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Departments Center for Transplant Services Physicians and Caregivers General Physicians and Caregivers
General Physicians and Caregivers
Your specialized care team at UT Medical Center is trained in many different medical specialties, and work together as a team to ensure favorable outcomes from your transplant surgery.
Anesthesiologist
A doctor who specializes in pain management during surgical procedures.
Care Manager
Social worker who helps families with hospital and community services.
Dietician
A specially trained person who teaches people about healthy eating and orders special diets to improve health.
Medical Oncologist
A doctor who specializes in treating cancer with appropriate chemotherapy and overseeing the administration of chemotherapy.
Medical Student
A student who has passed college and is learning to be a doctor. He must always be supervised by residents or doctors while learning.
Nurse Anesthetist
A registered nurse who has completed extra education and passed certification for pain management during surgery.
Nurse Practitioner
A registered nurse (RN) who has completed extra education and passed certification to take care of people in all areas of medicine. Nurse practitioners can manage healthcare, prescribe medicines and perform procedures similar to those that doctors perform.
Nutritionist
A specially trained person who teaches people about healthy eating and orders special diets to improve health—especially while on chemotherapy and/or radiation.
Occupational Therapist
An occupational therapist focuses on improving the patient’s quality of life, function and activities of daily living.
Oncologist
A doctor who specializes in cancer treatment.
Pharmacist
A specially trained person who fills medication prescriptions and teaches patients about medications.
Physical Therapist
A physical therapist assists the patient first by treating the injury/condition and then teaching the patient how to care for the injury and prevent a recurrence.
Physician’s Assistant
A specially trained and certified person who works with doctors to provide care to patients. Similar to a nurse practitioner, they can identify problems, manage care and write prescriptions.
Radiologist
A doctor who specializes in X-ray procedures and treatment using radioactive materials.
Rehab Team
A team that includes physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy.
Resident
A doctor who is learning about a specialty area of medicine. These doctors are at different levels of school and have an experienced doctor that supervises their care until they graduate.
Surgeon
A doctor who specializes in procedures to evaluate and remove diseased body parts.
Urologist
A doctor who specializes in problems of the urinary system.
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