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Also known as:   Acupuncture Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating filiform needles into points on the body with the aim of relieving pain and for therapeutic purposes

Also known as:   Addiction Medicine Addiction medicine is a medical specialty that deals with the treatment of addiction.

Also known as:   Adolescent Medicine Adolescent medicine - an internist or family physician who specializes in the unique physical, psychological and social problems and needs of adolescents.

Also known as:   Aerospace Medicine Aviation medicine, also called flight medicine or aerospace medicine, is a branch of preventive or occupational medicine in which the patients/subjects are pilots and aircrews.

Also known as:   Allergy Treatment

Also known as:   Immunology (Immune System) Allergy and immunology - specializes in the evaluation and treatment of immune system disorders.

Also known as:   Anesthesiology Anesthesiology - specializes in blocking of pain, producing relaxation and creating drug-induced loss of consciousness typically for surgical procedures.

Also known as:   Obesity Treatment Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity. Besides the pharmacotherapy of obesity, it is concerned with obesity surgery.

Also known as:   Heart Disease Pediatric neurology - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system in children.

Also known as:   Pediatric Neurology

Also known as:   Pediatric Psychiatry Child and adolescent psychiatry - specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and addictive disorders in children and adolescents.

Also known as:   Colon/Rectal Surgery Proctology (colorectal surgery) - specializes in assessment and surgery for patients with disorders of the rectum, anus, colon and pelvic floor.

Also known as:   Critical Care Specialty Critical care medicine (Intensive care medicine)

Also known as:   Skin Treatment Dermatology - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the skin.

Also known as:   Dermatopathology Dermatopathology is a subspecialty of surgical pathology interested in skin diseases. Dermatopathologists work in close association with dermatologists. In fact, many doctors master both specialties. Dermatopatholgy is the study of skin disease at a microscopic level. It encompasses both the diagnosis of individual patients through the examination of skin biopsies, and the study of the causes, or pathogenesis of skin diseases at the cellular level.

Also known as:   Diabetes Specialty Diabetes mellitus, often referred to simply as diabetes, is a syndrome characterized by disordered metabolism and abnormally high blood sugar (hyperglycaemia) resulting from low levels of the hormone insulin with or without abnormal resistance to insulin's effects.

Also known as:   X-ray, MRI, Scans Diagnostic radiology - is the interpretation of images of the human body to aid in the diagnosis or prognosis of disease.

Also known as:   Emergency Medicine Emergency medicine - provides urgent or immediate assessment and treatment or stabilization of injury or illness in children and adults and directs personnel and services of the hospital

Also known as:   Endocrinology & Metabolism Endocrinology - an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the endocrine system (such as diabetes) which includes the thyroid, adrenal and other glands.

Also known as:   Family Practice Family practice, Family medicine

Also known as:   Gastroenterology Gastroenterology - an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive system which includes the stomach, esophagus, bowels, gall bladder and liver.

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Also known as:   General Surgery

Also known as:   Genetics Specialty Genetics, a discipline of biology, is the science of heredity and variation in living organisms. Genetics is the study of how living things receive common traits from previous generations. These traits are described by the genetic information carried by a molecule called DNA. The instructions for constructing and operating an organism are contained in the organism's DNA. Every living thing on earth has DNA in its cells.

Also known as:   Senior Medicine Geriatrics - an internist or family physician who specializes in the diagnostic, treatment, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illnesses in the elderly population.

Also known as:   Gynecologic Oncology Gynecologic oncology is a specialized field of medicine that focuses only on cancers of the female reproductive system, notably ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer and vulvar cancer. As specialists, they are generally the most appropriate type of physician to treat these kinds of cancers.

Also known as:   Women's Health Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn) - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the female reproductive system and associated disorders as well as in the management of pregnancy, labor and delivery.

Also known as:   Hand Surgery Hand surgeons are a surgical subspecialty specializing in the care and treatment of problems relating to the hand, wrist, and elbow. Hand surgeons do not just engage in surgery - they are the primary medical doctors to deal with these issues, and often use non-surgical approaches.

Also known as:   Head & Neck Surgery

Also known as:   Blood Disorders Hematology - an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the blood, spleen and lymph.

Also known as:   Liver Disease Hepatology - an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the liver.

Also known as:   Naturopathy

Also known as:   Immunology

Also known as:   Infectious Disease Infectious disease - an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of infections of all types.

