0 a doctor who specializes in identifying and treating diseases that do not need surgery (= cutting into the body)
1 a doctor who specializes in internal medicine (= medicine dealing with illnesses inside the body)
Ophthalmologists, internists, and specialists in obstetrics and gynaecology and otorhinolaryngology have been the most commonly contracted during the whole period.
Although traditionally managed by gastroenterologists and hepatologists, other physicians, such as internists and infectious disease specialists, have assumed a significant proportion of this patient burden.
As the gravity of this epidemic emerged, the important role of other physicians, including internists, became evident.
Every general internist had at least one piece of imaging equipment.
An internist cautioned that there is an added fear associated with the palliative care team.
Of the contacts, 64% were documented by the family practitioners and 36% by the general internists.
His hometown internist had now arrived and was checking him out.
The authors believe that in resolving ethical difficulties in medical practice, internists entertain competing goals that they do not always achieve.
