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...
Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as physiatry or rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with physical disabilities. These disabilities may arise from conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system,...
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...
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,...
Psychiatrists specialize in the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and addiction disorders. Because modern psychiatry recognizes the relationship between mind and body, psychiatrists are uniquely qualified to consider the many causes of a patient’s feelings and...
Pulmonology is the subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with diseases of the lungs, upper airways, thoracic cavity, and chest wall. Pulmonary disease specialists, or pulmonologists, also have expertise in malignant, inflammatory, and infectious diseases of the lung; pulmonary vascular...
Medical genetics is the medical specialty that involves the interaction between genes and health. Medical geneticists are physicians trained to evaluate, diagnose, manage, treat, and counsel individuals of all ages with hereditary disorders. This specialist uses...
Radiation oncologists manage the care of cancer patients undergoing radiation treatment. They develop and prescribe each cancer patient’s treatment plan and ensure that the patient receives the proper treatment. Radiation oncologists also monitor the patient’s progress and identify and treat any...
Physicians who subspecialize in geriatric medicine have special knowledge of the aging process and have the skills needed for the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. These specialists care for geriatric patients in the patient’s home, the...
Radiologists perform general diagnostic radiology (X-ray, radionuclides, ultrasound, and electromagnetic radiation) to diagnose and treat diseases of patients of all ages. They may sometimes also perform vascular and interventional radiology and are responsible for communicating critical values...
