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Speciality |
Definition
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Cardiology |
The medical study of the structure, function, and disorders of the heart.
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Emergency Medicine |
The branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness.
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Family Medicine |
The branch of medicine that deals with provision of comprehensive health care to people regardless of age or sex while placing particular emphasis on the family unit.
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Gastroenterology |
The study of the structure, functions, and diseases of digestive organs.
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General Practice |
A general practice physician operates a practice that is not oriented to a specific medical specialty but instead covers a variety of medical problems in patients of all ages.
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Medical Oncology |
A medical oncologist specializes in disease caused by cancer.
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Nephrology |
The science that deals with the kidneys, especially their functions or diseases.
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Neurology |
The medical science that deals with the nervous system and disorders affecting it.
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Neuropsychology |
The branch of psychology that deals with the relationship between the nervous system, especially the brain, and cerebral or mental functions such as language, memory, and perception.
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Obstetrics / Gynecology |
The branch of medicine dealing with health care for women, especially the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the female reproductive organs.
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Ophthalmology |
The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, functions, pathology, and treatment of the eye.
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Orthopedics |
The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention or correction of injuries or disorders of the skeletal system and associated muscles, joints, and ligaments.
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Otolaryngology |
The branch of medicine that deals with diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the ear, nose, and throat.
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Pathology |
The scientific study of the nature of disease and its causes, processes, development, and consequences.
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Physical Medicine |
The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of disease by essentially physical means, including manipulation, massage, and exercise, often with mechanical devices, and the application of heat, cold, electricity, radiati
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Podiatry |
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the human foot.
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Psychiatry |
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.
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Pulmonology |
The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the respiratory system.
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Radiology |
The branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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Urology |
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital system.\r\n
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Vascular Surgery |
A specialty of surgery in which diseases of the vascular system, or arteries and veins, are managed by medical therapy, minimally-invasive catheter procedures, and surgical reconstruction.
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General Surgery |
A surgical specialty that focuses on surgical treatment of abdominal organs, e.g. intestines including esophagus, stomach, colon, liver, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland (depending on the availability of head and neck surgery specia
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