DEFINITION OF DOCTOR SPECIALTIES
Anesthesia - the medical specialty dealing with the use of drugs or other agents that cause insensibility to pain.

Cardiology - the study and treatment of heart disorders.

Emergency Medicine - the provision of immediate medical and surgical care.

Family Practice - the medical specialty which provides continuing, comprehensive health care for the individual and family, encompassing all ages, both sexes, each organ system, and every disease entity.

General Surgery - the branch of medicine concerned with diseases and conditions which require or are amenable to operative procedures.

Internal Medicine - the medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults, focusing on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of adults.

Medical Imaging - the branch of medicine that uses ionizing and nonionizing radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Nephrology - the medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of diseases of the kidney.

Obstetrics & Gynecology - an obstetrician is a physician who delivers babies and is in the practice of obstetrics while a gynecologist is a physician who specializes in treating diseases of the female reproductive organs. An obstetrician/gynecologist is thus a physician who both delivers babies and treats diseases of the female reproductive organs.

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery - the dental specialty concerned with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects of the human oral and maxillofacial region.

Oncology - the field of medicine devoted to cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Orthopedic Surgery - the branch of surgery broadly concerned with the skeletal system (bones).

Otolaryngology - the medical and surgical specialty concerned with the diagnosis, management, and treatment of diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat, including the sinuses, larynx and voice box.

Pathology - the study of disease; the interpretation of microscopic views of body tissues.

Pediatrics - the specialty concerned with the health of infants, children and adolescents, their growth and development, and their opportunity to achieve full potential as adults.

Urology - the branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the urinary organs in females and the urinary tract and sex organs in males.

Podiatry - the branch of medicine dealing in the evaluation and treatment of diseases of the foot.