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Who treats what: guides to medical specialties and specialists, what they do, and when you may need to see one.
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Medical Geneticist / Genetic Counselor
A medical geneticist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing conditions caused by genetic factors, while a genetic counselor is a specially trained healthcare professional who helps individuals and f...
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Palliative Care Specialist
A palliative care specialist is a physician who specializes in improving quality of life for people living with serious illness, focusing on managing symptoms, pain, and the broader physical and emotional impact of il...
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Transplant Surgeon
A transplant surgeon specializes in performing organ transplantation procedures, in which a diseased or failing organ is surgically replaced with a healthy organ from a donor. While specific organ transplants, such as...
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Maxillofacial Surgeon
A maxillofacial surgeon, more formally known as an oral and maxillofacial surgeon, specializes in surgical procedures involving the mouth, jaw, face, and related structures. This specialty sits at the intersection of ...
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Nuclear Medicine Specialist
A nuclear medicine specialist is a physician who specializes in using small amounts of radioactive material, known as radiotracers, for both diagnostic imaging and certain treatments. This distinguishes nuclear medici...
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Infectious Disease Specialist
An infectious disease specialist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing infections caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, particularly complex, unusual, or difficult-to-treat infections ...
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Sports Medicine Physician
A sports medicine physician specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of injuries and conditions related to physical activity and exercise. The field covers both athletes and everyday active individuals,...
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Dietitian / Nutritionist
A dietitian specializes in the science of nutrition and its application to health, providing dietary guidance tailored to a person's specific health needs. In many countries, "dietitian" is a formally regulated profes...
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Podiatrist
A podiatrist specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the foot and ankle. In many countries, podiatry is recognized as its own distinct healthcare field with a dedicated degree, separate from genera...
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Audiologist
An audiologist specializes in diagnosing and managing hearing and balance conditions. Unlike ENT specialists, who are physicians handling both medical and surgical ear conditions, audiologists are non-surgical hearing...
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Emergency Medicine Physician
An emergency medicine physician specializes in the immediate evaluation and treatment of a wide range of acute medical conditions and injuries, typically within a hospital's emergency department. This specialty requir...
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Intensivist (Critical Care Physician)
An intensivist is a physician who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, typically within an intensive care unit. Intensivists coordinate and manage the complex, closely monitored care that critically ill...
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Neonatologist
A neonatologist is a physician who specializes in the medical care of newborn infants, particularly those who are premature, critically ill, or otherwise require specialized medical attention beyond routine newborn ca...
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Andrologist
An andrologist is a physician who specializes in male reproductive health and fertility. Andrology is sometimes considered a subspecialty within urology, and in some healthcare systems it's practiced as a more distinc...
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Reproductive Endocrinologist (Fertility Specialist)
A reproductive endocrinologist, commonly known as a fertility specialist, is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions related to fertility and the hormonal systems that govern reproduction. Th...
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Occupational Therapist
An occupational therapist specializes in helping people develop, recover, or maintain the everyday skills needed for independent daily living and work, often following injury, illness, or as part of managing a develop...
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Speech-Language Pathologist
A speech-language pathologist specializes in diagnosing and treating communication disorders, along with certain swallowing difficulties. This includes difficulties with speech sounds, language use and understanding, ...
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Psychologist
A psychologist specializes in understanding human behavior, thought, and emotion, and in providing therapy-based treatment for a range of mental health and behavioral concerns. Unlike psychiatrists, psychologists gene...
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Family Medicine Physician
A family medicine physician provides broad, ongoing medical care for patients of all ages, from infants to older adults, often caring for multiple generations of the same family over time. This distinguishes family me...
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Geriatrician
A geriatrician is a physician who specializes in the health care of older adults, focusing on the specific medical, functional, and social factors that become more prominent with aging. Geriatric medicine takes a broa...
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Allergist / Immunologist
An allergist, also known as an immunologist, is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing conditions related to the immune system, including allergies and conditions in which the immune system is either o...
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Hepatologist
A hepatologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing conditions affecting the liver, gallbladder, and bile ducts. Hepatology is often considered a subspecialty within gastroenterology, though it's ...
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Hematologist
A hematologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing conditions affecting the blood, bone marrow, and lymphatic system. Hematology is primarily a medical specialty, and many hematologists also spec...
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Bariatric Surgeon
A bariatric surgeon is a physician who specializes in surgical procedures aimed at significant weight loss, generally for people who haven't achieved sufficient results through non-surgical approaches alone. Bariatric...
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Physiotherapist
A physiotherapist, also known as a physical therapist, specializes in helping people improve movement and physical function, often following injury, surgery, or as part of managing a chronic condition affecting mobili...
