artemkoverchik/taxonomies_rag huggingface dataset:
Allergy & Immunology Physician (207K00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Allergy & Immunology
Definition: An allergist-immunologist is trained in evaluation, physical and laboratory diagnosis, and management of disorders involving the immune system. Selected examples of such conditions include asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinitis, eczema, and adverse reactions to drugs, foods, and insect stings as well as immune deficiency diseases (both acquired and congenital), defects in host defense, and problems related to autoimmune disease, organ transplantation, or malignancies of the immune system.
Allergy Physician (207KA0200X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Allergy & Immunology
Specialization: Allergy
Definition: A physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of allergies.
Clinical & Laboratory Immunology (Allergy & Immunology) Physician (207KI0005X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Allergy & Immunology
Specialization: Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
Definition: An allergy and immunology physician who specializes in clinical and laboratory immunology disease management..
Anesthesiology Physician (207L00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Anesthesiology
Definition: An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
Addiction Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (207LA0401X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Anesthesiology
Specialization: Addiction Medicine
Definition: An anesthesiologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of addictions.
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (207LC0200X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Anesthesiology
Specialization: Critical Care Medicine
Definition: An anesthesiologist, who specializes in critical care medicine diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (207LH0002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Anesthesiology
Specialization: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Definition: An anesthesiologist with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family.  This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician (207LP2900X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Anesthesiology
Specialization: Pain Medicine
Definition: An anesthesiologist who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic and/or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Patient care needs are also coordinated with other specialists.
Pediatric Anesthesiology Physician (207LP3000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Anesthesiology
Specialization: Pediatric Anesthesiology
Definition: An anesthesiologist who has had additional skill and experience in and is primarily concerned with the anesthesia, sedation, and pain management needs of infants and children.  A pediatric anesthesiologist generally provides services including the evaluation of complex medical problems in infants and children when surgery is necessary,  planning and care for children before and after surgery, pain control, anesthesia and sedation for any procedures out of the operating room such as MRI, CT scan, and radiation therapy.
Physician Nutrition Specialist (Anesthesia) (207LP4000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Anesthesiology
Specialization: Physician Nutrition Specialist
Definition: A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of primary nutritional diseases (e.g., undernutrition, overnutrition, and genetic or acquired errors of metabolism) and adjunctive nutritional therapeutics (e.g., nutritional therapy or support of diseases states with a metabolic component). Physician Nutrition Specialists also provide services for nutritional disease prevention, including diabetes, cancer, AlzheimerвЂ™s, hospital malnutrition screening, and perioperative nutrition.
Clinical Pharmacology Physician (208U00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Clinical Pharmacology
Definition: Clinical pharmacology encompasses the spectrum of activities related to the discovery, development, regulation, and utilization of safe and effective drugs.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician (208C00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Colon & Rectal Surgery
Definition: A colon and rectal surgeon is trained to diagnose and treat various diseases of the intestinal tract, colon, rectum, anal canal and perianal area by medical and surgical means. This specialist also deals with other organs and tissues (such as the liver, urinary and female reproductive system) involved with primary intestinal disease.
Dermatology Physician (207N00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Dermatology
Definition: A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.
Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunology Physician (207NI0002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Dermatology
Specialization: Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological Immunology
Definition: A dermatologist who utilizes various specialized laboratory procedures to diagnose disorders characterized by defective responses of the body's immune system. Immunodermatologists also may provide consultation in the management of these disorders and administer specialized forms of therapy for these diseases.
Dermatopathology Physician (207ND0900X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Dermatology
Specialization: Dermatopathology
Definition: A dermatopathologist has the expertise to diagnose and monitor diseases of the skin including infectious, immunologic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases. This entails the examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings and smears of skin lesions by means of routine and special (electron and fluorescent) microscopes.
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician (207ND0101X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Dermatology
Specialization: MOHS-Micrographic Surgery
Definition: The highly-trained surgeons that perform Mohs Micrographic Surgery are specialists both in dermatology and pathology. With their extensive knowledge of the skin and unique pathological skills, they are able to remove only diseased tissue, preserving healthy tissue and minimizing the cosmetic impact of the surgery.  Mohs surgeons who belong to the American College of Mohs Surgery (ACMS) have completed a minimum of one year of fellowship training at one of the ACMS-approved training centers in the U.S.
Pediatric Dermatology Physician (207NP0225X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Dermatology
Specialization: Pediatric Dermatology
Definition: A pediatric dermatologist has, through additional special training, developed expertise in the treatment of specific skin disease categories with emphasis on those diseases which predominate in infants, children and adolescents.
Procedural Dermatology Physician (207NS0135X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Dermatology
Specialization: Procedural Dermatology
Definition: Procedural Dermatology, a subspecialty of Dermatology, encompassing a wide variety of surgical procedures and methods to remove or modify skin tissue for health or cosmetic benefit. These methods include scalpel surgery, laser surgery, chemical surgery, cryosurgery (liquid nitrogen), electrosurgery, aspiration surgery, liposuction, injection of filler substances, and Mohs micrographic controlled surgery (a special technique for the removal of growths, especially skin cancers).
Electrodiagnostic Medicine Physician (204R00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Electrodiagnostic Medicine
Definition: Electrodiagnostic medicine is the medical subspecialty that applies neurophysiologic techniques to diagnose, evaluate, and treat patients with impairments of the neurologic, neuromuscular, and/or muscular systems.  Qualified physicians are trained in performing electrophysiological testing and interpretation of the test data.  They require knowledge in anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, histology, and pathology of the brain, spinal cord, autonomic nerves, cranial nerves, peripheral nerves, neuromuscular junction, and muscles. They must know clinical features and treatment of diseases of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, as well as those of neuromuscular junction and muscle. Physicians also require special knowledge about electric signal processing, including waveform analysis, electronics and instrumentation, stimulation and recording equipment, and statistics.
Emergency Medicine Physician (207P00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Emergency Medicine
Definition: An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician (207PE0004X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Emergency Medicine
Specialization: Emergency Medical Services
Definition: An emergency medicine physician who specializes in non-hospital based emergency medical services (e.g., disaster site, accident scene, transport vehicle, etc.) to provide pre-hospital assessment, treatment, and transport patients.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician (207PH0002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Emergency Medicine
Specialization: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Definition: An emergency medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family.  This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
Medical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine) Physician (207PT0002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Emergency Medicine
Specialization: Medical Toxicology
Definition: Medical toxicologists are physicians who specialize in the prevention, evaluation, treatment and monitoring of injury and illness from exposures to drugs and chemicals, as well as biological and radiological agents. Medical toxicologists care for people in clinical, academic, governmental and public health settings, and provide poison control center leadership. Important areas of medical toxicology include acute drug poisoning, adverse drug events, drug abuse, addiction and withdrawal, chemicals and hazardous materials, terrorism preparedness, venomous bites and stings and environmental and workplace exposures.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician (207PP0204X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Emergency Medicine
Specialization: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Definition: Pediatric Emergency Medicine is a clinical subspecialty that focuses on the care of the acutely ill or injured child in the setting of an emergency department.
Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician (207PS0010X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Emergency Medicine
Specialization: Sports Medicine
Definition: An emergency physician with special knowledge in sports medicine is responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention and management of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician has knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle. Knowledge of exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation and epidemiology is essential to the practice of sports medicine.
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician (207PE0005X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Emergency Medicine
Specialization: Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
Definition: A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns, and bone infections.  This specialist also serves as a consultant to other physicians in all aspects of hyperbaric chamber operations, and assesses risks and applies appropriate standards to prevent disease and disability in divers and other persons working in altered atmospheric conditions.
Family Medicine Physician (207Q00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Family Medicine
Definition: Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.
Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (207QA0401X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Family Medicine
Specialization: Addiction Medicine
Definition: A family medicine physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of addictions.
Adolescent Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (207QA0000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Family Medicine
Specialization: Adolescent Medicine
Definition: A family medicine physician with multidisciplinary training in the unique physical, psychological and social characteristics of adolescents and their health care problems and needs.
Adult Medicine Physician (207QA0505X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Family Medicine
Specialization: Adult Medicine
Definition: The NUCC recommends this code not be used. Choose a more appropriate code.
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (207QG0300X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Family Medicine
Specialization: Geriatric Medicine
Definition: A family medicine physician with special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes, and the hospital.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (207QH0002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Family Medicine
Specialization: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Definition: A family medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family.  This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
Obesity Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (207QB0002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Family Medicine
Specialization: Obesity Medicine
Definition: A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy. The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as dietitians, exercise physiologists, mental health professionals and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results. Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre- peri- and post-surgical care of bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.
Physician Nutrition Specialist (Family Medicine) (207QP0002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Family Medicine
Specialization: Physician Nutrition Specialist
Definition: A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of primary nutritional diseases (e.g., undernutrition, overnutrition, and genetic or acquired errors of metabolism) and adjunctive nutritional therapeutics (e.g., nutritional therapy or support of diseases states with a metabolic component). Physician Nutrition Specialists also provide services for nutritional disease prevention, including diabetes, cancer, AlzheimerвЂ™s, hospital malnutrition screening, and perioperative nutrition.
