Allergy & Immunology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207K00000X
An allergist-immunologist is trained to evaluate, diagnose, and manage disorders involving the immune system through physical and laboratory assessments.
Selected examples of such conditions include asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinitis, eczema, and adverse reactions to drugs, foods, and insect stings, as well as immune deficiency diseases (both acquired and congenital), defects in host defense, and problems related to autoimmune disease, organ transplantation, or malignancies of the immune system.
Anesthesiology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintain, or restore, a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure.
The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient’s condition before, during, and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine.
Anesthesiologists are responsible for diagnosing and treating various types of pain, including acute, chronic, and cancer-related pain. They also diagnose and manage patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries.
In cases of cardiac or respiratory emergencies, anesthesiologists direct resuscitation efforts, which may involve the use of artificial ventilation. Additionally, they supervise the recovery of patients after anesthesia.
Clinical Pharmacology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208U00000X
Clinical pharmacology encompasses the spectrum of activities related to the discovery, development, regulation, and utilization of safe and effective drugs.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208C00000X
A colon and rectal surgeon is trained to diagnose and treat various diseases of the intestinal tract, colon, rectum, anal canal, and perianal area by medical and surgical means.
This specialist also deals with other organs and tissues (such as the liver, urinary and female reproductive system) involved with primary intestinal disease.
Dermatology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207N00000X
A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat patients of all ages, including both pediatric and adult patients, with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair, and nails, as well as various sexually transmitted diseases.
Electrodiagnostic Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 204R00000X
Electrodiagnostic medicine is the medical subspecialty that applies neurophysiologic techniques to diagnose, evaluate, and treat patients with impairments of the neurologic, neuromuscular, and/or muscular systems.
Qualified physicians are trained to perform electrophysiological testing and interpret the test data.
They require knowledge in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, histology, and pathology of the brain, spinal cord, autonomic nerves, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, neuromuscular junction, and muscles.
They must be familiar with the clinical features and treatment of diseases affecting the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, as well as those of the neuromuscular junction and muscle.
Physicians also require special knowledge about electric signal processing, including waveform analysis, electronics and instrumentation, stimulation and recording equipment, and statistics.
Emergency Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207P00000X
An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision-making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability, both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department.
The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of a diverse population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illnesses and injuries.
Family Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207Q00000X
Family Medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the total healthcare of the individual and the family.
It is the specialty that integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences in breadth. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
General Practice Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
Hospitalist Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208M00000X
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients.
Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine.
The term ‘hospitalist’ refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
Independent Medical Examiner Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 202C00000X
A special evaluator not involved with the medical care of the individual examinee who impartially evaluates the care being provided by other practitioners to clarify clinical, disability, liability, or other case issues.
Integrative Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 202D00000X
A physician who specializes in the treatment of the whole person through prevention and treatment based on medical evidence.
Integrative medicine considers all factors that influence health, wellness, and disease, including the mind, body, and spirit.
Conventional and alternative methods are used to facilitate the body’s innate healing response. Appropriate consideration is given to the use of less-invasive and less-harmful interventions when possible.
It also incorporates all appropriate therapeutic approaches, health care modalities, and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.
Internal Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illnesses of adolescents, adults, and the elderly.
Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections, and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints, and digestive, respiratory, and vascular systems.
They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which encompasses an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health, and the effective treatment of common problems affecting the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system, and reproductive organs.
Legal Medicine MD/DO Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 209800000X
Legal Medicine is a specialized field of medicine that focuses on the intersection of medical and legal aspects.
Historically, the practice of legal medicine has made significant contributions to medicine as a scientific tool for solving criminal perplexities.
Since World War II, the domain of legal medicine has expanded to encompass not only aspects of medical science in solving legal and criminal problems, but also aspects of law as it applies to medicine.
Legal Medicine continues to grow as medicolegal issues, such as medical malpractice and liability, government regulation of healthcare, issues of tort reform, and moral and ethical complexities presented by technological advances, become increasingly prominent.
Many medical schools have implemented courses that supply medicolegal instruction for medical students, and many law schools now offer medicolegal courses.
Additionally, dual degree programs in law and medicine have been established to help physicians bridge the gap between medicine and the law.
Neurological Surgery Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain.
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 204C00000X
A Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine physician trained to be responsible for the continuous care in the field of sports medicine encompasses increased knowledge and understanding of osteopathic principles and practice, and heightened technical skills of osteopathic manipulative medicine, and integrates each of these into the management of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports), whether as an individual or in team participation.
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 204D00000X
A neurological surgeon is responsible for both operative and non-operative management of disorders affecting the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, as well as their supporting structures and blood supply.
This includes preventing, diagnosing, evaluating, and treating these disorders, providing critical care, and offering rehabilitation services.
