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Which doctor is responsible for what? The specialist titles of the doctors' fields of work are often not clear to everyone.<\/p>\n
Which doctor is responsible for what? The specialist titles of the doctors' fields of work are often not clear to everyone.<\/p>\n
Here is an overview of the most important specialists and their tasks.
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General practitioner<\/strong><\/p>\n A general practitioner is my family doctor. You should go to them first if you have a health problem. The GP will refer the patient to the relevant specialist if the problem goes beyond their area of specialisation.<\/p>\n Anaesthetist<\/strong><\/p>\n An anaesthetist treats patients in the intensive care unit and administers anaesthesia.<\/p>\n Surgeon<\/strong><\/p>\n The surgeon operates on the patient. A distinction is made between specialised surgeons such as heart surgeons, neurosurgeons (nerves) or visceral surgeons (abdomen).<\/p>\n Dermatologist<\/strong><\/p>\n A dermatologist is a skin doctor. He treats all skin diseases such as neurodermatitis, psoriasis or moles.<\/p>\n Gastroenterologist<\/strong><\/p>\n The gastroenterologist's area of specialisation is the digestive tract. He treats infections or tumours in the stomach or intestines.<\/p>\n Geriatrician<\/strong><\/p>\n The geriatrician is a specialist for older people. He works in close co-operation with other specialists.<\/p>\n Gynaecologist<\/strong><\/p>\n The gynaecologist or gynaecologist treats and examines the female sexual organs and looks after women during pregnancy.<\/p>\n ENT<\/strong><\/p>\n An ear, nose and throat specialist specialises in the upper respiratory tract. He treats infections of the nose, oral cavity, throat and ears. <\/p>\n Internist<\/strong><\/p>\n An internist is responsible for internal organs. Their tasks include, for example, metabolism (endocrinology), the lungs (pneumology) and the kidneys (nephrology). Internists are often also family doctors.<\/p>\n Cardiologist<\/strong><\/p>\n The cardiologist treats cardiovascular diseases.<\/p>\n Neurologist<\/strong><\/p>\n A neurologist treats nerve diseases such as Parkinson's, dementia or balance disorders.<\/p>\n Oncologist<\/strong><\/p>\n An oncologist treats malignant tumours.<\/p>\n Ophthalmologist<\/strong><\/p>\n An ophthalmologist is an eye specialist who deals with functional disorders of the optic nerve and the eyes.<\/p>\n Orthopaedist<\/strong><\/p>\n The orthopaedist looks after the musculoskeletal system. He treats bone, joint and muscle wear and tear.<\/p>\n Paediatrician<\/strong><\/p>\n The paediatrician is a paediatrician. He looks after babies and children, treats typical childhood illnesses and treats developmental disorders.<\/p>\n Psychiatrist<\/strong><\/p>\n A psychiatrist treats mental illnesses. They look after people with depression, schizophrenia, anxiety or addictions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Welcher Arzt ist wof\u00fcr zust\u00e4ndig? Die Fachbezeichnungen der Arbeitsgebiete der \u00c4rzte sind oft nicht jedem klar. Hier sind die wichtigsten Fach\u00e4rzte und ihre Aufgaben im \u00dcberblick.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_id":["869"],"_fgj2wp_old_id":["403"],"rank_math_focus_keyword":["arbeitsgebiete der \u00c4rzte im \u00dcberblick"],"rank_math_analytic_object_id":["3084"],"rank_math_internal_links_processed":["1"],"_trp_automatically_translated_slug_en_GB":["overview-of-the-doctors-fields-of-work"]},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gesundheit","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuropool.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}