Family Practice and General Practice. A Family Practitioner is a physician who specializes in general family care. Doctors in this specialty are trained in several basic medical disciplines including internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, general surgery and psychiatry. They can also be board certified. General Practitioners, while more common in the past, can still be found and provide care for everyone in the family.
Pediatricians care for and treat children from birth through the teens.
They commonly have subspecialties, such as pediatric cardiology, gastroenterology, perinatal medicine, or surgery. Your first step is to gather names. If you have recently moved to a new location, ask your former physician for a referral. You can also ask other doctors you respect and see regularly, such as a gynecologist or pediatrician. Friends, relatives or business associates.