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Doctor Specialties could include:
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Neurosurgeon
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Pediatric Neurosurgeon
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Pediatric anesthesiologist
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Surgical physician assistant
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Emergency Medical Technicians
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Anatomic and clinical pathologist
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Radioisotopic pathologist
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This is a medical emergency!.Management of spinal cord injury begins at the site of an accident with paramedics trained in immobilizing the injured spine to prevent further damage to the nervous system.Someone suspected of having a spinal cord inj...
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Initial medical management, including immobilization and transport of SCI patients, is usually provided by emergency medical personnel. Upon arrival, the physicians and nurses in the hospital emergency department assess the nature and extent of t...
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Immediate medical attention is required if a parent suspects a child may have injured his or her neck or back, or if a child has poor coordination or paralysis in any part of the body. Spinal cord injury is not always obvious: numbness or paralysi...
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A neurologist is a physician who has undergone additional training to diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system.The training a neurologist receives enables the individual to recognize nervous system malfunctions, to accurately diagnose th...
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A Harvard Medical School doctor answers your question about the appropriate doctor to see after suffering a stroke.
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After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous 3 year training program in Internal Medicine.
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Harvard Medical School doctor addresses the question of whether a woman should see a gynecologist or an internist beyond her childbearing years.
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Surgical critical care is a subspecialty of Surgery. After completion of medical school, a doctor enters a surgical residency program for an additional five years
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The anesthesiologist''s role is the practice of medicine dedicated to the relief of pain and total care of the surgical patient before, during, and after surgery.Anesthesiologists are fully trained physicians. After completing a four-year college p...
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Detailed information on the different types of anesthesia, including local anesthesia, regional anesthesia, spinal anesthetic, epidural anesthetic, and general anesthesia, and information on meeting your anesthesiologist before surgery
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Details regional and general anesthesia and their role in surgery, encouraging patients to discuss surgical procedure and recovery with their doctor.
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The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recognizes 24 medical specialties for which physicians can receive Board Certification. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is also known
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Pediatric radiology is a subspecialty of Radiology. Upon completion of medical school, the radiologist completes a five-year residency program. The pediatric radiologist completes a one-year
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Nurse anesthetists, or certified registered nurse anesthetists(CRNAs), are advanced practice registered nurses with specialized graduate level education, training, and certification in anesthesiology.CRNAs provide services similar to those provide...
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The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes Family Medicine as a distinct discipline requiring an additional three years of training for doctors who wish to become Board Certified in this field. Family Medicine doctors are usually primary care providers (PCPs) [formerly general practitioners, or GPs] for the entire family.
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The American Board of Emergency Medicine awards board certification to doctors who pursue three or more years of additional training in Emergency Medicine. Doctors who
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Detailed information on the orthotist and prosthetist, potential members of the rehabilitation team
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An emergency medical technician-paramedic is a licensed and/or certified out-of-hospital health-care provider. EMTs represent the uppermost level of prehospital health care providers and serve as managers of pre-hospital treatment teams.
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