Internal
Medicine
Health care
and prescriptive interventions for the medical management of health,
illness and disease. Internal Medicine physicians are responsible
for gathering a patient’s medical history and conducting a physical
assessment, as well as diagnosing and treating acute and chronic
conditions. Internists also help patients stay well by providing
preventative care and
recommending wellness programs.
Norwood
Clinic Internists:
Nephrology
Health
care and interventions for the medical management
and treatment
of conditions and diseases of the kidney.
Norwood
Clinic Nephrologists:
Neurosurgery
Surgical treatment
of conditions of the nervous system structures,
particularly
the spine and brain.
Norwood
Clinic Neurological Surgeons:
Occupational
Medicine
The medical
specialty devoted to prevention and management of occupational
injury, illness
and disability, and promotion of health and productivity of workers.
Norwood
Clinic Occupational Medicine Physician:
Ophthalmology
Treatment of
the structure, function, and diseases of the eye.
Specializations
include small incision cataract surgery;
radial keratotomy
(RK) and photorefractive keratotomy (PRK)
to correct
nearsightedness; pediatric ophthalmology;
cornea external
disease; glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy.
Norwood
Clinic Ophthalmologist:
Pathology
Study of the
essential nature of diseases by using medical
and surgical
specimen samples gathered by physicians, clinical staff or technicians.
Norwood
Clinic Pathologists:
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Plastic surgery deals with the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk, external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body.
Norwood
Clinic Surgeon:
Podiatric Medicine
Podiatric Medicine is the branch of medicine, which medically and surgically manages care of the lower extremity. The podiatric physician is a health professional who is involved with examination, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of foot disorders by physical, medical, and surgical means.
Norwood Clinic Podiatrist:
Brian T. Pekarek, D.P.M.
Pulmonary
Diseases
Health care and interventions for the medical management for
treatment of conditions and diseases of the lungs.
Norwood
Clinic Pulmonologists:
Radiology/Diagnostic Imaging
The use of radiation
to create images of the body for diagnostic and
therapeutic treatment. Different areas of specialization
include computer tomography (CT), magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, interventional angiography,
bone densitometry, and mammography.
Rheumatology
Health care and interventions for the medical management and
treatment of conditions or diseases of the muscles, bones
and joints specializing in treatment of arthritis-related
conditions.
Norwood
Clinic Rheumatologist:
Surgery
Evaluation and operative treatment of diseases of the
neck, chest,
breast and abdomen including trauma, cancer, hernia and blood
vessel diseases.
Norwood
Clinic Surgeons:
Urology
Treatment of conditions or diseases related to the urinary or
urogenital tract.
Norwood
Clinic Urologists:
Vascular
Surgery
The surgical
treatment of the arteries throughout the body to
remove
blockages, bypass diseased arteries and replace
weakened
aneurysmal arteries.
Norwood
Clinic Vascular Surgeons:
Wound
Care & Hyperbarics
A
multispecialty service dedicated to the treatment of difficult,
complex,
and hard-to-heal wounds.
Norwood
Clinic Wound Care and Hyperbarics Specialist: