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Adult Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to
the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders. These include various affective, behavioral, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities.
Medical Specialty Information
Allergist / immunologists, often referred to as allergists, are specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies, asthma and immune deficiency disorders.
Allergy & Immunology
Clinical Psychology
A professional specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases of the brain, emotional disturbance, and behavior problems. Psychologists can only use talk therapy as treatment; you must see a psychiatrist or other medical doctor to be treated with medication.
Dermatology
A dermatologist is a physician who has expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair, and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases.
Family medicine is the medical specialty which provides continuing, comprehensive health care for the individual and family. It is a specialty in breadth that integrates the biological, clinical and behavioral sciences.
Family Practice
Gastroenterology
The medical specialty devoted to the study, diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive system. These disorders may affect the esophagus (swallowing tube), stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), rectum, liver, gallbladder, or pancreas.
General Practice
General practice includes treatment of acute and chronic illnesses and preventive care and health education for patients.
"General Surgery" is a discipline of surgery having a central core of knowledge embracing anatomy, physiology, metabolism, immunology, nutrition, pathology, wound healing, shock and resuscitation, intensive care, and neoplasia, which are common to all surgical specialties.
General Surgery
OB/GYN: A commonly used abbreviation. OB is short for obstetrics or for an obstetrician, a physician who delivers babies. GYN is short for gynecology or for a gynecologist, a physician who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs.
Gynecology OB/Gyn
The medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults. A physician who specializes in internal medicine is referred to as an internist.
Internal Medicine
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment and clinical and surgical rehabilitation of disorders and diseases of the eye.
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
The branch of medicine concerned with the correction or prevention of deformities, disorders, or injuries of the skeleton and associated structures (as tendons and ligaments).
The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, function, and diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics
The branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
Podiatry
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot and ankle.
Pulmonology is a medical speciality that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract & the lungs.
Pulmonary Medicine
The branch of medicine that deals with non-surgical diagnosis and treatment of rheumatism, arthritis, and other disorders of the joints, muscles, and ligaments.
Urology
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital system.
Rheumatology
Nephrology
The branch of medicine that deals with the physiology and diseases of the kidneys.
The medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.
Neurology / Neuro Surgery
Optometry
Occupation concerned with the eyes and related structures, as well as vision, visual systems, and vision information processing in humans. Optometrists are trained to prescribe and fit lenses to improve vision.
Cardiology
A professional specialty concerned with diagnosing and treating diseases and abnormalities of the heart.
Chiropractic
A form of alternative medicine that concentrates on diagnosis and treatment of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, particularly the spine which are believed to affect general health via the nervous system.
Hematology
Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to the blood.
