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| Littleton Regional Hospital Physicians by Specialty |
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Anesthesiology
A branch of medical science dealing with anesthesia and anesthetics.
Anesthesia: Lack of feeling or sensation, with or without loss of consciousness. Artificially induced loss of ability to feel pain, done to permit the performance of surgery or other painful procedures. Anesthesia may be produced by a number of agents capable of bringing about partial or complete loss of sensation.
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Cardiology
The study of the heart and its functions. The study of the heart and its action and diseases.
Cardiologist: A physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
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| Emergency Medicine
Medical specialty emphasizing the immediacy of treatment of acutely ill or injured individuals.
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| Family Practice
The field of medicine that stresses comprehensive primary health care, regardless of the age or sex of the patient, with special emphasis on the family unit.
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| Gastroenterology
Medical specialty concerned with the digestive system and its diseases. Gastroenterologists diagnose and treat the diseases and disorders of the esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, biliary tract, and pancreas.
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| General Surgery
Branch of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of injuries, diseases, and other disorders by manual and instrumental means.
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| Internal Medicine
A branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases not requiring surgery.
A medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis and medical — as opposed to surgical — treatment of diseases of adults, Internal Medicine is broadly identical to the practice of the physician, as opposed to that of the surgeon. Internal medicine deals with the entire patient rather than a particular organ system.
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| Neurology
The scientific study of the nervous system, especially in respect to its structure, functions, and
abnormalities. Neurology is a branch of health science that deals with the nervous system, both
normal and in disease.
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| Obstetrics/Gynecology
Obstetrics: A branch of medical science that deals with birth and with its antecedents and sequels.
Dealing with pregnancy, labo, and the puerperium.
Puerperium: The period between childbirth and the return of the uterus to its normal size.
Gynecology: A branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the
reproductive system.
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| Occupational Health
The mission of the Occupational Health Department is to promote, protect and restore the health of businesses, companies and municipalities in the communities we serve.
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| Oncology/Hematology
The diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer and blood diseases. Hematology includes such conditions as anemia's, leukemia's and lymphoma's. The Medical Oncologist evaluates patients with cancer of all the bodies organ systems such as the breast, lung, colon, prostate and others. The Medical Oncologist also acts as the provider or coordinator of different kinds of treatment such as chemotherapy, biotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation or surgery.
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| Ophthalmology
The branch of health science dealing with the eye, its anatomy, physiology, pathology etc.
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| Orthopedics
The branch of surgery dealing with the preservation and restoration of the function of the skeletal
system, its articulations, and associated structures.
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| Pathology
The branch of medicine treating the essential nature of disease, especially of the changes in body
tissues and organs which cause or are caused by disease. Pathologists study the structural and
functional manifestation of disease.
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| Pediatrics
The branch of medicine dealing with children and their development and care, and with the diseases of children and the treatment of those diseases.
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| Physiatry
The branch of medicine using physical therapy, physical agents, such as light, heat, water, and electricity, and mechanical apparatus in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of bodily disorders.
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| Radiology
The branch of medical science dealing with the use of x-rays, radioactive substances, and other forms of radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.
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| Urology
The branch of medicine dealing with the urinary system.
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| Veterans Administration Clinic
This community-based outpatient clinic operates through a contract with the White River Junction Veterans Administration Hospital.
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