#health_professional__health_care_provider__caregiver a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
supertype: #professional_person__professional a person engaged in one of the learned professions
member of: #health_profession
subtype: #bonesetter someone (not necessarily a licensed physician) who sets broken bones
subtype: #electrologist someone skilled in the use of electricity to remove moles or warts or hair roots
subtype: #medical_assistant__medicalassistant a person trained to assist medical professionals
subtype: #medical_practitioner__medicalpractitioner__medical_man__medicalman someone who practices medicine
subtype: #dentist__tooth_doctor__toothdoctor__dental_practitioner a person qualified to practice dentistry
subtype: #dental_surgeon a dentist qualified to perform surgical procedures
subtype: #endodontist a dentist specializing in diseases of the dental pulp and nerve
subtype: #exodontist a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth
subtype: #orthodontist a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
subtype: #pedodontist a dentist who specializes in the care of children's teeth
subtype: #periodontist a dentist specializing in diseases of the gums and other structure surrounding the teeth
subtype: #prosthodontist a dentist who is expert in prosthodontics
subtype: #doc__physician__MD__Dr.__medico a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor"
subtype: #abortionist a person (who should be a doctor) who terminates pregnancies
subtype: #allergist a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of allergies
subtype: #angiologist a physician who specializes in angiology
subtype: #medical_extern__medicalextern__extern a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
subtype: #gastroenterologist a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
subtype: #general_practitioner__generalpractitioner__GP a physician who is not a specialist but treats all illnesses
subtype: #country_doctor__countrydoctor a doctor who practices in the country (rather than in a city) usually remote from a modern hospital; "do country doctors still make house calls?"
subtype: #family_doctor a general practitioner who treats all the family members
subtype: #house_physician__housephysician__resident__resident_physician a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital
subtype: #medical_intern__medicalintern__intern__interne__houseman an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience (`houseman' is a British term)
subtype: #quack an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
subtype: #medical_specialist__medicalspecialist__specialist practices one branch of medicine
subtype: #anesthesiologist__anesthetist__anaesthetist a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated
subtype: #baby_doctor__pediatrician__pediatrist__paediatrician a specialist in the care of babies
instance: #Harold_Hirschsprung__Hirschsprung #Benjamin_Spock__Spock
subtype: #cardiologist__heart_specialist__heartspecialist__heart_surgeon__heartsurgeon a specialist in cardiology; a specialist in the structure and function and disorders of the heart
subtype: #chiropodist__foot_doctor__podiatrist a specialist in care for the feet
subtype: #dermatologist__skin_doctor a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin
subtype: #diagnostician__pathologist a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis
subtype: #etiologist__aetiologist a specialist in the etiology of diseases
instance: #Sir_Howard_Walter_Florey__Florey__Howard_Florey #Karl_Landsteiner__Landsteiner #Sir_James_Paget__Paget #Francis_Peyton_Rous__Rous__Peyton_Rous #Rudolf_Karl_Virchow__Virchow__Rudolf_Virchow
subtype: #diplomate medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group
subtype: #ear_doctor__eardoctor__ear_specialist__earspecialist__otologist a physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases
instance: #Prosper_Meniere__Meniere
subtype: #endocrinologist physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system
instance: #Henry_Hubert_Turner__Turner
subtype: #ENT_man__ear-nose-and-throat_doctor__otolaryngologist__otorhinolaryngologist__rhinolaryngologist a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
subtype: #gerontologist__geriatrician a specialist in gerontology
subtype: #gynecologist__gynaecologist__woman's_doctor__woman'sdoctor a specialist in gynecology
subtype: #hematologist__haematologist a doctor who specializes in diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
subtype: #internist a specialist in internal medicine
subtype: #neurologist__brain_doctor__braindoctor a medical specialist in the nervous system and the disorders affecting it
instance: #Jean_Martin_Charcot__Charcot__charcot #Harvery_Williams_Cushing__Cushing__Harvey_Cushing #Sigmund_Freud__Freud #Baron_Richard_von_Krafft-Ebing__Krafft-Ebing__Richard_von_Krafft-Ebing #Georges_Gilles_de_la_Tourette__Tourette__Gilles_de_la_Tourette #Karl_Wernicke__Wernicke
subtype: #obstetrician__accoucheur a physician specializing in obstetrics