Also known as:   Pediatrics Internal Medicine Med-Peds or "Combined Internal Medicine & Pediatrics" is a medical specialty which trains its doctors to be board certified in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. After medical school, doctors typically train for four years dividing time equally between the two specialties making Med-Peds physicians able to take care of patients of all ages.

Also known as:   Internal Medicine Internal Medicine, Internist - diagnonsis, management, and nonsurgical treatment of unusual or serious disease.

Also known as:   Premature Infant Care Neonatology - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of sick newborn infants typically in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Also known as:   Kidney Disease Nephrology - an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of the kidneys.

Also known as:   Brain & Nervous System Neurology - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the nervous system.

Also known as:   Neuroradiology Neuroradiology

Also known as:   Neurosurgery Neurosurgery - specializes in the diagnosis, management and surgery for patients with disorders of the nervous system before including the brain and spine.

Also known as:   Nuclear Medicine Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine and medical imaging that uses the nuclear properties of matter in diagnosis and therapy. More specifically, nuclear medicine is a part of molecular imaging because it produces images that reflect biological processes that take place at the cellular and subcellular level.

Also known as:   Labor & Delivery Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob/Gyn) - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the female reproductive system and associated disorders as well as in the management of pregnancy, labor and delivery.

Also known as:   Occupational Medicine Occupational Medicine Spec

Also known as:   Cancer Treatment Oncology - an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer.

Also known as:   Cancer & Blood Treatment Hematology - an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the blood, spleen and lymph.

Also known as:   Eye Disorders Ophthalmology

Also known as:   Vision Care Optometry / Optometrist is a doctoral degree health care profession concerned with eyes and related structures as well as vision, visual system and vision information processing in humans. Optometrists are the primary eye and vision health care providers in the United States.

Also known as:   Orthopedic Foot & Ankle Spec Foot and ankle surgery is a sub-specialty of orthopedic surgery that deals with the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of disorders of the foot and ankle. One must also make the distinction between a podiatrist and a foot and ankle surgeon: a foot and ankle surgeon has a medical degree and training that encompasses both orthopedic and one year of training specific in techniques of foot and ankle surgery, while the typical training of a podiatrist consists of four years of college and four years of podiatry school. Some podiatrists may elect to complete a 3 foot and ankle surgical residency.

Also known as:   Orthopedic Reconstructive Spec Reconstructive surgery is in its broadest sense the use of surgery to restore the form and function of the body.

Also known as:   Orthopedic Spine Surgery Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with acute, chronic, traumatic, and overuse injuries and other disorders of the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons address most musculoskeletal ailments including arthritis, trauma and congenital deformities using both surgical and non-surgical means.

Also known as:   Orthopedic Surgery Orthopedic surgery - specializes in diagnosis, management and surgery for patients with disorders the extremities, spine and associated structures.

Also known as:   Psychiatric Disorders/Therapy Osteopathy - emphasizes the role of the musculoskeletal system in health and disease.

Also known as:   Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Otolaryngology (ENT, Head and neck surgery) - specializes in the diagnosis, management and surgery for patients with disorders of the ears, nose, throat head, neck and related respiratory structures.

Also known as:   Pain Management Pain management practitioners come from all fields of medicine. Most often, pain fellowship trained physicians are anesthesiologists, neurologists, physiatrists or psychiatrists. Some practitioners focus more on the pharmacologic management of the patient, while others are very proficient at the interventional management of pain. Interventional procedures - typically used for chronic back pain - include: epidural steroid injections, facet joint injections, neurolytic blocks, Spinal Cord Stimulators and intrathecal drug delivery system implants, etc. Over the last several years the number of interventional procedures done for pain has grown to a very large number.

Also known as:   Pathology Pathology specializes in the diagnosis and prognosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, cells and bodily fluids.

Also known as:   Pediatric Cardiology Pediatric cardiology - specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the heart and blood vessels in children.

Also known as:   Pediatric Critical Care Pediatric critical care - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric patients with multiple organ dysfunction, often providing care in intensive care units.

Also known as:   Pediatric Endocrinology Pediatric endocrinology - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the endocrine system (such as diabetes) which includes the thyroid, adrenal and other glands in children.

Also known as:   Digestive System Pediatric gastroenterology - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive system which includes the stomach, esophagus, bowels, gall bladder and liver in children.

