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PHYSICIANS BY SPECIALTY
Physician referral phone number: (800) 540-3611.

Addiction Medicine
Addiction medicine specialists diagnose and treat patients and their families affected by the disease of addiction to alcohol and drugs, including illegal substances. Addictive behaviors may also be addressed.
Anesthesiology
Anesthesiologists specialize in the administration of anesthetics.
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiac electrophysiology is a sub-specialty of cardiology, specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of electrical abnormalities in the conductive system of the heart.
Cardiology
Cardiologists specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of heart disease. Cardiology is a subspecialty of internal medicine and includes the study of the heart through the use of heart catheterization, exercise echocardiography and other diagnostic techniques.
Critical Care
Critical care medicine is the multidisciplinary healthcare specialty that cares for patients with acute, life-threatening illness or injury.
Dental Surgery
Dental surgeons specialize in the surgical treatment of disorders affecting the mouth and jaws, including removal of teeth, including wisdom teeth, biopsy of mouth lesions, and dental implants.
Dermatology
Dermatologists specialize in diagnosis, surgery and treatment of diseases of the skin, including cancers, acne, warts, moles, eczema, psoriasis and many other skin conditions.
Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology)
Otolaryngologists specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions involving the face and neck area, especially the ears, nose and throat.
Emergency Services
Emergency physicians initiate life-saving treatment for a variety of medical emergencies and direct the pre-hospital management of patients and their referral to appropriate specialists.
Family Practice
Family practitioners provide health care for the entire family, including minor surgical procedures, and will refer family members to the appropriate specialists when necessary.
Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Gastroenterologists are internists who diagnose and treat conditions and diseases of the digestive system, the liver and the pancreas.
Infectious Diseases
Physicians specializing in diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases and diseases caused by microorganisms in the body.
Internal Medicine
Internists diagnose and treat a variety of diseases affecting adults including diabetes, heart disease and cancer. They provide medical, rather than surgical treatment.
Nephrology
Nephrologists diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the kidneys, as well as hypertension. Renal dialysis is one of the many ways in which patients may be treated.
Neurology
Neurologists treat disorders and diseases of the nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves) medically rather than surgically.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
An obstetrician/gynecologist provides health care during and after a woman?s pregnancy, plus medical and surgical treatment of disorders and diseases of the female reproductive and urinary systems.
Occupational Medicine
Occupational medicine physicians specialize in providing medical services to employers, including workers compensation case management, and employment-based physicals and medical follow-up.
Oncology/Hematology
Medical oncology involves medical treatment, symptom management and coordination of care for patients with malignant diseases (cancer). Hematology involves the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the blood, including benign and malignant diseases.
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmologists provide medical and surgical treatment for diseases and disorders of the eye, and may also evaluate vision and prescribe lenses for glasses. They also provide refractive surgery for nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism.
Pain Management
Treatment at the Interventional Pain Treatment Center, based in Napa and St. Helena, includes the use of prescription drugs, implants, injections and procedures such as spinal endoscopy and spinal cord stimulation. The Pain Rehabilitation Program at St. Helena Hospital emphasizes both diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of chronic pain management. Treatments focus on physical /chemical, rehabilitation, pain control and psychological interventions. Neurodiagnostic and treatment interventions are also available including medications, nerve blocks, and injections.
Pathology
Pathologists diagnose diseases by microscopic study of tissues, bone marrow and body fluids. They may supervise the quality of laboratory tests reported to physicians.
Pediatrics
Pediatricians specialize in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease in children from birth through the teenage years.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians specialize in neuromuscular and musculoskeletal disorders, and in the rehabilitation of medical and surgical disorders in general.
Plastic Surgery
Plastic surgeons specialize in the repair or surgical correction of medical conditions of the external body. They can provide aesthetic surgery to improve appearance, as well as to correct or modify deformities, thereby improving function and appearance.
Podiatry
Podiatrists specialize in the care of the foot, including prevention, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment.
Preventive Medicine
Preventive medicine specialists focus on the health of individuals and defined populations in order to protect, promote and maintain health and wellbeing, and to prevent disease, disability and premature death.
Psychiatry
Psychiatrists are medical doctors who have undergone further studies to diagnose and treat mental illness. Some also treat chemical dependency (alcoholism/substance abuse) problems in adults and/or adolescents.
Pulmonary Medicine
Pulmonary medicine specialists are internists who treat patients with lung diseases, including bronchitis, asthma, emphysema and cancer.
Radiology
Diagnostic Radiologists use x-rays, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, computerized axial tomography (CT scan) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to detect abnormalities or malfunctioning of internal organs and bone structures.
Sleep Medicine
Spine Surgery
Spine surgery includes minimally invasive spinal surgery, spinal reconstructive surgery, revision surgery, scoliosis care, treatment of spinal compression fractures, and diagnostic and therapeutic spine injections.
Sports Medicine
Surgery-Cardiothoracic
Cardiovascular / thoracic surgeons perform surgery on the heart, lungs, esophagus and major blood vessels.
Surgery-Laparoscopic/General
Laparoscopic surgeons have training in minimally invasive surgery of the abdomen, head and neck, peripheral vascular system, endocrine system, tumors, trauma and critical care.
Surgery-Orthopedic
Orthopedists treat patients both surgically and medically for injuries or disease of the bones, joints, spine and muscles.
Urology
Urologists specialize in treating disorders of the urinary tract in men, women, and children, as well as disorders affecting the male reproductive organs.
Vascular
Vascular surgeons are medical doctors who specialize in the diagnosis, medical management, and surgical treatment of diseases of the blood vessels (vascular disease).
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