Welcome to Medical Care .org. We hope to provide patients with resources and guidance to find specialists who provide health care in the following specialties (and more!):
- Allergy & Immunology - Allergic and immunologic diseases and their respiratory complications (such as pollen, chemical and food allergies, asthma and AIDS).
- Anesthesia - Anesthesia or relief of pain during surgery and childbirth, and control of paid due to various causes.
- Cardiovascular Disease - Cardiology diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
- Dermatology - Diseases of the skin.
- Emergency Medicine - Diseases that are acute medical or surgical conditions or injuries that require urgent or immediate care (usually in a hospital emergency room).
- Endocrinology and Metabolism - Diseases of the internal glands of the body, including diabetes mellitus.
- Family Practice - All diseases and related total health care of an individual and the family.
- Gastroenterology - Diseases of the digestive tract, including the stomach, bowel, liver and pancreas.
- General Practice - All diseases and related total health care of an individual and the family.
- Geriatric Medicine - Diseases of the elderly.
- Gynecology - See “Obstetrics and Gynecology”.
- Gynecologic Oncology - Cancer diseases of the female reproductive system.
- Hematology - Disorders of the blood and blood-forming organs (including cancerous disorders of the blood) such as anemia, leukemia and lymphoma (see Oncology, Medical).
- Infectious Diseases - Infections of all types.
- Internal Medicine - All diseases and total health care of adults, usually 18 years of age and older.
- Neonatology - Disease of the newborn child.
- Nephrology - Diseases of the kidney, including dialysis.
- Neurology - Diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nervous system and related structures.
- Neurological Surgery - Diseases of the brain, spinal cord, nervous system and related structures requiring surgery.
- Obstetrics and Gynecology - Normal and abnormal pregnancy, diseases of the female reproductive system and fertility disorders.
- Oncology, Medical - Cancer and disorders of the blood and blood-forming organs (see Hematology).
- Ophthalmology - Diseases of the eye.
- Orthopedic Surgery - Diseases of the bones, joints, muscles and tendons.
- Otorhinolaryngology - Ear, Nose & Throat - Diseases of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat and upper airway passages.
- Pathology - Tissues and specimens removed by biopsy and surgery to diagnose normal from diseased tissues and specimens; supervises and interprets laboratory tests on blood, urine and other body fluids.
- Pediatrics - All diseases and total health care of newborns, infants, children and adolescents.
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Diseases with major and minor disabilities requiring restoration of functional ability such as assistance, retraining and recondition of muscles, tendons and extremities for ambulation and other activities of daily living.
- Plastic Surgery - Diseases and conditions requiring surgical reconstruction for deformity or loss of a body part, or for cosmetic purposes to improve appearance or function.
- Podiatric Medicine - Podiatry - Disease of the foot and ankle as they affect the conditions of the feet.
- Preventative Medicine - Health care and other measures to avoid delay or prevent disease or illness from occurring.
- Psychiatry - Diseases affecting mental health including diseases of the brain, nervous system and substance abuse of drugs or chemicals.
- Pulmonary Disease - Diseases of the lung.
- Radiology, Diagnostic - X-ray, ultrasound and other imaging techniques such as Computerized Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
- Radiology, Nuclear - Diseases requiring use of radioactive isotopes or as an aid in diagnosis and/or therapy.
- Radiation Oncology - Cancer and other diseases with x-ray therapy, radioactive isotopes and linear accelerator particle radiation.
- Rheumatology - Diseases of the joints including arthritis and autoimmune diseases.
- Sports Medicine - Diseases and injuries acquired in sports.
- Surgery, General - Disease that require surgical operation for diagnosis or treatment.
- Surgery, Hand - Diseases and injuries of the nerves, tendons, muscles, bones or skin of the hand requiring surgery.
- Surgery, Thoracic - Diseases of the chest, including lungs, heart, blood vessels and chest wall, that require surgical operation for diagnosis and/or treatment.
- Surgery, Vascular - Diseases of the blood vessels that require surgical operation for diagnosis or treatment.
- Surgery, Colon and Rectal - Diseases of the large intestine (bowel), rectum and anus that require surgical operation for diagnosis or treatment.
- Surgery, Urology - Diseases of the kidneys, bladder and male reproductive tract that require surgical operation.