medical specialist
Focused healthcare provider
A medical specialist is a physician who focuses on a particular area of medicine rather than general practice.
Specialists complete additional training in fields like cardiology, dermatology, or orthopedics.
You typically see a specialist after a referral from your primary care doctor: The GP sent her to a medical specialist for the persistent rash.
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- chief of surgeryHospital's top surgeon
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- attending physicianSenior doctor supervising care
- consultantProfessional advice provider
oncologist · cardiologist · neurologist · dermatologist · radiologist · pediatrician · gynecologist · psychiatrist · orthopedic · clinic · diagnosis · referral · stethoscope · lab coat · white coat · waiting room · intake form · appointment
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Primary care doctor
generalist · family doctor · GP · primary care physician · family physician
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Non-specialist or unordained person
folk healer · quack · amateur · patient
medical specialistlayperson
Non-specialist or unordained person
medical student · amateur · novice · first aider · paramedic
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