What types of Doctor?

Question

i don't want to be like a heart or brain surgon, more like one that does minor surgeries and check ups- what types of doctors are there

Answer 1

GPs complete check-ups and some very minor surgeries, however, in a hospital setting, you're not going to find a doctor that does both, unless they have two specialities.

Internists are generally responsible for completing check-ups and diagnosing problems, however, a surgeon will very rarely do these things.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

1. psychology- kind of like therapists, or shrinks, more talking than medicine

2. neurology- brain doctors

3. psychiatry- different form #1, these doctors are like psychologists, except they also deal with giving like prescriptions and stuff

4. Ophthalmologist (or something like that) - eye doctors

5. veterinarians(if yur into animals)- animal doctors

6. pediatricians-doctors for young children

7. podiatrist- foot and ankle doctors

8. dermatologists- skin doctors

9. anethesiaologists- anethesia specialists (or something...)

10.Dentistry- teeth, gum, and mouth specialists

11.allergology- doctors that study allergies and hypersensitivity

12.Andrology- doctors that study the male reproductive system

13. Angiology- doctors in this field study the arteries, veins... the curculitory system

14.Cardiology- docters here study disorders in the heart and blood vessels

there are lots more at the website:

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_t...

Answer 4

OKay you dont have to be a surgeon at all.

Here are a few examples of specialties with brief descriptions of what they do:

Pediatrics-treat children

Family Practice-general physician, treat all ages & non-emergency conditions usually in an office setting

Internal Medicine: treat adolescents & adults, variety of conditions, work in the hospital (hospitalists) or intensivists

Obstetrics/Gynecology-deliver babies, C-sections, gynecological surgeries (hysterectomy, remove ovarian tumors, etc.), well-woman checkups(pelvic exams & pap smears), prenatal care, etc.

Neurology-treat nervous system disorders (seizure disorders, parkinson's, alzheimer's)

Endocrinology-treat growth disorders, thyroid diseases, diabetes

Gastroenterology-treat GI diseases & conditions, perform endoscopy & colonoscopy

Cardiology-treat heart diseases & conditions

Pulmonology-treat respiratory problems and manage critical patients in the ICU that require ventilator support

Surgery-perform operations, different sub-specialties (general surgery, neurosurg, cardiothoracic, ENT/maxillo-facial, plastic surg, oral surg, transplant surg, urology, etc.)

Anesthesiology- intubate patients, place central lines, sedate/anesthetize patients for surgery, epidural blocks for delivery or procedures, some are pain specialists

Infectious Disease-study & treat diseases due to viruses/bacteria/parasites, usually work in the hospital & also do a lot of research

Pathology-diagnose diseases/conditions from tissue specimens/samples, work as medical examiners & do autopsies, determine causes of death, usually don't deal with patients

Rheumatology-treat allergic conditions & autoimmune disorders

Dermatology-treat skin diseases/conditions

Answer 5

1. psychology- kind of like therapists, or shrinks, more talking than medicine

2. neurology- brain doctors

3. psychiatry- different form #1, these doctors are like psychologists, except they also deal with giving like prescriptions and stuff

4. Ophthalmologist (or something like that) - eye doctors

5. veterinarians(if yur into animals)- animal doctors

6. pediatricians-doctors for young children

7. podiatrist- foot and ankle doctors

8. dermatologists- skin doctors

9. anethesiaologists- anethesia specialists (or something...)

10.Dentistry- teeth, gum, and mouth specialists

11.allergology- doctors that study allergies and hypersensitivity

12.Andrology- doctors that study the male reproductive system

13. Angiology- doctors in this field study the arteries, veins... the curculitory system

14.Cardiology- docters here study disorders in the heart and blood vessels