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Neonatalogist
A subspecialty certification by the Board of Pediatrics; practitioners treat or provide consultation on high-risk newborn infants, such as those born prematurely. This requires advanced knowledge in the obstetrical, medical and surgical complications of pregnancy and their effect on both the mother and the fetus. Advanced knowledge of newborn adaptation is necessary to ensure a continuum of excellence in care from the fetal to newborn periods. Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Common Name: Newborn Doctor
Nephrologist
A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; practitioners treat disorders of the kidney, high blood pressure, fluid and mineral imbalance, dialysis of body wastes when the kidneys do not function, and consultation with surgeons about kidney transplantation. Specialty: Nephrology, Nephrology Common Name: Kidney Doctor
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Pediatrician
A subspecialty certification by the Boards of Pediatrics and Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners treat children with developmental delays, learning disorders (including those associated with visual and hearing impairment), mental retardation, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism, and other chronic neurologic conditions. They provide medical consultation and education and assume leadership in the interdisciplinary care of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. They also focus on the early identification of neurodevelopmental disabilities in infants and young children as well as changes that occur as the child with developmental disabilities grows up. Specialty: Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Neurologist
A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners focus on the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease or impaired function of the brain, spinal cord, muscles and nervous system, as well as the blood vessels that relate to these structures. The neurologist is often the primary physician but also serves as a consultant to other physicians and may render all levels of care, including the continuing care of outpatients and/or inpatients. The neurologist will often perform and interpret tests that relate to the nervous system or muscles. Specialty: Neurology, Neurology
Neuropathologist
A subspecialty certification by the Board of Pathology; practitioners are expert in the diagnosis of disease of the nervous system and skeletal muscles and functions as a consultant primarily to neurologists and neurosurgeons. Specialty: Pathology: Neuropathology, Neuropathology
Neuroradiologist
A subspecialty certification by the Board of Radiology; practitioners are trained in both imaging and interventional procedures to identify and treat disorders of the brain, spine and spinal cord, head, neck and sense organs in adults and children. These subspecialists are expert diagnostic and therapeutic consultants and practitioners. Specialty: Radiology: Neuroradiology, Neuroradiology
Neurosurgeon
A certification by the Board of Neurological Surgery; practitioners provide the surgical and non-surgical management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the nervous system. They also provide the evaluation and treatment of conditions that modify function or activity of the nervous system, and the surgical and non-surgical management of pain. Specialty: Neurosurgery, Neurological Surgery Common Name: Brain Surgeon
Nuclear Medicine Physician
A certification by the Board of Nuclear Medicine; practitioners are skilled in the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of radioactive materials. This physician also has special knowledge of the biologic effects of radiation exposure, the principles of radiation safety, and the care of patients who have been exposed to ionizing radiation. The nuclear medicine specialist serves as a consultant to physicians, obtaining necessary information from patients by means of history and physical examination and selecting and carrying out appropriate diagnostic or therapeutic uses of radiation. Specialty: Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Radiologist
A subspecialty certification by the Board of Radiology; it involves the analysis and imaging of radionuclides (radioactive atoms) and radiolabeled substances (radioactive atoms attached to other substances) for diagnosis, and the administration of radionuclides and radiolabeled substances for the treatment of disease. Specialty: Radiology: Nuclear, Nuclear Radiology
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