Medical Specialists

• Anesthesiologist – Administration of anesthesia like in surgery
• Cardiologist – Coronary artery disease; heart disease 
• Epidemiologist – Investigates the cause and source of disease outbreaks
• Family practice physician — General care physician
• Gastroenterologist — Stomach, intestines, digestive system  
• Geriatrician — Diseases and conditions of the aged  
• Gynecologist — Female reproductive system  

    
• Immunologist — Diseases of the immune system  
• Internist — Specializes in treatment of the internal organs of adults  
• Neonatologist — Doctors for newborns  
• Nephrologist — Kidney disease  
• Neurologist — Nervous system  
• Neurosurgeon — Surgery of the brain and nervous system  
• Obstetrician — Pregnancy, labor, childbirth  
• Oncologist — Cancer, tumors  
• Ophthalmologist — Eye disease and treatment  
• Otolaryngologist — Head, neck, ears, nose, throat  
• Orthopedist — Skeletal system  
• Pathologist — Study of tissues and the essential nature of

  diseases  
• Pediatrician — Childhood diseases and condition
• Plastic surgeon — Use of materials to rebuild tissues  
• Primary-care physician — General health and medical care  
• Psychiatrist — Mental illnesses  
• Radiologist — Use of X-rays  
• Rheumatologist — Diseases of connective tissues, joints, muscles, tendons  
• Surgeon — Treat diseases through surgery