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Medical specialty

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Medical specialty
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Subclass ofbranch of science, health specialty Edit
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A medical specialty be a branch of medical practice wey be focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, anaa philosophy. Examples dey include those branches of medicine wey dey deal exclusively plus kiddies (pediatrics), cancer (oncology), laboratory medicine (pathology), anaa primary care (family medicine). After dem plete medical school anaa oda basic training, physicians anaa surgeons den oda clinicians usually dey further dema medical education insyd a specific specialty of medicine by dem go plete a multiple-year residency make dem cam turn a specialist.[1]

Specialties wey be common worldwide

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Specialty Fi be subspecialty of Age range
of patients 		Diagnostic (D) anaa
therapeutic (T)
specialty 		Surgical (S) anaa
internal medicine (I)
specialty 		Organ-based (O)
anaa technique-based (T)
Allergy den immunology Internal medicine
Pediatrics 		All Both I O
Adolescent medicine Pediatrics
Family medicine 		Pediatric Both I T
Anesthesiology None All T Both Both
Aerospace medicine Family Medicine All Both Neither Both
Bariatrics Several All Both Both Both
Cardiology Internal medicine Adults T I O
Cardiothoracic surgery General surgery Adults T S O
Child den adolescent psychiatry Psychiatry Pediatric T I T
Clinical neurophysiology Neurology All D I Both
Colorectal surgery General surgery All Both S O
Dermatology None All T I O
Developmental pediatrics Pediatrics Pediatric T I Neither
Emergency medicine Family medicine All Both Both Both
Endocrinology Internal medicine Adults Both I Multidisciplinary
Family Medicine None All Both Both Multidisciplinary
Forensic pathology Pathology All D Neither T
Forensic psychiatry Psychiatry All D I T
Gastroenterology Internal medicine Adults T I O
General surgery None Adults T S T
General surgical oncology General surgery Adults T S T
Geriatrics Family medicine
Internal medicine 		Geriatric T I Multidisciplinary
Geriatric psychiatry Geriatrics
Psychiatry 		Geriatric T I Neither
Gynecologic oncology Obstetrics den gynecology All T S O
Hematology Internal medicine
Pathology 		Adults Both I Neither
Hematologic pathology Hematology
Pathology 		All D Neither T
Infectious disease Internal medicine
Pediatrics 		All Both I Neither
Internal medicine None Adults Both I Neither
Interventional radiology Radiology All Both - Multidisciplinary
Intensive care medicine Anesthesiology
Emergency medicine
Internal medicine 		All T Both Both
Maternal-fetal medicine Obstetrics den gynecology Adults T S Both
Medical biochemistry Internal medicine All D I Neither
Medical genetics None All D I Neither
Medical oncology Internal medicine Adults Both I Neither
Neonatology Pediatrics Neonatal T I Neither
Nephrology Internal medicine All T I O
Neurology Internal medicine All Both I O
Neuropathology Pathology All D Neither T
Neurosurgery None All T S O
Nuclear medicine (nucleology) None All Both I T
Obstetrics den gynecology Family medicine All T S O
Occupational medicine Family medicine
Internal medicine 		Adults T I Multidisciplinary
Ophthalmology None All T S O
Orthopedic surgery None All T S O
Oral den maxillofacial surgery None All T S O
Otorhinolaryngology None All T S O
Palliative care Family Medicine
Internal medicine
Pediatrics 		All Both Neither Neither
Pathology None All D Neither T
Pediatrics None Pediatric Both I Neither
Pediatric allergy den immunology Pediatrics Pediatric T I O
Pediatric cardiology Pediatrics Pediatric T I O
Pediatric emergency medicine Pediatrics Pediatric Both Both Both
Pediatric endocrinology Pediatrics Pediatric Both I Multidisciplinary
Pediatric gastroenterology Pediatrics Pediatric T I O
Pediatric hematology den oncology Pediatrics Pediatric T I O
Pediatric infectious disease Pediatrics Pediatric T I O
Pediatric nephrology Pediatrics Pediatric T I O
Pediatric respiratory medicine Pediatrics Pediatric T I O
Pediatric rheumatology Pediatrics Pediatric T I O
Pediatric surgery General surgery Pediatric T S O
Physical medicine den rehabilitation None All T I Multidisciplinary
Plastic, reconstructive den aesthetic surgery General surgery All T S O
Psychiatry Family medicine All Both I T
Public health Family medicine All Neither Neither T
Radiation oncology None All T Neither T
Radiology None All Both I T
Reproductive endocrinology den infertility Obstetrics den gynecology Adults T S T
Pulmunology anaa Respiratory medicine Internal medicine Adults T I O
Rheumatology Internal medicine Adults T I Neither
Sports medicine Family medicine All Both Neither Multidisciplinary
Thoracic surgery General surgery Adults T S T
Toxicology Emergency Medicine All Both Neither O
Transfusion Medicine None All Both Neither Both
Neuroradiology Radiology All Both I Both
Urology None All T S O
Vascular surgery General surgery All T S O

