Medical professionals
Hospital departments employ many different medical professionals to treat patients' injuries and diseases and include consultants, doctors and nurses. A large number of medical professionals also influence the care you receive outside of hospital in your local community.
You can use this section of the medical dictionary to find out what each medical professional does and who might be treating you by selecting from the list below. Dr Foster is always adding extra entries, so check back regularly to discover more about the different kinds of medical professionals.
- Anaesthetist
- Children's nurse (paediatric nurse)
- Consultant nurse
- Cytologist
- Gynaecologist
- Histopathologist
- Intensivist
- MDT (multidisciplinary team)
- Mobile stroke team
- Nurse specialist
- Obstetrician
- Occupational therapist
- Oncologist
- Paediatrician
- Radiologists/ radiographers
- Stroke specialist nurse
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