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.
Sports medicine is a multidisciplinary subspecialty that focuses on the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of athletes and other physically active individuals. Generally, sports medicine physicians, also called sports medicine specialists or physiatrists, prevent, diagnose, treat, and manage...
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), pediatric nephrologists diagnose, treat, and manage many disorders affecting the kidney and urinary tract in children from infancy through young adulthood. The services that pediatric nephrologists provide include dialysis, kidney...
Pediatric dentists specialize in oral and dental care for children ranging in age from infants to teenagers and are specifically qualified to provide care related to children’s teeth, gums, and mouth.
Pediatric cardiology is a subspecialty of pediatrics focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of heart problems in infants, children, and young adults. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), pediatric cardiologists diagnose, treat, and manage heart problems such as congenital...
Infectious disease is recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) as a subspecialty of internal medicine that involves the diagnosis, management, and prevention of infections in patients of all ages. Infectious disease physicians diagnose and treat diseases of all types in all...
