Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center

Terms for Physician Specialties

Common Terminology Speciality Term
Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma and other Diseases related to Allergies and the Immune System Allergy/Immunology
Anesthesia, Sedation, Pain Anesthesiology
Heart Disease and Treatment, Blood Pressure and Cholesterol Management Cardiology
Bowel, Colon, Rectal and Intestional Surgery Colorectal Surgery
Oral, Dental or Tooth Care Dentistry
Skin Care, Skin Diseases, Rashes, Moles, Skin Cancer Dermatology
Diabetes Care, Hormone, Metabolism and Gland Care Endocrinology
Primary Care Medicine, Family Medicine Family Practice
Diseases of the Stomach, Intestines, Liver, Pancreas, Gallbladder and Digestive Problems Gastroenterology
Operations and Surgery General Surgery
Any Disease caused by Bacteria, Virus or Fungus. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV, AIDS, Tuberculosis, Hepatitis, Lyme, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, STDs, Meningitis, Rabies. Infectious Diseases
Non-Surgical Medical Treatment, General Medicine Internal Medicine
Hemodialysis, Dialysis, Kidney Disease, Kidney Failure Nephrology
Diseases of the Brain, Spinal Cord, Nerves or Nervous System Neurology
Surgery of the Brain, Spinal Cord, Spinal Column, Nerves or Nervous System Neurosurgery
Ob/Gyn, Women's Health Care, Pre-natal and Pregnancy Care Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ear, Nose or Throat Care Otolaryngology or Otorhinolaryngology
Surgery of the Bones and Joints, Fracture or Broken Bone Care, Osteoporosis, Bone Density Orthopedics
The Study of Disease, Analysis of Tissue Samples, Blood and other Fluids Pathology
Child Allergy, Asthma and Treatment of other Diseases associated with Children's Immune Systems Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
Treatment and Diagnosis of Heart Disease in Infants and Children Pediatric Cardiology
Child Tooth and Gum Care Pediatric Dentistry
Child Hormone, Diabetes, Metabolism and Gland Care Pediatric Endocrinology
Newborn, Child, Adolescent Care Pediatric Internal Medicine
Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Urinary Tract in Infants and Children Pediatric Urology
Primary Heath Care for Infants and Children Pediatrics
Treatment of Mouth and Gum Diseases Periodontics
Reconstructive Surgery Plastic Surgery
Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Foot Podiatry
Child Tooth and Gum Care Pediatric Dentistry
Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression and other Mental Health Disorders Psychiatry
Asthma, Respiratory Care, Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Lungs and Breathing Pulmonology
Performance and interpretation of X-rays, Cat Scans, Ultrasound, MRIs, Sonograms, CT scans and other related tests Radiology
Muscle, Joint and Arthritis Care Rheumatology
Surgery of the Thorax and Respiratory Surgery Thoracic Surgery
Urinary Tract Care, Erectile Dysfunction, Impotency and Prostate Care Urology
Surgery of the Blood Vessels, Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis Vascular Surgery
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