Physician assistants (PA) in radiology are licensed practitioners who practice under physician supervision. To qualify for practice, all PAs must first complete
an educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its...
Blood banking/transfusion medicine can be found in virtually all acute care settings. According to the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, published by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), some hospitals have board-certified physician specialists in transfusion medicine who...
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical procedure involving implantation of electrodes into deep nuclei of the brain. A surgically implanted, battery-operated device delivers electrical stimulation to targeted areas in the brain that control movement, blocking abnormal nerve signals that...
Physician assistants (PA) who work in orthopedic surgery are licensed practitioners who practice under physician supervision. The privileges of any PA are decided in large part by the supervising physician. Privileges of a PA in orthopedic surgery might include conducting a patient’s history and...
According to the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC) and other medical associations, nuclear cardiology is a subspecialty of cardiology in which radioisotopes are used in conjunction with a range of noninvasive nuclear imaging techniques to diagnose cardiovascular disease and to...
Physician assistants (PA) who work in allergy and immunology are licensed practitioners who practice under physician supervision. The privileges of any PA are decided in large part by the supervising physician. In the field of allergy and immunology, a PA’s privileges might include treating...
Physician assistants (PA) in dermatology are licensed practitioners who practice under physician supervision. Before they can practice, PAs must complete an educational program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) or its predecessor...
A sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) serves as a viable alternative to axillary dissection to help prevent the regional recurrence of breast cancer when cancer cells migrate to nearby lymph nodes. During an SLNB procedure, a surgeon injects a radioactive substance or dye (or both) near the tumor...
According to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), a radiologist is a physician who uses imaging methodologies to diagnose and manage patients and provide therapeutic options.
