Pulmonology

Similar topics in Freebase

• 

  Neurosurgery

  Neurosurgery is the surgery discipline focused on treating the central nervous system, peripheral nervous systems and spinal column diseases amenable to surgical intervention. Neurosurgery generally has the longest training period of all the medical specialties; the neurosurgeon (at least in...
• 

  Pediatrics

  Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The upper age limit of such patients ranges from age 12 to 21, depending on the country. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician. The word pediatrics...
• 

  Neurology

  Neurology (from Greek νεῦρον, neuron, "nerve"; and -λογία, -logia) is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including...
• 

  Gastroenterology

  Gastroenterology (MeSH heading) is the branch of medicine whereby the digestive system and its disorders are studied. Etymologically, the name is a combination of three Ancient Greek words gastros (stomach), enteron (intestine), and logos (reason). Diseases affecting the gastrointestinal tract,...
• 

  Cardiac surgery

  Cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart and/or great vessels performed by a cardiac surgeon. Frequently, it is done to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, coronary artery bypass grafting), correct congenital heart disease, or treat valvular heart disease created by various...

• Pediatric pulmonology

  A pediatric pulmonologist is a medical doctor that treats respiratory problems in children as well as adolescents. These doctors are trained in both pediatrics and the subspecialty of pulmonology. Pediatric pulmonology is a subspecialty studied in an accredited fellowship program. The requirements...

• Allergy and Immunology

  Allergy and Immunology is a medical specialty on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diseases and medical conditions involving the immune system. The field of Allergy and Immunology covers a wide variety of conditions, from allergies brought on by environmental factors, food and drug, etc....

• Oncology

  Oncology is the branch of medicine dealing with tumors (cancer). A medical professional who practices oncology is an oncologist. The term originates from the Greek "Ογκολογία" derived from onkos (όγκος), meaning bulk, mass, or tumor, and the suffix -logy (-λογία), meaning "study of" or "to talk...

• Medical genetics

  Medical Genetics is the specialty of medicine that involves the diagnosis and management of hereditary disorders. Medical genetics differs from Human genetics in that human genetics is a field of scientific research that may or may not apply to medicine, but medical genetics refers to the...

• Virology

  Virology is the study of viruses and virus-like agents: their structure, classification and evolution, their ways to infect and exploit cells for virus reproduction, the diseases they cause, the techniques to isolate and culture them, and their use in research and therapy. Virology is often...