Physician Specialties Defined
- Allergy / Immunologist – Specialty of medicine that studies all aspects of the immune system.
- Anesthesiologist – Specialty of medicine that deals with the study and application of anesthetics. Puts you to sleep before surgery and maintains pain levels after surgery.
- Anesthesiology – Pain Medicine – Specialty of medicine that employs an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life issues associated with living in pain.
- Cardiologist – Specialty of medicine that studies the heart.
- Colorectal Surgeon – The medical and surgical specialty that deals with the colon and rectum.
- Dermatology – Specialty of medicine that deals with the skin and its diseases.
- Endocrinologist – Specializes in treating disorders of the endocrine system, like diabetes, hyperthyroidism and others.
- ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) / Otolaryngologist – Specialty of medicine that focuses on diagnosing and treating diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.
- Family Practice – The specialist called family physician, family doctor, or family practitioner.
- Gastroenterologist – Specialist in diseases of the stomach, intestine, and associated organs.
- Hematologist – Specialist in the study of the blood.
- Home Health Care – The health care or supportive care provided in the patient’s home by healthcare professionals.
- Hospice Care – A type of care that focuses on the relieving and preventing of suffering of the terminally ill.
- Infectious Disease – A specialty of medicine that have expertise in infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites.
- Intervening Radiologist – A specialty within radiology that enables minimally invasive surgery to be performed with the aid of simultaneous radiological imaging of the field of operation of the body.
- Neurologist – Medical specialty that deals with disorders of the nervous system.
- Neurosurgeon – Medical specialty concerned with disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.
- Oncologist – Medical specialty that deals with the medical treatment of cancer.
- Otologist – Physician trained in diseases and disorders of the ear.
- Pathologist – Scientific study of disease and it’s causes, processes, development, and consequences.
- Pulmonologist – Specialty of medicine that deals with the respiratory system (lungs).
- Radiation Oncologist – A physician with special training in radiation treatments of cancer.
- Urologist – The medical and surgical specialty that deals with the urinary tract (kidneys are part of this system).