#medical_practitioner__medicalpractitioner__medical_man__medicalman someone who practices medicine
supertype: health_professional__health_care_provider__caregiver a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
instance: Hippocrates
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
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