Medical Specialties

A list of medical specialties from http://www.healthadvantage.org/body.cfm?id=85.

Specialty	Specialists Focus
Allergy & Immunology	Allergic and immunologic diseases and their respiratory complications (such as pollen, chemical and food allergies, asthma and AIDS).
Anesthesia	Anesthesia or relief of pain during surgery and childbirth, and control of paid due to various causes.
Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology	Diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
Dermatology	Diseases of the skin.
Emergency Medicine	Diseases that are acute medical or surgical conditions or injuries that require urgent or immediate care (usually in a hospital emergency room).
Endocrinology and Metabolism	Diseases of the internal glands of the body, including diabetes mellitus.
Family Practice	All diseases and related total health care of an individual and the family.
Gastroenterology	Diseases of the digestive tract, including the stomach, bowel, liver and pancreas.
General Practice	All diseases and related total health care of an individual and the family.
Geriatric Medicine	Diseases of the elderly.
Gynecology	See "Obstetrics and Gynecology".
Gynecologic Oncology	Cancer diseases of the female reproductive system.
Hematology	Disorders of the blood and blood-forming organs (including cancerous disorders of the blood) such as anemia, leukemia and lymphoma (see Oncology, Medical).
Infectious Diseases	Infections of all types.
Internal Medicine	All diseases and total health care of adults, usually 18 years of age and older.
Neonatology	Disease of the newborn child.
Nephrology	Diseases of the kidney, including dialysis.
Neurology	Diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nervous system and related structures.
Neurological Surgery	Diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nervous system and related structures requiring surgery.
Obstetrics and Gynecology	Normal and abnormal pregnancy, diseases of the female reproductive system and fertility disorders.
Oncology, Medical	Cancer and disorders of the blood and blood-forming organs (see Hematology).
Ophthalmology	Diseases of the eye.
Orthopedic Surgery	Diseases of the bones, joints, muscles and tendons.
Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)	Diseases of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat and upper airway passages.
Pathology	Tissues and specimens removed by biopsy and surgery to diagnose normal from diseased tissues and specimens; supervises and interprets laboratory tests on blood, urine and other body fluids.
Pediatrics	All diseases and total health care of newborns, infants, children and adolescents.
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Diseases with major and minor disabilities requiring restoration of functional ability such as assistance, retraining and recondition of muscles, tendons and extremities for ambulation and other activities of daily living.
Plastic Surgery	Diseases and conditions requiring surgical reconstruction for deformity or loss of a body part, or for cosmetic purposes to improve appearance or function.
Podiatric Medicine (Podiatry)	Disease of the foot and ankle as they affect the conditions of the feet.
Preventative Medicine	Health care and other measures to avoid delay or prevent disease or illness from occurring.
Psychiatry	Diseases affecting mental health including diseases of the brain, nervous system and substance abuse of drugs or chemicals.
Pulmonary Disease	Diseases of the lung.
Radiology, Diagnostic	X-ray, ultrasound and other imaging techniques such as Computerized Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Radiology, Nuclear	Diseases requiring use of radioactive isotopes or as an aid in diagnosis and/or therapy.
Radiation Oncology	Cancer and other diseases with x-ray therapy, radioactive isotopes and linear accelerator particle radiation.
Rheumatology	Diseases of the joints including arthritis and autoimmune diseases.
Sports Medicine	Diseases and injuries acquired in sports.
Surgery, General	Disease that require surgical operation for diagnosis or treatment.
Surgery, Hand	Diseases and injuries of the nerves, tendons, muscles, bones or skin of the hand requiring surgery.
Surgery, Thoracic	Diseases of the chest, including lungs, heart, blood vessels and chest wall, that require surgical operation for diagnosis and/or treatment.
Surgery, Vascular	Diseases of the blood vessels that require surgical operation for diagnosis or treatment.
Surgery, Colon and Rectal	Diseases of the large intestine (bowel), rectum and anus that require surgical operation for diagnosis or treatment.
Surgery, Urology	Diseases of the kidneys, bladder and male reproductive tract that require surgical operation.