The definitions below will help you understand the types of conditions or illnesses for which each specialty area cares. A Adolescent Medicine provides primary health care for young men and women aged 12-20, during the complex period between childhood and adulthood.
Doctors care for the psychological and cognitive development as well as physical growth.
B Behavioral Pediatrics helps parents learn to manage frequent and disruptive behaviors in children. Problem behaviors vary according to age and can occur throughout childhood. Cardiothoracic Surgery refers to the surgeons who specialize in operations on the heart and blood vessels to prevent or repair damage caused by clogged arteries, heart attacks or birth defects. Patients generally see a cardiologist first and receive a referral to a cardiac surgeon. Also called cardiovascular surgery.