List of specialties dem recognize insyd de European Union den European Economic Area

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  • Accident den emergency medicine
  • Allergist
  • Anaesthetics
  • Cardiology
  • Child psychiatry
  • Clinical biology
  • Clinical chemistry
  • Clinical microbiology
  • Clinical neurophysiology
  • Craniofacial surgery
  • Dermatology
  • Endocrinology
  • Family den General Medicine
  • Gastroenterologic surgery
  • Gastroenterology
  • General Practice
  • General surgery
  • Geriatrics
  • Hematology
  • Immunology
  • Infectious diseases
  • Internal medicine
  • Laboratory medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Neuropsychiatry
  • Neurology
  • Neurosurgery
  • Nuclear medicine
  • Obstetrics den gynaecology
  • Occupational medicine
  • Oncology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral den maxillofacial surgery
  • Orthopaedics
  • Otorhinolaryngology
  • Paediatric surgery
  • Paediatrics
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physical medicine den rehabilitation
  • Plastic surgery
  • Podiatric surgery
  • Preventive medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Public health
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiology
  • Respiratory medicine
  • Rheumatology
  • Stomatology
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Tropical medicine
  • Urology
  • Vascular surgery
  • Venereology

Salaries

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According to de 2022 Medscape Physician Compensation Report, na physicians on average earn $339K annually. Na primary care physicians earn $260K annually while specialists earn $368K annually.[2]

De table below dey detail de average range of salaries for physicians insyd de US of medical specialties:[2][3]

Specialty Average salary (USD) Average hours

work/week

Average salary/hour (USD)
Allergy den Immunology $298K
Anesthesiology $405K 59
Dermatology $438K 44 103
Emergency medicine $373K 44 180
Endocrinology $257K
Cardiac surgery 218,684 to $500,000
Cardiology $490K 55
Critical care $369K
Infectious disease $260K
Internal medicine $264K 55 58
Family medicine $255K 51 58
Nephrology $329K
Neurology $301K 54 93
Obstetrics den gynecology $336K 59 83
Oncology $411K
Ophthalmology $417K 45
Orthopedic surgery $557K 56
Otolaryngology $469K 52
Oral den maxillofacial surgery 360,000 to $625,210 53
Pathology $334K 44
Pediatrics 244K 52 69
Rheumatology $289K
Physical medicine den rehabilitation $322K
Preventative medicine $243K
Pulmonary medicine $353K 55
Psychiatry $287K 46 72
Radiology $437K 56
General surgery $402K 58
Urology $461K 59
Neurosurgery 350,000 to $705,000 132
Plastic surgery $576K 114
Gastroenterology $453K 55 93

References

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  1. ↑ "Different Types of Doctors: Find the Specialist You Need". webmd.com. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2022: Incomes Gain, Pay Gaps Remain". Medscape (in English). Retrieved 2022-07-23.
  3. ↑ Katzowitz, Josh (2022-02-02). "How Much Do Doctors Make? [Salary by Specialty 2022] | White Coat Investor". The White Coat Investor - Investing & Personal Finance for Doctors (in American English). Retrieved 2022-07-23.


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