Specialties in Medicine 1
Dermatologist
Who is the British Surgeon that developed the first vaccine in treating small pox?
Who is the specialist that treats diseases and disorders of the digestive system?
Gastroenterologist
Who is is best known for performing the first successful internal organ transplant, a kidney?
Richard Lawler
Specialist who treats diseases and disorders of the heart is referred to as a?
Cardiologist
A medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases.
Pediatrician
Who was the first female physician in both the U.S. and England?
Elizabeth Blackwell
Who is the specialist that has special training in diagnosing and treating cancer in adults using chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, biological therapy, and targeted therapy?
Oncologist
Who is known as the "Father of modern medicine" ?
Hippocrates
Specialist who treats diseases and disorders of the feet is referred to as a?
Podiatrist
A practitioner of the system of integrative medicine based on the diagnosis and manipulative treatment of misalignments of the joints.
Chiropractor
Who was the first scientist to support the germ theory of disease, the idea that diseases are caused by microorganisms, with his research?
Who is the medical professional that can perform both administrative and clinical procedures in the ambulatory setting?
Medical Assistant
Who founded the American Red Cross, at the age of 59?
Clara Barton
He discovered another method of investigating diseases of the chest through percussion?
Leopold Auenbrugger
A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies.
Allergist
What British surgeon is best known for applying Louis Pasteur’s work in microbiology to pioneer antiseptic surgery?
Joseph Lister
Who is the specialist you would see for treatment of diseases such as Diabetes and Hyperthyroidism?
Endocrinologist
Who revolutionized the treatment and understanding of dying patients?
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
Who invented the ophthalmoscope?
Hermann von Helmholtz
A specialist that treats illnesses anywhere in the body that are caused by microorganisms: bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites.
Infectious Disease Specialist
Who was the social reformer, statistician and healthcare pioneer, was the founder of modern nursing?
Florence Nightingale
What type of specialist would you seek out treatment for anemia and other conditions of the blood?
Hematologist
Who developed the theory of circulation of blood?
William Harvey
Who showed how bacteria could be cultivated, isolated, and examined in the laboratory?
Robert Koch