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Physician Specialists

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  • Immunopathologist

  • A subspecialty certification by the Board of Pathology; practitioners are concerned with the scientific study of the causes, diagnosis, and prognosis of disease by the application of immunological principals to the analysis of tissues, cells, and body fluids. The immunopathologist is required to have a detailed understanding of the immunologic basis of disease from the perspective of anatomic and clinical pathology and to have the knowledge and ability to interpret laboratory data in relation to patients with immunologic diseases and organ transplant recipients.
    Specialty: Pathology: Immunopathology, Immunopathology

  • Infectious Disease Specialist

  • A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners deal with infectious diseases of all types and in all organs. AIDS patients and patients with fevers of unknown origin are often diagnosed and treated by these subspecialists. They are also experts in preventive medicine and medical conditions associated with travel.
    Specialty: Infectious Disease, Infectious Disease

  • Intensive Care Doctor, or Critical Care Doctor

  • See  Critical Care Physician

  • Internist

  • A certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners provide long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common illnesses and complex problems for adolescents, adults, and the elderly. General internists are trained in primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and treatment of problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs. All internists are trained in the subspecialty areas of internal medicine including emergency internal medicine and critical care. Internists consult with surgeons when surgical management is indicated, and often act as consultants to other specialists.
    Specialty: Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine

  • Interventional Cardiologist

  • A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners have the special knowledge required of cardiologists to care for patients receiving cardiac interventional procedures. They are skilled in the techniques that improve coronary circulation and alleviate valvular stenosis (narrowing or blockage of the heart valves).
    Specialty: Interventional Cardiology

  • Interventional Radiologist

  • A subspecialty certification by the Board of Radiology, practitioners use their expertise in reading X-rays, ultrasound and other medical images to guide small instruments such as catheters (tubes that measure just a few millimeters in diameter) through the blood vessels or other pathways to treat disease percutaneously (through the skin). These procedures are typically much less invasive and much less costly than traditional surgery.
    Specialty: Radiology: Vascular & Interventional, Vascular & Interventional Radiology


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