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Orthopaedic Surgery is the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles.

The most common orthopedic surgical procedures:

Ankle: repair of ankle fracture

Knee: knee arthroscopy (meniscectomy, chondroplasty, anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction) and knee replacement

Hip: repair of femoral neck fracture and trochanteric fracture, hip replacement

Wrist: carpal tunnel release, wrist bone (distal radius) fracture repair

Shoulder: Shoulder arthroscopy (decompression, distal clavicle excision, rotator cuff tendon repair)

Spine: laminectomy, lumbar spinal fusion, low back intervertebral disc surgery

Bones: forearm (radius) bone fracture repair, thigh bone (femoral shaft) fracture repair

A branch of medicine that specializes in the care of women during pregnancy and childbirth and in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the female reproductive organs.

It also specializes in other women’s health issues, such as menopause, hormone problems, contraception (birth control), and infertility.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland.

Bariatric surgery includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. Long term weight loss through standard of care procedures is largely achieved by altering gut hormone levels that are responsible for hunger and satiety, leading to a new hormonal weight set point.

Family medicine (FM), formerly family practice (FP), is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages.

It is based on knowledge of the patient in the context of the family and the community, emphasizing disease prevention and health promotion.

Otorhinolaryngology is a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the surgical and medical management of conditions of the head and neck.

Doctors who specialize in this area are called otorhinolaryngologists, otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, or ENT surgeons or physicians.

Incontinence surgery helps control stress urinary incontinence.

This is urine leakage that happens when you laugh, cough, sneeze, lift things, or exercise.

The Digestive Surgical Oncolgy Service deals with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of tumors in the digestive tract and the abdominal cavity: tumors of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, biliary tract, liver, gallbladder, small intestine, colon and rectum, peritoneal carcinomatosis, mesenteric tumors, etc.

Urologists treat patients of both genders, and for urinary problems as well as male reproductive issues.

Andrologists are the male equivalent of gynecologists, focusing entirely on male reproductive issues.

Pain management, pain medicine, pain control or algiatry, is a branch of medicine that uses an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain.

Alternative therapies stemming from the premise the mind, body and spirit function as one and addressing all promotes healing.

Phlebology is a medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of venous origin.

The specialty of phlebology has developed to enable physicians sharing an interest in venous disease and health.

A significant part of a phlebologist’s work is involved with the treatment of superficial venous disease, frequently of the leg.

Conditions often treated include venous stasis ulcers, varicose veins and spider veins (telangiectasia). Other conditions managed by phlebologists include deep venous thrombosis (DVT), superficial thrombophlebitis, and venous malformations.

Anti–aging medicine is the branch of medicine which aims to reduce the chance of developing aging-related arteriosclerosis and other aging-related diseases, including cancer, by intervening in the biological process of aging, and thereby contributing to the extension of a healthy life span.

Cosmetic dentistry is generally used to refer to any dental work that improves the appearance and the functionality of teeth, gums and/or bite.

It primarily focuses on improvement in dental aesthetics in color, position, shape, size, alignment and overall smile appearance.

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders.

These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions.