The list below is in alphabetical order with a brief description of most common used medical specialist. To learn more click on the specialty.
Anesthesiologist: administer anesthesia
Cardiologist: specialist in the heart
Dermatologist: specializes in skin, hair, and nails
Diabetologist: specializes in diabetes
Endocrinologist: specialize in hormones produced by the glands.
Gastroenterologist: specialize in disorders in the gastrointestinal tract, including esophagus, small and large intestine, stomach, liver, and biliary system which include gallbladder, bile, and bile ducts.
Gynecologist: specializing in the female reproductive system, including, uterus, vagina, and ovaries.
Hematologist: specializing in blood disorders
Immunologist: specializes in the immune system
Internist: focus on adult medicine
Nephrologist: specializes in kidney diseases, transplantation, and dialysis therapy.
Neurologist: diagnose and treat disorders of the nervous system. The nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles.
Neurosurgeon: specializes in surgery of the nervous system.
Obstetrician: surgical specialty along with care with pregnancy, labor, and puerperium, the time immediately after delivery.
Oncologist: specialists that diagnose and treat cancer.
Ophthalmologist: eye specialist concerning medical and surgical problems.
Orthopaedist: specializes in skeletal deformities that include bones, joints, ligaments, and muscles.
Osteopathic physicians: diagnose and treat all illnesses and injuries as a whole.
Otolaryngologist: specialize in the ear, nose, and throat.
Pathologist: study the cause and development of diseases.
Pediatrician: specialize in children from birth to early adulthood.
Podiatrist: specializes in the foot, ankle, and leg.
Psychiatrist: specializes in mental disorders.
Pulmonologist: specialist in lungs, and the respiratory tract.
Radiologist: specializes to interpret medical images such as MRI, X-rays, CT scans, and ultrasound and trained to use radioactive materials.
Rheumatologist: specialist in diagnosing and treating rheumatic illness such as, arthritis (inflammation of the joint) and other diseases that involve bones, joints, and muscles.
Urologist: specialist in the male and female urinary tract.
