This Category contains various subcategories of physicians specialties.
Some medical specialties are known by technical names; some of these are listed and defined below.
- 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.
- Gastroenterologists study diseases of digestive system.
- Gynecologists study diseases of the female reproductive system.
- Hematologists study blood and its diseases.
- Immunologists study all aspects of the immune system in all organisms.
- 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.
- 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.
Physicians
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