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This category is the top-level index for the atlas's Medical Specialty entities: the distinct branches of medical practice this atlas documents, such as cardiology, pediatrics or oncology, each covering its own scope of practice and the conditions it typically treats. Each entry covers the specialty itself rather than a specific healer, condition or institution, which are filed under their own respective types elsewhere in the atlas.

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Uses International Classification
No single international system; classified along several axes (surgical or internal medicine, patient age range, diagnostic or therapeutic, organ-based or technique-based) 1
All Medical Specialties
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Addiction Medicine

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Allergy and Immunology

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Anatomy

Genetics, Immunology and Microbiological Sciences

Anesthesiology

Hospital-Based and Diagnostic Specialties

Ayurveda

Traditional and Complementary Medicine Systems

Cardiology

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Surgical Specialties

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Neurological and Psychiatric Specialties

Critical Care Medicine

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Dermatology

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Emergency Medicine

Hospital-Based and Diagnostic Specialties

Endocrinology

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Epidemiology

Public Health and Preventive Specialties

Family Medicine

Primary Care Specialties

Forensic Pathology

Hospital-Based and Diagnostic Specialties

Gastroenterology

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Genetics

Genetics, Immunology and Microbiological Sciences

Geriatrics

Primary Care Specialties

Hematology

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Histology

Genetics, Immunology and Microbiological Sciences

Homeopathy

Traditional and Complementary Medicine Systems

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Primary Care Specialties

Immunology

Genetics, Immunology and Microbiological Sciences

Infectious Disease

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Internal Medicine

Primary Care Specialties

Interventional Radiology

Hospital-Based and Diagnostic Specialties

Medical Genetics

Genetics, Immunology and Microbiological Sciences

Medical Microbiology

Genetics, Immunology and Microbiological Sciences

Naturopathic Medicine

Traditional and Complementary Medicine Systems

Nephrology

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Neurology

Neurological and Psychiatric Specialties

Neuroscience

Neurological and Psychiatric Specialties

Neurosurgery

Surgical Specialties

Nuclear Medicine

Hospital-Based and Diagnostic Specialties

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Surgical Specialties

Occupational Medicine

Public Health and Preventive Specialties

Oncology

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Ophthalmology

Surgical Specialties

Orthopedic Surgery

Surgical Specialties

Otolaryngology

Surgical Specialties

Pain Medicine

Hospital-Based and Diagnostic Specialties

Pathology

Hospital-Based and Diagnostic Specialties

Pediatric Surgery

Surgical Specialties

Pediatrics

Primary Care Specialties

Pharmacology

Genetics, Immunology and Microbiological Sciences

Physiology

Genetics, Immunology and Microbiological Sciences

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Surgical Specialties

Preventive Medicine

Public Health and Preventive Specialties

Psychiatry

Neurological and Psychiatric Specialties

Public Health

Public Health and Preventive Specialties

Pulmonology

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Radiology

Hospital-Based and Diagnostic Specialties

Rheumatology

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Sleep Medicine

Internal Medicine Subspecialties

Surgery

Surgical Specialties

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional and Complementary Medicine Systems

Trauma Surgery

Surgical Specialties

Unani Medicine

Traditional and Complementary Medicine Systems

Urology

Surgical Specialties

Vascular Surgery

Surgical Specialties

Virology

Genetics, Immunology and Microbiological Sciences
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Medical specialty
WikipediaClassification section
Quote, Classification section
Medical specialties can be classified along several axes.
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