The surgeon also assesses and treats pathological processes that impact the function or activity of the nervous system, as well as manages pain through both surgical and non-surgical approaches.
A neurological surgeon specializes in treating patients with disorders of the nervous system. This includes conditions affecting the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, such as the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries.
They also address disorders of the pituitary gland, spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those that may require spinal fusion or instrumentation.
Additionally, they manage disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Nuclear Medicine Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207U00000X
A nuclear medicine specialist utilizes the properties of radioactive atoms and molecules in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, as well as in research. Radiation detection and imaging instrument systems are used to detect disease as it changes the function and metabolism of normal cells, tissues, and organs.
A wide variety of diseases can be found in this way, usually before the structure of the organ involved by the disease can be seen to be abnormal by any other techniques.
Early detection of coronary artery disease (including acute heart attacks), early cancer detection and evaluation of the effects of tumor treatment, diagnosis of infections and inflammation anywhere in the body, and early detection of blood clots in the lungs are all possible with these techniques.
Unique forms of radioactive molecules can attack and kill cancer cells (e.g., lymphoma, thyroid cancer) or can relieve the severe pain of cancer that has spread to the bone.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207V00000X
An obstetrician/gynecologist possesses special knowledge, skills, and professional capability in the medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders.
This physician serves as a consultant to other physicians and as a primary physician for women.
Ophthalmology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist possesses the knowledge and professional skills necessary to deliver comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor, and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders.
This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit, and the visual pathways.
In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 204E00000X
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are trained to recognize and treat a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries, and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws, and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region.
They are also trained to administer anesthesia and provide care in an office setting.
They are trained to treat problems such as the extraction of wisdom teeth, misaligned jaws, tumors, and cysts of the jaw and mouth, as well as to perform dental implant surgery.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation, and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine, and associated structures by medical, surgical, and physical means.
An orthopaedic surgeon is involved in the care of patients with musculoskeletal problems that include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, injuries, and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knees, hips, shoulders, and elbows in children and adults.
An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems, as well as the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions on the musculoskeletal system.
Otolaryngology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems, and related structures of the head and neck.
An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders, and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws, and other head and neck systems.
Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.
Pediatrics Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood.
Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases.
A pediatrician addresses the biological, social, and environmental factors that influence the developing child, as well as the impact of disease and dysfunction on their development.
Phlebology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 202K00000X
Phlebology is the medical discipline that involves the diagnosis and treatment of venous disorders, including spider veins, varicose veins, chronic venous insufficiency, venous leg ulcers, congenital venous abnormalities, venous thromboembolism, and other disorders of venous origin.
A phlebologist has attained a minimum of 50 hours of CME units in phlebology-related courses, and is knowledgeable of and trained in a variety of diagnostic techniques, including physical examination, venous imaging techniques such as duplex ultrasound, CT, and MR, plethysmographic techniques, and laboratory evaluation related to venous thromboembolism.
The phlebologist is also trained in a variety of therapeutic interventions, which may include compression, sclerotherapy, cutaneous vascular laser therapy, endovenous thermoablation procedures (using both laser and radiofrequency), endovenous chemical ablation, surgical procedures (such as ambulatory phlebectomy and venous ligation), vasoactive medications, and the management of venous thromboembolism.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208100000X
Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as rehabilitation medicine, is a medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating, and treating patients with physical disabilities.
These disabilities may arise from conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system, such as neck and back pain, sports injuries, or other painful conditions affecting the limbs, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
Alternatively, the disabilities may result from neurological trauma or disease, such as spinal cord injury, head injury, or stroke.
A physician certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation is often referred to as a physiatrist.
The primary goal of the physiatrist is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social, and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation.
Pain management is often a crucial aspect of the physiatrist’s role.
For diagnosis and evaluation, a physiatrist may employ electromyography techniques to supplement standard history, physical examination, x-ray, and laboratory examinations.
The physiatrist has expertise in the appropriate use of therapeutic exercise, prosthetics (artificial limbs), orthotics, and mechanical and electrical devices.
Plastic Surgery Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208200000X
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hands, extremities, breasts, trunk, and external genitalia, as well as cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body.
Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery.
The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures.
The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but also in all reconstructive procedures.
Surgery Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis, preoperative, operative, and postoperative management, and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery.
General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques.
Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery.
Thoracic Surgery Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208G00000X
A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative, and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest.
Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus, and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum, and diseases of the diaphragm.
The management of airways and chest injuries is within the scope of the specialty.
Transplant Surgery Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 204F00000X
A surgeon who specializes in transplant surgery.
Urology Physicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system, as well as the adrenal gland.
This specialist possesses comprehensive knowledge and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous, and open surgery for congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems, as well as their contiguous structures.