According to the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC) and other medical associations, nuclear cardiology is a subspecialty of cardiology in which radioisotopes are used in conjunction with a range of noninvasive nuclear imaging techniques to diagnose cardiovascular disease and to...
The American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) defines podiatry as the medical practice area concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the foot, ankle, and related structures of the leg. Within the field of podiatry, practitioners can focus on many different specialty...
According to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), a radiologist is a physician who uses imaging methodologies to diagnose and manage patients and provide therapeutic options.
Pediatric critical care medicine is the subspecialty of pediatrics that focuses on treating children, from birth to young adulthood, for illnesses or injuries that result in the child being in an unstable, critical condition. Pediatric critical care medicine specialists are often referred to as...
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), a national organization developed specifically to support and enhance the practice of hospitalists, defines the hospitalist as “a physician who specializes in the practice of hospital medicine.”
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) defines hematology as the practice of pathology concerned with the study and diagnosis of human diseases involving the hematopoietic tissues. The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) recognizes hematology as a subspecialty...
Emergency medical services (EMS) is a medical subspecialty that involves prehospital emergency patient care, including initial patient stabilization, treatment, and transport in specially equipped ambulances or helicopters to hospitals. According to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical...
According to American Board of Medical Specialties, a pediatrician who specializes in child abuse pediatrics serves as a resource to children, families, and communities by accurately diagnosing abuse. They also connect with community agencies on child safety, serve as experts in court, and treat...
Obesity medicine is a subspecialty focused on the treatment of obesity and its contributing genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors. The term obesity refers to a body weight that is greater than the predetermined healthy weight for a person’s height, according to the...
The authorized boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) began to offer the certification examination for sleep medicine in 2007. Since then, the ABMS has recognized sleep medicine as a medical subspecialty of family medicine, internal medicine, otolaryngology, pediatrics,...
