Analogously, if you break your ankle you want to
see an orthopedist, not an internist or family doctor.
You want to
see an orthopedist.
Yesterday morning, I waited an hour and a half to
see an orthopedist.
Shore is a Ph.D. scientist, and yet she and her lab members know most of the patients and families who come to Penn to
see orthopedist Frederick Kaplan, one of the few clinicians who specializes in the diseases.
Not exact matches
That meant patients could get to
see exactly the clinician who might help keep them healthy — whether that's an
orthopedist, a nutritionist, or a psychologist — while avoiding wasting appointment time with others.
The effects of unsustainable levels of stress are being
seen in the offices of not only mental health workers, but also internists, pediatricians,
orthopedists and GI specialists.
Acute youth sports injuries, such as a sprained ankle, or moderate to severe strain, should be
seen by a child's primary care physician, who can help decide if a referral to a sports injury specialist, such as an
orthopedist, is required.
Increasingly,
orthopedists are
seeing more hip issues.