| 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. |