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...
The subspecialty of oral and maxillofacial surgery encompasses the diagnosis and surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries, and defects affecting the function and esthetics of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons care for...
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...
Pediatric emergency medicine is a medical subspecialty that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses and injuries of patients under the age of 18 within the confines of the emergency department setting. These physicians provide rapid evaluations with simultaneous stabilization...
Orthopedics is the medical specialty that focuses on injuries and diseases of the musculoskeletal system, which includes bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves. Common procedures performed by orthopedic surgeons include arthroscopy, bone fusion, internal fixation, joint...
Podiatry is the medical practice area concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg. Within the field of podiatry, practitioners can focus on many different specialty areas, including surgery, sports medicine, biomechanics,...
An otolaryngologist, sometimes referred to as an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) physician, manages and treats adult and pediatric patients who have diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck.
Core privileges are those procedures or privileges...
Admit, evaluate, diagnose, treat, perform history and physical, and provide consultation to patients of all ages with diseases, injuries, and disorders of the digestive organs, including the stomach, bowels, liver, gallbladder, and related structures such as the...
Plastic surgery encompasses the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, cranio-maxillofacial structures, musculoskeletal system, breast and trunk, extremities, hands, and external genitalia. Plastic surgery also entails the use of...
