Doctor Specialties Directory

Cardiovascular disease medicine is a subspecialty of Internal medicine. After a doctor completes medical school and is licensed to practice medicine, the physician may pursue a rigorous, three-year training program in Internal Medicine.

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

The American Board of Internal Medicine offers many subspecialty certification opportunities for doctors who have completed three years of training and are Board Certified Internists.

General surgery is the treatment of injury, deformity, and disease using operative procedures.General surgery is frequently performed to alleviate suffering when a cure is unlikely through medication alone. It can be used for routine procedures pe...

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.

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.

Obstetric and gynecologic surgery refers to procedures that are performed to treat a variety of conditions affecting the female reproductive organs. The main structures of the reproductive system are the vagina, the uterus, the ovaries, and the fa...

Detailed information on members of the orthopaedic treatment team The word orthopaedic, sometimes spelled orthopedic, comes from two Greek words:

A physician who specializes in the treatment of children from birth through adolescence.A pediatrician is a physician who has taken extra training in the development and diseases of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults through age 21. ...

A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.Psychiatrists treat patients privately and in hospital settings through a combination of psychotherapy and medication. Their training consists of four...