Medical Specialists

Other Health Professional Specialists

Other health professional specialists include the following:

• Acupuncturist
• Audiologist
• Certified diabetes educator (CDE)
• Certified nurse-midwife
• Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
• Certified professional midwife
• Certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA)
• Chiropractor (doctor of chiropractic medicine)
• Coroner
• Dental hygienist
• Dentist
• Endodontist
• Genetic counselor
• Lay midwife
• Licensed mental health counselor
• Licensed nurse (LPN or LVN)
• Naturopathic doctor (ND)
• Nurse practitioner (NP)
• Occupational therapist (OT)
• Optician
• Optometrist
• Pharmacist
• Physical therapist (PT)
• Physician assistant (PA)
• Podiatrist
• Psychologist
• Psychiatric nurse
• Radiologic technologist
• Recreational therapist
• Registered dietitian (RD)
• Registered nurse (RN)
• Respiratory therapist (RT)
• Social worker
• Speech-language pathologist (speech therapist)

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Author:	Sabra L. Katz-Wise	Last Updated: October 30, 2006
Medical Review:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine
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