Family medicine is the medical specialty that provides continuing, comprehensive healthcare for individuals and families. It integrates biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is broad and may encompass all ages, all sexes, each...
Pediatric rehabilitation medicine is a subspecialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation that emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to evaluating infants, children, and adolescents with temporary or permanent disabilities. Pediatric rehabilitation medicine physicians (also known as...
Dermatologists are physicians who specialize in evaluating and managing adults and children with benign and malignant conditions and disorders of the skin, hair, nails, and adjacent mucous membranes,
Core privileges are those procedures or privileges that any well-trained practitioner...
Developmental-behavioral pediatricians evaluate, counsel, and provide treatment for children, adolescents, and their families with a range of developmental and behavioral difficulties.
Core privileges are those procedures or privileges that any well-trained practitioner within a...
Endocrinology is the subspecialty of internal medicine and pediatrics concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and investigation of disorders of the endocrine or ductless glands and other metabolic systems. The endocrine system includes the hypothalamus, thyroid, pancreas, adrenal...
Pediatric surgery is a subspecialty of general surgery that focuses on providing surgical care for patients under 18 years of age. Pediatric surgeons are primarily concerned with the diagnosis, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of surgical problems in children. Some medical...
Pediatric rheumatologists treat patients under the age of 21 with proven or suspected acute and chronic rheumatic diseases or disorders of the joints, muscles, bones, and tendons, including but not limited to management of arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries, and...
Obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) is the medical specialty that involves the treatment of clinical conditions that are specific to women. Obstetricians diagnose and manage all conditions occurring during pregnancy, from the time of conception through the postpartum period. Gynecologists provide...
Occupational and environmental medicine is a clinical and population-based medical specialty devoted to the prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness, and disability, as well as the promotion of the health and productivity of workers, their families, and their...
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine that specializes in the anatomy, function, and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a medical or osteopathic doctor who specializes in eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are specially trained to provide the full spectrum of eye care—from...
