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Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Physician
A subspecialty certification by the Board of Preventive Medicine; practitioners treat decompression illness and diving accident cases, and use hyperbaric (high pressure) oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns, and bone infections. These specialists also provide consultation to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations, and assess risks and take measures to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions. Specialty: Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine
Urologist
A certification by the Board of Urology; practitioners are competent to manage medical and surgical disorders of the adrenal gland and of the genitourinary system. Urologists have comprehensive knowledge of, and skills in, various surgical techniques for innate and acquired conditions of the reproductive and urinary systems and their related structures. Specialty: Urology, Urology
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