Medical Care

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.