Types of Specialists

Medical or surgical specialists are doctors who have completed advanced education and clinical training in a specific area of medicine/surgery.

All doctors who wish to practise as a specialist in Singapore must be accredited by the Specialists Accreditation Board (SAB) and registered under the relevant specialty by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC).

Common examples of Specialists include:

• Anaesthetists
• Breast Surgeons
• Cardiologists
• Cardiothoracic Surgeons
• Colorectal Surgeons
• Dermatologists
• Endocrinologists
• Gastroenterologists
• General Surgeons
• Geriatricians
• Haematologists
• Hand Surgeons
• Hepatobiliary Surgeons
• Infectious Disease Physicians
• Internal Medicine Physicians
• Medical Oncologists
• Neurologists
• Neurosurgeons
• Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
• Ophthalmologists (Eye Surgeons)
• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
• Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Otorhinolaryngologists (ENT Surgeons)
• Paediatric Surgeons
• Paediatricians
• Plastic Surgeons
• Psychiatrists
• Renal Physicians
• Respiratory Physicians
• Rheumatologists
• Urologists
• Vascular Surgeons