Health Care Providers, Health-Care Providers, Healthcare Providers
(medical professionals and scientists who specialize in designated areas of medical care)
A medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating pathological problems regarding the ears, nose, and throat: After teaching so many years in school, Mr. Lawson was experiencing hearing loss, so he went to see an otorhinolaryngologist for a hearing test and diagnosis.
A physician or scientist who concentrates on the studies of the causes, processes, and changes of bodily organs and the tissues that are produced as a result of diseases: A pathologist examines samples of body tissues for dianostic and forensic reasons.
A doctor who specializes in the health problems and medical treatments of children and adolescents: Dr. Happy was the bestpediatrician ever who took time for treating children with their health problems.
A doctor who strives to be an expert in gum and bone problems of the mouth: Dr. Tooth, who worked with a dentist, specialized especially in gum diseases.
A health care professional who can prepare and does dispense medications that are prescribed by physicians, dentists, and optometrists: Pharmacists are usually familiar with medication ingredients, their interactions, and the cautions that should be taken by patients.
A scientist who researches the various aspects of drugs: Alice's mother was a pharmacologist who was an expert in the characteristics and uses of drugs.
A physician whose field of work is in physical rehabilitation: A physiatrist is a health care professional who specializes in rehabilitations that use heat, light, water, and electricity to diagnose and to treat a wide variety of physical problems.
Professional health-care scientists who use physical manipulations, heat, cold, etc. to treat a wide variety of physical health problems: A physical therapist treated Jim's injury with exercise, which helped a lot!
Medical specialists or scientists who study the functions of organisms and their parts by using chemical and physical methods: A physiologist focuses on the study of the functions and processes of life forms and their parts.
A health care practitioner who focuses on foot ailments, such as bunions, corns, and bone spurs: Since Sam had a disorder with one of his feet, a podiatrist prescribed a special shoe insert that would correct the disorder and help lessen any pain he might experience.
Those medical doctors who plan and provide comprehensive primary health care to all members of families, regardless of ages or sexes, on a continuing basis: "Primary care physicians are doctors who are in charge of managing family member’s health care needs."
The branch of dentistry that deals with the replacements of missing teeth or related mouth or jaw structures with bridges, dentures, or other artificial devices: "Prosthodontists specialize in the reconstruction of appliances that function to replace missing or broken teeth, and sometimes other parts of a face or mouth."
Medical physicians who specialize in the diagnoses, treatments, and preventions of mental disorders.
Health care professionals who study how the minds of people function and what the affects of their mental processes have on their behaviors.
Those physicians who focus on lung problems.
You may see this Index of Scientific and Technological Topics for additional topics.

