noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
performing a surgical operation; wielding the scalpel
Refers to the act of performing surgery as the lead surgeon. Often used in the pattern 執刀する or 執刀医.
彼がその手術の執刀を担当した。
He was in charge of performing the surgery.
執刀医は経験豊富な外
The operating surgeon was a highly experienced surgeon.