Specialty Information:
- Adolescent Medicine: Addressing the unique health care needs of teens and young adults
- Allergy and Immunology: Diagnosis and treatment of allergic reactions and the body's immune system
- Anesthesiology: Puts patients to sleep when they are having surgery or other medical procedures, also helps them manage pain
- Cardiac Surgery: Heart surgery
- Cardiology: Diagnosis and treatment of congenital (from birth) and acquired heart disorders
- Critical Care Medicine: Provides intensive care for patients who are seriously ill or injured
- Dermatology: Focuses on the skin and its disorders or diseases.
- Developmental Medicine: The evaluation and treatment of children with a wide range of developmental, behavioral and learning issues
- Emergency Medicine: Evaluating, diagnosing, stabilizing and treating patients with acute injuries and illnesses, usually in the emergency room
- Endocrinology and Diabetes: Concentrates on disorders of the endocrine glands and the hormones they produce. Diabetes is an endocrine disorder where the body does not produce or properly use insulin to control blood sugar levels.
- Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition: Gastroenterology - function and disorders of the digestive system; hepatology - liver and its disorders; nutrition - nutritional needs for optimal growth and development
- General Pediatrics: Focuses on the general health of infants, children, teenagers, and young adults.
- General Surgery: Treats a wide variety of injuries, diseases, and deformities through operations
- Genetics: Diagnosing, treating, and counseling patients with genetic disorders or syndromes
- Hematology and Oncology: Hematologists focus on the blood and blood disorders. Oncologists diagnose and treat cancer.
- Hospital Medicine: The general medical care of hospitalized patients
- Infectious Diseases: Diagnosis and treatment of illnesses that can be passed from one person to another
- Internal Medicine and Pediatrics: Addresses the health care needs of patients of all ages; these specialists typically act as primary care providers
- Maternal and Fetal Medicine: Provides medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies
- Neonatology: Focuses on the care of ill or premature infants, usually in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
- Nephrology: Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the kidneys and the rest of the renal system
- Neurology: Specializes in the brain and nervous system
- Neurosurgery: Treats disorders or injuries of the brain and spinal cord through operations
- Ophthalmology: Focuses on diseases and disorders of the eye.
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
- Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine: Focuses on the bones and joints of the skeletal system. Relates to physical fitness as well as the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries caused by sports or exercise.
- Otolaryngology: Diagnosing and treating disorders of the ear, nose and throat, including hearing and speech issues. Also known as ENT.
- Pathology: Examines samples of body tissues to determine the causes and nature of a disease
- Plastic Surgery: Improves the function and appearance of facial and body tissue affected by disease, birth defects or injuries through operations
- Psychiatry: Diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
- Psychology
- Pulmonary Medicine: Focuses on disorders of the lungs and airway, such as asthma
- Radiology: Use of radiation, ultrasound, X-rays, computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other imaging to diagnose disease or injury; also known as diagnostic imaging
- Rheumatology: Diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the joints and connective tissue, such as arthritis.
- Urology: Treats problems of the urinary tract and the reproductive system