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• Obstetrician-Gynecologist

A certification by the Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology; practitioners provide medical and surgical care of the female reproductive system and associated disorders, to the extent that it distinguishes them from other physicians. This training enables them to serve as consultants to other physicians and as primary physicians for women.
Specialty: Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Common Name: Ob/Gyn or Ob-Gyn



• Obstetrician-Gynecologist: Maternal -Fetal Medicine

A subspecialty certification by the Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology; practitioners treat or provide consultation on patients with complications of pregnancy. They have special 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 also is necessary to ensure a continuum of excellence in care from the fetal to newborn periods.
Specialty: Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Maternal & Fetal Medicine



• Occupational Medicine Physician

A subspecialty certification by the Board of Preventive Medicine; practitioners focus on the relationships between the physical and chemical environments of the workplace, the health of workers, the arrangement of the workplace and the ability to perform work.
Specialty: Occupational Medicine, Occupational Medicine



• Oncologist

A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; the oncologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. These subspecialists decide on and administer chemotherapy as well as consult with surgeons and radiotherapists on other treatment for cancer.
Specialty: Oncology (Medical), Medical Oncology
Common Name: Cancer Doctor



• Orthopedic Surgeon

A certification by the Board of Orthopaedic Surgery; practitioners focus on the investigation, preservation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. Birth defects, trauma, infections, tumors and metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system are problems cared for by the orthopaedic surgeon.
Specialty: Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Common Name: Orthopedist



• Otolaryngologist

A certification by the Board of Otolaryngology; practitioners provide comprehensive medical and surgical care of patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems (nose, mouth and throat) and related structures.
Specialty: Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology), Otolaryngology
Common Name: Ear, Nose, Throat Doctor



• Otologist/Neurotologist

A subspecialty certification by the Board of Otolaryngology; practitioners are concerned with the ear, its function and its diseases.
Specialty: Otology-Neurotology, Otology/Neurotology
Common Name: Ear Doctor