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Dentist
A dentist is a healthcare professional who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of conditions affecting the teeth, gums, and mouth. Dentistry is generally recognized as a distinct healthcare field a...
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Pathologist
A pathologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing disease through the examination of tissue, blood, and other bodily samples, typically under a microscope or through laboratory analysis. Like radiologists, pa...
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Radiologist
A radiologist is a physician who specializes in interpreting medical imaging, including X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds, to help diagnose a wide range of medical conditions. Radiologists typically work behind ...
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Anesthesiologist
An anesthesiologist is a physician who specializes in administering anesthesia and managing a patient's pain and vital functions before, during, and after surgical or other medical procedures. While often thought of p...
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Vascular Surgeon
A vascular surgeon is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the blood vessels throughout the body, excluding those directly within the heart and brain, which fall under cardiac an...
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Trichologist
A trichologist specializes in the study and care of the hair and scalp. Unlike most of the specialties in this series, trichology isn't a formally recognized medical specialty requiring a medical degree in most countr...
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Plastic Surgeon
A plastic surgeon is a physician who specializes in reconstructive and cosmetic surgical procedures involving the skin, soft tissue, and underlying structures of the body. The specialty covers two broad categories of ...
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General Physician (Internal Medicine)
A general physician, also known as an internist or internal medicine specialist, focuses on the diagnosis and medical management of a broad range of adult health conditions. General physicians often serve as a primary...
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Rheumatologist
A rheumatologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing conditions affecting the joints, muscles, and bones, particularly those related to inflammation and the immune system. Rheumatology is primari...
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Oncologist
An oncologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating cancer. Oncology is a broad field with several distinct branches, each focused on a different approach to cancer treatment, and patients with can...
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Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing mental health conditions. As physicians, psychiatrists are able to prescribe medication and consider both biological and psychological factors i...
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Pediatrician
A pediatrician is a physician who specializes in the health and medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. Pediatrics covers a broad range of care, from routine health checkups and growth monitoring to the di...
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Gynecologist and Obstetrician
A gynecologist is a physician who specializes in the health of the female reproductive system, while an obstetrician specializes specifically in pregnancy, childbirth, and the period immediately following delivery. In...
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Pulmonologist
A pulmonologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing conditions affecting the lungs and respiratory system. Pulmonology is primarily a medical specialty, focused on diagnosis and medical managemen...
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Endocrinologist
An endocrinologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing conditions related to the body's hormone-producing glands, collectively known as the endocrine system. This includes the thyroid, adrenal gl...
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Urologist
A urologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and surgically treating conditions affecting the urinary tract in both men and women, as well as the male reproductive system. Urology is one of the specialties...
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Nephrologist
A nephrologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and medically managing conditions affecting the kidneys. Nephrology is a medical, non-surgical specialty, with nephrologists referring patients to a urologis...
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Gastroenterologist
A gastroenterologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and medically managing conditions affecting the digestive system, including the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder. Gastr...
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Orthopedic Surgeon
An orthopedic surgeon is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system, which includes bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. While the specialty inclu...
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Neurosurgeon
A neurosurgeon is a physician who performs surgical procedures on the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system. While neurologists manage neurological conditions through medication and non-surgical means, neurosurgeons ...
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Neurologist
A neurologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and medically managing conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, and nerves throughout the body. Neurology is a medical, non-surgical specialty, meaning ne...
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Dermatologist
A dermatologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions affecting the skin, hair, and nails. Dermatology covers a wide range of both medical and, in some cases, cosmetic concerns related t...
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Ophthalmologist
An ophthalmologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, medical treatment, and surgical treatment of conditions affecting the eyes and vision. Ophthalmologists are distinct from optometrists, who provide v...
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ENT Specialist (Otolaryngologist)
An ENT specialist, formally known as an otolaryngologist, is a physician who diagnoses and treats conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat, along with related structures of the head and neck. ENT is one of the b...
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Proctologist (Colorectal Surgeon)
A proctologist, more formally known today as a colorectal surgeon, is a physician who specializes in conditions affecting the colon, rectum, and anus. The term "proctologist" is still commonly used and understood, tho...
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Cardiothoracic Surgeon
A cardiothoracic surgeon is a physician who performs surgical procedures on the heart, lungs, and other structures within the chest. While cardiologists manage heart conditions through medication and non-surgical proc...
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Cardiologist
A cardiologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and managing conditions affecting the heart and blood vessels. Cardiology is a medical, non-surgical specialty, meaning cardiologists generally manage heart ...
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