Category:Medical doctors by specialty

This category contains various subcategories of physicians specialties.

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Some medical specialties are known by technical names; some of these are listed and defined below.

• Aerospace Medicine Specialists study the health, safety, and performance of persons involved in air and space travel.
• Andrologists diagnose and treat disorders of the male reproductive system.
• Anesthesiologists study and administer anesthetic medicines facilitating treatment and diagnosis of medical conditions.
• Dermatologists study the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases, as well as its appendages (nails, hair, sweat glands).
• Endocrinologists study disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones.
• Family Medicine study of disease diatheses, birthing to elderly age age groups' disease , as well as all aspects of disease and its prevention
• Gastroenterologists study diseases of digestive system.
• Gynecologists study diseases of the female reproductive system.
• Hematologists study blood and its diseases.
• Hepatologists study dieases of the liver.
• Immunologists study all aspects of the immune system in all organisms.
• Internists focus on adult medicine and have had special study and training focusing on the prevention and treatment of adult diseases.
• Microbiologists study causes, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.
• Neurologists study the nervous system and its disorders.
• Neurosurgeons treat central and peripheral nervous system diseases which are amenable to mechanical intervention.
• Oncologists study the treatment of cancer.
• Ophthalmologists study the eye and eye surgery.
• Optometrists study eye and its diseases.
• Orthopaedists focus on the skeletal system and treat bone diseases.
• Otolaryngologists or ENT specialists treat the ear, the nose and the throat as well as the head and the neck.
• Parasitologists study parasites, their biology and pathology, as well as parasitic diseases.
• Pathologists study the abnormalities of living organisms.
• Paleopathologists study ancient diseases.
• Pediatricians study the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents.
• Physiatrists study and treat the function and rehabilitation of patients.
• Podiatrists study and treat disorders of the foot and ankle.
• Psychiatrists specialize in psychiatry, the branch of medicine that studies, diagnoses and treats mental illness and behavioral disorders.
• Radiologists study the medical use of X-rays or other imaging technologies to diagnose or treat disease.
• Urologists study the urinary system and its diseases.