List of Specialties – Medicine
This is the list of specialties, fields of specialty practice, and related specialist titles as recognized by the Medical and Dental Council, Ghana.
| No. | SPECIALTY | SPECIALIST TITLES/DESIGNATION | SUB-SPECIALTY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anaesthesia | Physician/Doctor Anaesthetist Specialist in Anaesthesia Anaesthesiologist |
1. Regional Anaesthesia & Interventional Pain Management 2. Critical Care Medicine 3. Obstetric Anaesthesia 4. Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia 5. Neuroanaesthesia 6. Paediatric Anaesthesia |
| 2 | Emergency Medicine | Emergency Physician Specialist | |
| 3 | Family Medicine | Specialist in Family Medicine Family Physician |
1. Palliative Medicine 2. Sports, Exercise & Rehabilitation Medicine 3. Geriatric/Elderly Care 4. Travel & International Health 5. Adolescent Medicine 6. Women’s Health 7. Mental Health 8. Integrative Medicine 9. Occupational Medicine 10. Preventive and Lifestyle Medicine 11. Chronic Disease Medicine 12. General Family Medicine 13. Urgent Care |
| 4 | Internal Medicine | Physician Specialist Specialist in Internal Medicine |
1. Cardiology 2. Clinical genetics 3. Clinical Pharmacology 4. Pain Medicine 5. Palliative Medicine 6. Dermatology 7. Endocrinology 8. Gastroenterology and Hepatology 9. Geriatric/Elderly Care Medicine 10. Infectious Diseases 11. Medical Oncology 12. Nephrology 13. Neurology 14. Nuclear Medicine 15. Respiratory and/or Sleep Medicine 16. Rheumatology 17. Rehabilitation Medicine 18. Sexual Health Medicine 19. Sport and Exercise Medicine |
| 5 | Laboratory Medicine/Pathology | Laboratory Physician/Pathologist Specialist in Anatomic Pathology Specialist in Haematology Specialist in Chemical Pathology Specialist in Clinical Microbiology |
Anatomic Pathology 1. General Anatomic Pathology 2. Bone & Joint Pathology 3. Breast Pathology 4. Cardiovascular Pathology 5. Cytopathology 6. Dermatopathology 7. Endocrine Pathology 8. Forensic Pathology 9. Gastrointestinal Pathology 10. Genitourinary Pathology 11. Gynaecologic Pathology 12. Head and Neck Pathology 13. Hepatobiliary Pathology 14. Immunology 15. Molecular Pathology/Cytogenetics 16. Neuroapathology 17. Paediatric Pathology 18. Pulmonary Pathology 19. Renal Pathology 20. Soft Tissue Pathology Haematology Clinical Microbiology Chemical Pathology |
| 6 | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | Specialist in Obstetrics & Gynaecology Obstetrician/Gynaecologist |
1. Maternal–Foetal Medicine (Feto-Maternal Medicine) 2. Gynaecological Oncology 3. Urogynaecology (Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery) 4. Reproductive Health and Family Planning 5. Minimally Invasive Surgery 6. Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility |
| 7 | Ophthalmology | Specialist in Ophthalmology Ophthalmologist |
1. Paediatric Ophthalmology 2. Surgical Retina 3. Medical Retina 4. Anterior Segment 5. Comprehensive Ophthalmology 6. Orbit and Oculoplastics 7. Glaucoma 8. Ophthalmic Oncology 9. Neuro-Ophthalmology |
| 8 | Otorhinolaryngology | 1. Head and Neck 2. Rhinology |
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| 9 | Paediatrics and Child Health | Specialist in Paediatrics Paediatrician |
1. Clinical Genetics 2. Community Paediatrics 3. General Paediatrics 4. Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine 5. Paediatric Cardiology 6. Paediatric Clinical Pharmacology 7. Paediatric Emergency Medicine 8. Paediatric Endocrinology 9. Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology 10. Paediatric Infectious Diseases 11. Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine 12. Paediatric Oncology 13. Paediatric Nephrology 14. Paediatric Neurology 15. Paediatric Nuclear Medicine 16. Paediatric Palliative Medicine 17. Paediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 18. Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine 19. Paediatric Rheumatology 20. Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine 21. Adolescent Medicine |
| 10 | Public Health Medicine | Public Health Physician/ Specialist in Public Health Medicine |
1. Disease Control and Prevention (including Epidemiology) 2. Family and Reproductive Health 3. Health Policy, Management and Leadership 4. Social and Behavioural Sciences 5. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 6. Nutrition 7. Biostatistics |
| 11 | Psychiatry | Specialist in Psychiatry/Psychiatrist | 1. Addiction Psychiatry 2. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 3. Consultation Liaison Psychiatry 4. Forensic Psychiatry 5. Psychiatry of Old Age (Geriatric Psychiatry) 6. Community and Social Psychiatry 7. Rehabilitation Psychiatry 8. Neuropsychiatry 9. Perinatal Psychiatry 10. Trans-cultural (Ethno) Psychiatry 11. Academic Psychiatry |
| 12 | Radiology | Specialist in Radiology/Radiologist | 1. General Radiology 2. Neuroradiology 3. Paediatric Radiology 4. Musculoskeletal Radiology 5. Body Imaging 6. Cardiovascular Radiology 7. Chest Radiology 8. Gastrointestinal Radiology 9. Genitourinary Radiology 10. Breast and Women Imaging 11. Interventional Radiology |
| 13 | Oncology & Radiation Therapy | Specialist in Radiation Oncology/ Radiation Oncologist | Specialist in Radiation Oncology/ Radiation Oncologist |
| 14 | Surgery | Specialist in Surgery/ Surgical Specialist Surgeon |
Fellowship in a Specialty of Surgery: 1. General Surgery 2. Paediatric Surgery 3. Orthopaedic Surgery 4. Neurosurgery 5. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 6. Urology 7. Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship in a Specialty of Surgery above with General Surgery Paediatric Surgery Neurosurgery Orthopaedic Urology Cardiothoracic Surgery Plastic Surgery |