Pediatric orthopedic surgeons treat and provide consultation of medical, surgical, and preventive care for patients age 16 and younger with musculoskeletal disorders, diseases, and injuries. This includes bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves. ...
Colon and rectal surgery is the medical specialty dedicated to the treatment of patients with diseases and disorders affecting the colon, rectum, and anus. Colon and rectal surgeons (also known as colorectal surgeons) acquire proficiency in general surgery as well as in the medical and surgical...
A surgical oncologist is a well-qualified surgeon who has had additional training and experience in the multidisciplinary approach to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with cancer, and who devotes a major portion of his or her professional practice to these...
Pediatric otolaryngologists provide consultation and medical and surgical care to neonates and children under the age of 12 with complex otolaryngologic problems and significant comorbidities, illnesses, injuries, and disorders that include congenital and acquired...
Hospital dentists treat patients with medical conditions and disabilities. They offer a variety of care ranging from general dentistry and hygiene to specialty care, such as dental implants. In general, hospital dentists work in hospitals and practice in operating rooms and emergency departments...
A general surgeon has principal expertise in the diagnosis and care of patients with diseases and disorders affecting the abdomen, digestive tract, endocrine system, breast, skin, and blood vessels. Additionally, general surgeons are trained in the care of pediatric and cancer patients, as well...
Anesthesiology is the medical specialty dedicated to the relief of pain through the administration of anesthesia. Anesthesiologists are primarily responsible for the safety and well-being of patients before, during, and after surgery, and the longer and more extensive training makes...
Allergists/immunologists are trained in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of immune system problems such as allergies, asthma, inherited immunodeficiency diseases, and autoimmune diseases.
Core privileges are those procedures or privileges that any well-trained practitioner within...
Nuclear medicine is a specialized area of radiology that uses radioactive and stable tracers (radiopharmaceuticals) to study patients’ physiological, biochemical, and cellular processes for diagnosis, therapy, or research. Nuclear medicine physicians use noninvasive techniques to gather medical...
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...
