Certified surgical assistants assist in a variety of surgery specialties including:
- General surgery
- Orthopaedic surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Spinal surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Obstetrical surgery
- Gynecological surgery
- Craniofacial surgery
- Radial neck surgery
- Genitourinary surgery
- Cardiac surgery
- Thoracic surgery
- Vascular surgery
- Trauma surgery
- Plastic surgery
- Ophthalmologic surgery