Hospital Specialties and Services

Department of Medicine

A - D

• Animal Behavior (includes problems concerning aggression, biting, inappropriate urination habits)
• Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine (includes small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians)
• Cardiology (includes screening for heart disease, echocardiography, coughing, breathing problems, fainting or collapse)
• Counseling (for individuals or groups)
• Dermatology (includes skin problems, allergies, infections,
  skin parasites)
• Diabetes and Endocrinology (includes diabetes, thyroid and adrenal problems)

E - M

• Emergency and Critical Care (includes trauma, collapse, severe bleeding, poison ingestion, severe debilitation or illness)
• Endocrinology
     - Radioactive Iodine I¹³¹
• Gastroenterology (including inflammatory bowel diseases and removal of foreign bodies)
• Geriatrics (includes diseases and ailments of older pets)
• Hematology (includes blood disorders)
• Hyperthyroidism and Radioiodine Treatment
     - Radioactive Iodine I¹³¹
• Infectious Diseases (includes infections transmitted by parasites, the environment, and other animals)
• Internal Medicine (includes most illnesses except for the those that involve the eyes, heart, bones and skin)

N - Q

• Nephrology (includes disease of the kidney, urinary tract, bladder and prostate)
• Neurology (nervous system disorders, seizures, spinal problems)
• Oncology [Cancer/Tumors] (includes diagnostic tests, treatments and cancer surgery)
     - Donaldson-Atwood Cancer Clinic
• Ophthalmology (Eyes)
• Pediatrics (generally covered under Internal Medicine for puppies and kittens)
• Preventive Medicine and Nutrition (generally covered under Internal Medicine)

R - Z

• Radiation Oncology (includes specialized treatment for certain tumors)
• Radiology (includes noninvasive imaging tests such as CT, MRI and Ultrasound)
• Respiratory Medicine (includes sneezing, coughing and breathing problems not related to the heart)