Sleep Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (207QS1201X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Family Medicine
Specialization: Sleep Medicine
Definition: A Family Medicine Physician who practices Sleep Medicine is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches. Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias and sleep related movement disorders.
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (207QS0010X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Family Medicine
Specialization: Sports Medicine
Definition: A family medicine physician that is trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the health care of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation.
General Practice Physician (208D00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: General Practice
Definition: A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
Hospitalist Physician (208M00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Hospitalist
Definition: Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
Independent Medical Examiner Physician (202C00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Independent Medical Examiner
Definition: A special evaluator not involved with the medical care of the individual examinee that impartially evaluates the care being provided by other practitioners to clarify clinical, disability, liability or other case issues.
Integrative Medicine Physician (202D00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Integrative Medicine
Definition: A physician who specializes in the treatment of the whole person through prevention and treatment based on medical evidence. Integrative medicine considers all factors that influence health, wellness, and disease - including mind, body, and spirit. Conventional and alternative methods are used to facilitate the body's innate healing response. Appropriate consideration is given to use of less-invasive and less-harmful interventions, when possible. It also incorporates all appropriate therapeutic approaches, health care modalities, and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing.
Internal Medicine Physician (207R00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Definition: A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RA0401X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Addiction Medicine
Definition: An internist doctor of osteopathy that specializes in the treatment of addiction disorders.  A doctor of osteopathy that is board eligible/certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine can obtain a Certificate of Added Qualifications in the field of Addiction Medicine.
Adolescent Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RA0000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Adolescent Medicine
Definition: An internist who specializes in adolescent medicine is a multi-disciplinary healthcare specialist trained in the unique physical, psychological and social characteristics of adolescents, their healthcare problems and needs.
Adult Congenital Heart Disease Physician (207RA0002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Definition: A physician who specializes in the care and treatment of adults with congenital heart disease. Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) physicians are trained to understand the complexities of congenital heart disease, anatomy, physiology, surgical repairs, and long-term complications and use that to manage ACHD with acquired heart disease, including heart failure, arrhythmias, and pulmonary hypertension.
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician (207RA0001X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Definition: Specialists in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology would participate in the inpatient and outpatient management of patients with advanced heart failure across the spectrum from consideration for high-risk cardiac surgery, cardiac transplantation, or mechanical circulatory support, to pre-and post-operative evaluation and management of patients with cardiac transplants and mechanical support devices, and end-of-life care for patients with end-stage heart failure.
Allergy & Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RA0201X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Allergy & Immunology
Definition: An internist doctor of osteopathy that specializes in the treatment of allergy and immunologic disorders.  A doctor of osteopathy that is board eligible/certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine can obtain a Certificate of Special Qualifications in the field of Allergy & Immunology.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Cardiovascular Disease
Definition: An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.
Clinical & Laboratory Immunology (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RI0001X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Clinical & Laboratory Immunology
Definition: An internal medicine physician who specializes in clinical and laboratory immunology disease management.
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician (207RC0001X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Definition: A field of special interest within the subspecialty of cardiovascular disease, specialty of Internal Medicine, which involves intricate technical procedures to evaluate heart rhythms and determine appropriate treatment for them.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RC0200X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Critical Care Medicine
Definition: An internist who diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician (207RE0101X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Definition: An internist who concentrates on disorders of the internal (endocrine) glands such as the thyroid and adrenal glands. This specialist also deals with disorders such as diabetes, metabolic and nutritional disorders, obesity, pituitary diseases and menstrual and sexual problems.
Gastroenterology Physician (207RG0100X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Gastroenterology
Definition: An internist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive organs including the stomach, bowels, liver and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using endoscopes to visualize internal organs.
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RG0300X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Geriatric Medicine
Definition: An internist who has special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes and the hospital.
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RH0000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Hematology
Definition: An internist with additional training who specializes in diseases of the blood, spleen and lymph. This specialist treats conditions such as anemia, clotting disorders, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, leukemia and lymphoma.
Hematology & Oncology Physician (207RH0003X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Hematology & Oncology
Definition: An internist doctor of osteopathy that specializes in the treatment of the combination of hematology and oncology disorders.  A doctor of osteopathy that is board eligible/certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine WAS able to obtain a Certificate of Special Qualifications in the field of Hematology and Oncology.  The Certificate is NO longer offered.