subtype: #perinatologist an obstetrician specializing in perinatology
subtype: #oncologist a specialist in oncology
subtype: #ophthalmologist__eye_doctor__eyedoctor__oculist a medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye
instance: #Hermann_Snellen__Snellen
subtype: #orthopedist__orthopaedist a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)
subtype: #orthoptist a specialist in orthoptics
subtype: #proctologist a doctor specializing in diseases of the rectum and anus
subtype: #psychiatrist__head-shrinker__shrink a physician who specializes in psychiatry
subtype: #alienist a psychiatrist and specialist in the legal aspects of mental illness
subtype: #psychoanalyst__analyst a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis
instance: #Sigmund_Freud__Freud #Melanie_Klein__Klein
instance: #Karl_Theodor_Jaspers__Jaspers__Karl_Jaspers #Charles_Frederick_Menninger__Menninger__Charles_Menninger #Karl_Augustus_Menninger__Menninger__Karl_Menninger #William_Claire_Menninger__Menninger__William_Menninger #Harry_Stack_Sullivan__Sullivan
subtype: #radiographer a person who makes radiographs
subtype: #radiologist a medical specialist who uses radioactive substances and X-rays in the treatment of disease
subtype: #rheumatologist a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases
subtype: #urologist a specialist in urology
subtype: #operating_surgeon__operatingsurgeon__surgeon__sawbones a physician who specializes in surgery
subtype: #amputator a surgeon who remove part or all of a limb
subtype: #cosmetic_surgeon__plastic_surgeon__plasticsurgeon a surgeon who beautifies the body (especially the face)
subtype: #neurosurgeon__brain_surgeon__brainsurgeon someone who does surgery on the nervous system (especially the brain)
instance: #Alexis_Carrel__Carrel #Michael_Ellis_De_Bakey__De_Bakey #William_Crawford_Gorgas__Gorgas #Joseph_Lister__Lister__Baron_Lister #James_Parkinson__Parkinson #Walter_Reed__Reed
subtype: #veterinarian__veterinary__veterinary_surgeon__vet a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
subtype: #horse_doctor__horsedoctor a veterinarian who treats horses
instance: #Robert_Barany__Barany #Sir_David_Bruce__Bruce__David_Bruce #Burrill_Bernard_Crohn__Crohn #John_L._H._Down__Down #Christiaan_Eijkman__Eijkman #Etienne-Louis_Arthur_Fallot__etiennelouisarthurfallot__Fallot #William_Gilbert__Gilbert #William_Harvey__Harvey #Thomas_Hodgkin__Hodgkin #Aletta_Jacobs__Jacobs #Edward_Jenner__Jenner #Harry_F._Klinefelter__Klinefelter__Harry_Fitch_Kleinfelter #Clemence_Sophia_Harned_Lozier__Lozier #Sir_Patrick_Manson__Manson #Friedrich_Anton_Mesmer__Mesmer__Franz_Anton_Mesmer #Philippus_Aureolus_Paracelsus__Paracelsus__Theophrastus_Philippus_Aureolus_Bombastus_von_Hohenheim #Peter_Mark_Roget__Roget #Sir_Ronald_Ross__Ross #Benjamin_Rush__Rush #Albert_Schweitzer__Schweitzer #Anna_Howard_Shaw__Shaw #Sir_James_Young_Simpson__Simpson #Thomas_Sydenham__Sydenham__The_English_Hippocrates #Erik_Adolf_von_Willebrand__Willebrand__von_Willebrand__E._A._von_Willebrand
subtype: #inoculator__vaccinator a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases
subtype: #medical_officer__medicalofficer__medic a medical practitioner in the armed forces
subtype: #flight_surgeon a medical officer specializing in aviation medicine
subtype: #surgeon_general the senior medical officer in an army or navy
instance: #Hippocrates
subtype: #nurse one skilled in caring for the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
subtype: #graduate_nurse__trained_nurse__trainednurse someone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school
subtype: #licensed_practical_nurse__LPN__practical_nurse__practicalnurse a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick
subtype: #head_nurse__matron a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
subtype: #midwife__accoucheuse a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
subtype: #probationer__student_nurse__studentnurse a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period
subtype: #registered_nurse__RN a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration
subtype: #nurse-midwife__nursemidwife a registered nurse who has received special training as a midwife
subtype: #nurse_practitioner__nursepractitioner__NP__nurse_clinician__nurseclinician a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician
subtype: #scrub_nurse__scrubnurse a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery
subtype: #visiting_nurse a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes
instance: #Edith_Louisa_Cavell__Cavell__Edith_Cavell #Florence_Nightingale__Nightingale__the_Lady_with_the_Lamp #Margaret_Higgins_Sanger__Sanger__Margaret_Sanger
subtype: #pharmacist__druggist__chemist__pill_pusher__pill_roller a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
subtype: #pharmacologist__pharmaceutical_chemist someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects)
instance: #Otto_Loewi__Loewi
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