Pediatric care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. To treat these problems, Podiatrists prescribe drugs, order physical therapy, set fractures, and perform surgery. They also fit corrective inserts called orthotics, design plaster casts and strapping to correct deformities, and design custom-made shoes. The Pulmonologist diagnoses and treats pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema, and other complex disorders of the lungs. Pulmonologists test lung functions in many ways, endoscope the bronchial airways, if necessary, and prescribe and monitor mechanical assistance to ventilation.
Radiologists bring special training and expertise to the interpretation of x-ray images.
In addition to interpreting x-ray films, Radiologists use a variety of other modalities such as MRI, Spiral CT, ultrasound and nuclear medicine. Urology A specialist in Urology is competent to manage benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the adrenal glad and of the genitourinary system. Urologists have comprehensive knowledge of skills in endoscopic, percutaneous, and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the reproductive and urinary systems and their contiguous structures. These physicians were elected by their peers for their leadership abilities, high standards of patient care and their loyalty to the Hospital and community. They bring 73 years of combined medical knowledge in their collective leadership capacity.