Hepatology Physician (207RI0008X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Hepatology
Definition: The discipline of Hepatology encompasses the structure, function, and diseases of the liver and biliary tract. The American Board of Internal Medicine considers Hepatology part of the subspecialty of gastroenterology. Physicians who identify themselves as Hepatologists usually, but not always, have been trained in gastrointestinal programs.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RH0002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Definition: An internal medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family.  This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care.
Hypertension Specialist Physician (207RH0005X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Hypertension Specialist
Definition: A Hypertension Specialist is a physician who concentrates on all aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension.
Infectious Disease Physician (207RI0200X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Infectious Disease
Definition: An internist who deals with infectious diseases of all types and in all organ systems. Conditions requiring selective use of antibiotics call for this special skill. This physician often diagnoses and treats AIDS patients and patients with fevers which have not been explained. Infectious disease specialists may also have expertise in preventive medicine and travel medicine.
Interventional Cardiology Physician (207RI0011X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Interventional Cardiology
Definition: An area of medicine within the subspecialty of cardiology, which uses specialized imaging and other diagnostic techniques to evaluate blood flow and pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart and uses technical procedures and medications to treat abnormalities that impair the function of the cardiovascular system.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Internal Medicine Physician (207RM1200X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Definition: The NUCC recommends this code not be used. Choose a more appropriate code.<br/>
Medical Oncology Physician (207RX0202X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Medical Oncology
Definition: An internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. This specialist decides on and administers therapy for these malignancies as well as consults with surgeons and radiotherapists on other treatments for cancer.
Nephrology Physician (207RN0300X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Nephrology
Definition: An internist who treats disorders of the kidney, high blood pressure, fluid and mineral balance and dialysis of body wastes when the kidneys do not function. This specialist consults with surgeons about kidney transplantation.
Obesity Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RB0002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Obesity Medicine
Definition: A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy. The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as dietitians, exercise physiologists, mental health professionals and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results. Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre- peri- and post-surgical care of bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.
Physician Nutrition Specialist (Internal Medicine) (207RP1002X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Physician Nutrition Specialist
Definition: A physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of primary nutritional diseases (e.g., undernutrition, overnutrition, and genetic or acquired errors of metabolism) and adjunctive nutritional therapeutics (e.g., nutritional therapy or support of diseases states with a metabolic component). Physician Nutrition Specialists also provide services for nutritional disease prevention, including diabetes, cancer, AlzheimerвЂ™s, hospital malnutrition screening, and perioperative nutrition.
Pulmonary Disease Physician (207RP1001X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Pulmonary Disease
Definition: An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.
Rheumatology Physician (207RR0500X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Rheumatology
Definition: An internist who treats diseases of joints, muscle, bones and tendons. This specialist diagnoses and treats arthritis, back pain, muscle strains, common athletic injuries and "collagen" diseases.
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RS0012X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Sleep Medicine
Definition: An Internist who practices Sleep Medicine is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches. Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias and sleep related movement disorders.
Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (207RS0010X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Sports Medicine
Definition: An internist trained to be responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician must have knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the prevention of injury. Knowledge about special areas of medicine such as exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation, epidemiology, physical evaluation, injuries (treatment and prevention and referral practice) and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle are essential to the practice of sports medicine. The sports medicine physician requires special education to provide the knowledge to improve the healthcare of the individual.
Transplant Hepatology Physician (207RT0003X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Internal Medicine
Specialization: Transplant Hepatology
Definition: An internist with special knowledge and the skill required of a gastroenterologist to care for patients prior to and following hepatic transplantation that spans all phases of liver transplantation. Selection of appropriate recipients requires assessment by a team having experience in evaluating the severity and prognosis of patients with liver disease.
Legal Medicine (M.D./D.O.) Physician (209800000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Legal Medicine
Definition: Legal Medicine is a special field of medicine that focuses on various aspects of medicine and law. Historically, the practice of legal medicine made contributions to medicine as a scientific instrument to solve criminal perplexities. Since World War II, the domain of legal medicine has broadened to include not only aspects of medical science to solve legal and criminal problems but aspects of law as it applies to medicine. Legal Medicine continues to grow as medicolegal issues like medical malpractice and liability, government regulation of health care, issues of tort reform, and moral and ethical complexities presented by technological advances become increasingly prominent. Many medical schools have implemented courses which supply medicolegal instruction for medical students, and many law schools now offer medicolegal courses. Also, dual degree programs in law and medicine have been created to assist physicians to bridge the gap between medicine and the law.
