A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) is an advanced practice RN who provides anesthesia to patients in collaboration with surgeons, anesthesiologists, dentists, podiatrists, and other qualified healthcare professionals. CRNAs are professional, licensed RNs who have become anesthesia...
Urology is the surgical specialty that focuses on diseases of the male and female urinary tract, as well as the male reproductive organs. Urologists are also referred to as genitourinary surgeons (the organs of reproduction and urination together are often referred to as the genitourinary tract...
Undersea and hyperbaric medicine is a unique subspecialty of emergency medicine that involves the therapeutic use of oxygen under pressure to treat disease. The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society defines hyperbaric oxygen treatment as an intervention in which an individual breathes near 100...
Maternal-fetal medicine (MFM), also known as perinatology, is the subspecialty of OB-GYN that focuses on prenatal and postnatal care for people at higher risk of pregnancy, labor, or delivery complications due to a health condition. According to the Cleveland Clinic, MFM specialists can offer...
According to the American Board of Pediatrics, child neurologists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic disorders of infancy, early childhood, and adolescence. These physicians have a firm grasp of general neurology, which involves the diagnosis and treatment of seizures and...
According to the American Board of Medical Specialties, pediatric rehabilitation medicine (PRM) is a subspecialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation that emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to evaluating infants, children, and adolescents with temporary or permanent disabilities. PRM...
Pediatric pulmonologists treat a variety of respiratory disorders in children. Physicians in this subspecialty provide care to patients with lung-related illnesses from birth through age 21, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Medical toxicology is a clinical subspecialty that focuses on the prevention, evaluation, treatment, and monitoring of injury and illness from exposures to drugs and chemicals, as well as biological and radiological agents. Medical toxicologists treat people for toxic substances ingested in food...
Clinical neurophysiologists specialize in the diagnosis and management of certain central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous system disorders, according to the American Board of Medical Specialties. These subspecialist physicians use a combination of clinical evaluation and electrophysiologic...
According to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, addiction psychiatry is the subspecialty of psychiatry that focuses on the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of substance-related disorders, including related education and research.