Also known as:   Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Pediatric hematology - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the blood, spleen and lymph in children.

Pediatric pulmonology - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the lungs and airways in children.

Also known as:   Lung Disorders

Also known as:   X-ray Pediatric radiology - specializes in the direction and use of medical imaging technologies to diagnose and sometimes treat injuries or diseases in children.

Also known as:   Pediatric Surgery Pediatric surgery - specializes in the diagnosis and management of children before, during and after operative procedures and uses manual techniques and instruments to examine and correct internal structures of the body.

Also known as:   Pediatrics Pediatrics - specializes in the physical, emotional and social health of children from infancy to young adulthood.

Also known as:   Physical Therapy Physical medicine and rehabilitation (physiatrist) - specializes in the diagnosis, evaluation, treatment and maximum restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function following injury or disease such as head injury, spinal cord injury or stroke.

Also known as:   Plastic Surgery Plastic and reconstructive surgery (Cosmetic Surgery) - specializes in the assessment and surgical repair and reconstruction of a wide variety of physical defects of the body.

Also known as:   Podiatry Podiatry or podiatric medicine is a field of healthcare devoted to the study and treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and the knee, leg and hip (collectively known as the lower extremity). The range of disorders podiatry can address largely depends on the scope of practice laid down in national, state, and/or provincial jurisdiction.

Also known as:   Preventive Medicine

Also known as:   Psychiatry Psychiatry - specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental, emotional and addictive disorders.

Also known as:   Pulmonary Critical Care

Also known as:   Pulmonology Pulmonology - an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the lungs and airways.

Also known as:   Chemotherapy Radiation oncology - specializes in the use of radiant energy (radiation) to study and treat certain types of cancer.

Also known as:   X-ray Radiology - specializes in the direction and use of medical imaging technologies to diagnose and sometimes treat injuries or diseases.

Also known as:   Reproductive Endocrinology Reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) is a surgical subspecialty of obstetrics and gynecology that addresses hormonal functioning as it pertains to reproduction. While a major focus of REI is infertility, reproductive endocrinologists also evaluate and treat hormonal dysfunctions in female and males outside of infertility. Reproductive surgeons operate on anatomical disorders that affect fertility.

Also known as:   Rheumatology Rheumatology - an internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of joints, muscles, bones and tendons.

Also known as:   Sleep Medicine Sleep Medicine - an internist, anesthesiogist, neurologist or other physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.

Also known as:   Smoking Cessation Smoking cessation is the effort to stop smoking tobacco products. Nicotine is an addictive substance, especially when taken in by inhaling tobacco smoke, probably because of the rapid absorption through the lungs. Tobacco use is one of the major causes of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.[1].

Also known as:   Sports Medicine Sports medicine - an internist or family physician who specializes in the ongoing care of athletes, not only to treat and prevent injury illness but also to enhance health and fitness levels.

Also known as:   Thoracic Surgery Thoracic surgery - specializes in the surgical treatment of diseases affecting organs inside the chest including lungs, chest wall, esophagus and diaphragm but excluding the heart.

Also known as:   Transplant Surgery An organ transplant is the moving of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient's own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. Organ donors can be living or deceased (previously referred to as cadaveric). Organ transplants can be categorized as "life-saving", while tissue transplants are "life-enhancing".

Also known as:   Trauma Surgery Trauma Surgeon are physicians that have completed residency training in general surgery and have concentrated their practice on the care of injured and critically ill patients and physical trauma. In the United States, trauma surgeons generally work in hospitals specifically designated as trauma centers by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) or by individual states. The trauma surgeon is responsible for the initial and ongoing evaluation and resuscitation of the injured patient. In most settings this follows a rigorous set of predetermined protocols designed to detect and treat life threatening conditions as soon as possible. After such conditions have been treated (or ruled out), non-life threatening injuries are addressed.

Also known as:   Urgent Care Specialty Urgent care specializes in the delivery of care in a facility dedicated to unscheduled, walk-in care outside of a hospital emergency department. Urgent care is primarily focused on patients who have an injury or illness that requires immediate care but is not serious enough to warrant a visit to an emergency room

Also known as:   Urology Urology - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment (including surgery) of the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males.

Also known as:   Vascular & Interventional Rad Interventional (Vascular) radiology - uses imaging to guide treatment of injuries or illness.

Also known as:   Vascular Surgery Vascular surgery