All Taxonomy of Preventive Medicine

Addiction Medicine

Code Taxonomy: 2083a0300x

Definition: A physician engaged in the subspecialty practice of Addiction Medicine who specializes in the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of persons with the disease of addiction.

Aerospace Medicine

Code Taxonomy: 2083a0100x

Definition: Aerospace medicine focuses on the clinical care, research, and operational support of the health, safety, and performance of crewmembers and passengers of air and space vehicles, together with the support personnel who assist operation of such vehicl

Clinical Informatics

Code Taxonomy: 2083c0008x

Definition: Physicians who practice Clinical Informatics collaborate with other health care and information technology professionals to analyze, design, implement and evaluate information and communication systems that enhance individual and population health ou

Medical Toxicology

Code Taxonomy: 2083t0002x

Definition: Medical toxicologists are physicians who specialize in the prevention, evaluation, treatment and monitoring of injury and illness from exposures to drugs and chemicals, as well as biological and radiological agents. Medical toxicologists care for peo

Obesity Medicine

Code Taxonomy: 2083b0002x

Definition: A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesi

Occupational Medicine

Code Taxonomy: 2083x0100x

Definition: Occupational medicine focuses on the health of workers, including the ability to perform work; the physical, chemical, biological, and social environments of the workplace; and the health outcomes of environmental exposures. Practitioners in this fie

Preventive Medicine/occupational Environmental Medicine

Code Taxonomy: 2083p0500x

Definition: A preventive medicine physician who specializes in preventive medicine/occupational-environmental medicine, which is focused on protecting the population from occupational and environmental conditions.

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Code Taxonomy: 2083p0901x

Definition: Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health, preventing disease, and managing the health of communities and defined populations. These practitioners combine population-based public health skills with knowledge of primary

Sports Medicine

Code Taxonomy: 2083s0010x

Definition: A preventive medicine physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of sports related conditions and injuries.

Undersea And Hyperbaric Medicine

Code Taxonomy: 2083p0011x

Definition: A specialist who treats decompression illness and diving accident cases and uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat such conditions as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, non-healing wounds, tissue damage from radiation and burns and bone infect