB
  • robotic
  • da Vinci
  • RARP
  • prostatectomy
  • nephrectomy
  • cystectomy
  • thyroidectomy
  • mastectomy
  • DIEP flap
  • rhinoplasty
  • arthroplasty
  • hip replacement
  • knee replacement
  • ACL
  • CABG
  • valve replacement
  • craniotomy
  • spinal fusion

Logbook

  • eLogbook
  • ISCP
  • PoST
  • RCS Portfolio
  • operative log
  • primary surgeon
  • first assistant
  • supervised
  • case list
  • ABS case list
  • DOPS
  • OSATS
  • operative role

Outcomes

  • NBOCA
  • AUGIS
  • BAUS
  • BAAPS
  • SCTS
  • Clavien-Dindo
  • anastomotic leak
  • conversion rate
  • 30-day mortality
  • readmission
  • R0 resection
  • CRM
  • positive surgical margin
  • NCEPOD

Robotic

  • da Vinci
  • Xi
  • Versius
  • CMR
  • Hugo
  • robotic surgery
  • console surgeon
  • bedside cart
  • proctor
  • Intuitive Surgical
  • RARP
  • RAC

Research and audit

  • publication
  • PubMed
  • RCT
  • systematic review
  • case series
  • H-index
  • grant
  • NIHR
  • audit
  • QIP
  • PDSA
  • re-audit

Long-tail phrases

  • surgeon resume
  • surgeon CV
  • consultant surgeon cv
  • general surgeon resume
  • surgical CV examples
  • how to write a surgeon cv
  • FRCS cv
  • consultant surgeon job application
  • surgeon resume 2026
  • laparoscopic surgeon cv
  • robotic surgery cv
  • orthopaedic surgeon resume
  • general surgery attending cv

Pasting these terms into your resume verbatim without matching context can read as keyword stuffing to a human reviewer, even if it passes the ATS. The full Surgeon resume guide shows where each category belongs and how to work it into real experience bullets.