There, at age 65 years, surgeons must stop performing surgery in the Public Health Service. There, at age 70, a surgeon must retire also from private practice, ending his or her surgical career.

When should a surgeon retire?

Although the ACS doesn't favor a mandatory retirement age for surgeons, the association's paper recognizes that physical and cognitive skills decline with age, particularly after age 65, and therefore suggests that an objective assessment of surgeons' abilities should be performed beginning between the ages of 65 and ...

What age do most doctors retire?

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, the average physician retirement age is 65, but Maltz writes today it's not uncommon for doctors to keep practicing past that age.