Clinical Biochemical Genetics Physician (207SG0202X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Medical Genetics
Specialization: Clinical Biochemical Genetics
Definition: A clinical biochemical geneticist demonstrates competence in performing and interpreting biochemical analyses relevant to the diagnosis and management of human genetic diseases and is a consultant regarding laboratory diagnosis of a broad range of inherited disorders.
Clinical Cytogenetics Physician (207SC0300X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Medical Genetics
Specialization: Clinical Cytogenetics
Definition: A clinical cytogeneticist demonstrates competence in providing laboratory diagnostic and clinical interpretive services dealing with cellular components, particularly chromosomes, associated with heredity.
Clinical Genetics (M.D.) Physician (207SG0201X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Medical Genetics
Specialization: Clinical Genetics (M.D.)
Definition: A clinical geneticist demonstrates competence in providing comprehensive diagnostic, management and counseling services for genetic disorders.
Clinical Molecular Genetics Physician (207SG0203X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Medical Genetics
Specialization: Clinical Molecular Genetics
Definition: A clinical molecular geneticist demonstrates competence in performing and interpreting molecular analyses relevant to the diagnosis and management of human genetic diseases and is a consultant regarding laboratory diagnosis of a broad range of inherited disorders.
Medical Biochemical Genetics (207SG0207X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Medical Genetics
Specialization: Medical Biochemical Genetics
Definition: A medical biochemical geneticist specializes in the diagnosis, evaluation, prevention, and treatment of patients with biochemical genetic disorders, defined as inborn errors of metabolism at any age of onset. Training does not include those skills and knowledge necessary to direct a clinical laboratory.
Molecular Genetic Pathology (Medical Genetics) Physician (207SM0001X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Medical Genetics
Specialization: Molecular Genetic Pathology
Definition: A board certified subspecialty, the molecular genetic pathologist is expert in the principles, theory and technologies of molecular biology and molecular genetics. This expertise is used to make or confirm diagnoses of Mendelian genetic disorders, of human development, infectious diseases and malignancies and to assess the natural history of those disorders. A molecular genetic pathologist provides information about gene structure, function and alteration, and applies laboratory techniques for diagnosis, treatment and prognosis for individuals with related disorders.
Ph.D. Medical Genetics Physician (207SG0205X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Medical Genetics
Specialization: Ph.D. Medical Genetics
Definition: A medical geneticist works in association with a medical specialist, is affiliated with a clinical genetics program and serves as a consultant to medical and dental specialists.
Neurological Surgery Physician (207T00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Neurological Surgery
Definition: A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician (204D00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM
Definition: The Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine physician directs special attention to the neuromusculoskeletal system and its interaction with other body systems. Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine encompasses increased knowledge and understanding of osteopathic principles and practice and heightened technical skills of osteopathic manipulative medicine, and integrates each of these into the management of pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
Sports Medicine (Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine) Physician (204C00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, Sports Medicine
Definition: A Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine physician trained to be responsible for the continuous care in the field of sports medicine encompasses increased knowledge and understanding of osteopathic principles and practice and heightened technical skills of osteopathic manipulative medicine and integrates each of these into the management of the individual engaged in physical exercise (sports) whether as an individual or in team participation.
Nuclear Medicine Physician (207U00000X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Nuclear Medicine
Definition: A nuclear medicine specialist employs the properties of radioactive atoms and molecules in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and in research. Radiation detection and imaging instrument systems are used to detect disease as it changes the function and metabolism of normal cells, tissues and organs. A wide variety of diseases can be found in this way, usually before the structure of the organ involved by the disease can be seen to be abnormal by any other techniques. Early detection of coronary artery disease (including acute heart attack), early cancer detection and evaluation of the effect of tumor treatment, diagnosis of infection and inflammation anywhere in the body and early detection of blood clot in the lungs are all possible with these techniques. Unique forms of radioactive molecules can attack and kill cancer cells (e.g., lymphoma, thyroid cancer) or can relieve the severe pain of cancer that has spread to bone
In Vivo & In Vitro Nuclear Medicine Physician (207UN0903X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Nuclear Medicine
Specialization: In Vivo & In Vitro Nuclear Medicine
Definition: A nuclear medicine physician who specializes in in vivo and in vitro nuclear medicine.
Nuclear Cardiology Physician (207UN0901X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Nuclear Medicine
Specialization: Nuclear Cardiology
Definition: A nuclear medicine physician who specializes in nuclear cardiology.
Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician (207UN0902X)
Group: Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
Classification: Nuclear Medicine
Specialization: Nuclear Imaging & Therapy
Definition: A nuclear medicine physician who specializes in nuclear imaging and therapy.