Different types of children doctors

Answer 1

That is my question too! but so far there are those that take care of general needs of children, and others that only treat children with certain diseases such as cancer, kidney problems, etc.

Hope this helps :)

Well guess what that didn't help me at all. My question was is there such thing as an obstetric pediatrician and soo far no one has managed to tell me.

There are lots of different types of pediatricians, and also other types of doctors who focus on pediatric patients.

First there are the general pediatricians - those who most people are familiar with. They handle well child visits and run of the mill (although at times, very complex) conditions. The education and training they receive is extremely broad based and they are the best place to start usually if your child is ill. If they need assistance or guidance, they may consult or refer you to the specialized pediatricians in the following fields (these doctors were trained to take care of kids of all ages first - the same training as general pediatricians - before getting more training to deal with specific types of patients or conditions):

Adolescent Medicine: specialize in taking care of the unique needs of teenagers

Pediatric Cardiology: deals with disorders of the heart

Pediatric Critical Care: take care of extremely ill children in the intensive care unit (ICU)

Child Abuse Pediatrics: serve as experts in identifying and caring for children who have suffered from abuse. They also have many legal responsibilities, testifying in child abuse cases and such.

Developmental Pediatrics: focus on taking care of children who are not developing normally including things like autism, ADHD, and developmental delay.

Neonatology: they take care of babies who are born premature

Pediatric Emergency Medicine: deal with patients with acute and urgent conditions.

Pediatric Endocrinology: are experts in disorders of hormones, including Diabetes, thyroid conditions and deficiencies of growth hormones or inappropriate puberty

Peds Gastroenterology: care patients with disorders of the digestive tract

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology: take of kids with cancer or blood disorders.

Pediatric Infectious Disease: know all there is to know about bacterial, viral and fungal infections

Peds Nephrology: take care of kids with kidney disorders, up to and including dialysis.

Peds Neurology: work on patients with disorders of the nervous system, including seizure disorders.

Pediatric pulmonology: these doctors know all there is to know about the lungs, including things like cystic fibrosis or Asthma.

Pediatric Rheumatology: They take care of children with joint conditions and things like Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.

As mentioned above there are pediatric subspecialties in many different fields - like orthopedics, radiology, and ENT surgery. These doctors learn how to take care of patients of all ages before choosing to focus only on children and the types of conditions they get more frequently.

And for the record, there are in fact some Obstetrician/Gynecologists who take care of the unique needs of girls as children and teenagers. At this time though there is not a formalized training pathway for these physicians, whereas physicians in other specialties must undertake formalized training (fellowship) in the pediatric conditions of their field.

Answer 2

There are many different types of pediatricians (doctors specializing in children).

Here are some examples just to name a few:

Pediatric oncologist - cancer specialist for children

Pediatric nephrologist - kidney specialist for children

Pediatric neurologist - brain specialist for children

Pediatric pulmonologist - lung specialist for children

Pediatric cardiologist - heart specialist for children

Answer 3

Most pediatricians have practices by themselves or in settings with other pediatricians and Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners. By "working with", if you mean who do they know...they know the doctors that they need to refer their patients to that need more specialized care.

Answer 4

there are usually only two types of pediatricians. They are doctors of medicine and doctors of Osteopathic medicine.