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Physician specialties

Physicians are smart people in the health care. They know more about the human body and keeping it healthy. For example, an Anesthesiologist is a doctor who specializes in the administration of anesthesia for pain relief, while dermatologists study the illnesses and diseases of the skin.

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Anesthesiology Anesthesiology is a branch of science that deals with anesthesia and anaesthetics, where the anesthesia acts to relieve the pain.	Dermatology Dermatology is a branch of science that deals with the skin and its appendages as hair, sweat glands, etc.	Emergency medicine Emergency medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and prompt treatment of injuries, trauma or unexpected diseases.


Physical Therapist Physical therapy is a branch of rehabilitative health that deals with the treatment consisting of exercising exact parts of the body.	Preventive medicine Branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health practices.	Psychiatry Psychiatry deals with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental disease.	Radiation oncology Oncology deals with tumors and cancers, including study, diagnosis, treatment, and avoidance.


Internal medicine Internal medicine is the branch and speciality of medicine that deals with the diagnosis of illnesses in adults.	Obstetrics and gynecology Obstetrics and Gynaecology are the two surgical specialties that deal with the woman's reproductive organs.	Nuclear medicine Nuclear medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with the use of radioisotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

Neurology Neurology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the nervous system.	Occupational therapists Occupational therapy is an activity and important occupation to help persons with mental health problems.	Ophthalmology It is the branch of medicine dealing with diagnosis and treatment of disorders and diseases of the eye.

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