What is a Primary Care Specialist? Refer to “What is a Family Practice Physician?
What is a Psychiatrist? A psychiatrist is a physician that specializes in the branch of medicine that deals with the study and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. What is an Addiction Psychiatrist? This specialist deals with the identification and treatment of drug, alcohol, or other addictions, through the use of medication and/or therapy sessions. What is a Radiologist? A radiologist uses radiation (e.g. x-rays) to diagnose and treat disease. A radiologist is an expert in the administration and interpretation of x-rays, ultra-sound, CT-scanning, MRI, and other diagnostic radiological tests. What is a Surgeon? A general surgeon is a physician that specializes in general surgery. A plastic surgeon is a physician that specializes in Reconstructive surgery. In either initial or follow-on Medical School curricula, a physician may have a specialty interest (sub-specialty). To become a surgeon, they then focus their education and eventual practice on the surgical aspec
