The medical specialty dedicated to the diagnosis and medical treatment of adults. A physician who specializes in internal medicine is referred to as an internist. Subspecialties of internal medicine include allergy and immunology, cardiology (heart diseases), endocrinology (hormone disorders), hematology (blood disorders), infectious diseases, gastroenterology (diseases of the gut), nephrology (kidney diseases), oncology (cancer), pulmonology (lung disorders), and rheumat-ology (arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders).

The specialty of internal medicine covers a wide range of conditions affecting the internal organs of the body - the heart, the lungs, the liver and gastro-intestinal tract, the kidneys and urinary tract, the brain, spinal column, nerves, muscles and joints. Although some diseases specifically affect individual organs, the majority of common diseases - arteriosclerosis, diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer may affect many internal organs of the body. The internist must then be trained to recognise and manage a broad range of diseases and, with the aging population, many patients with chronic and multiple disorders.

Some of the common diseases being treated by our physicians-

• Cardiovascular system - Heart disease, angina, high blood pressure etc.
• Respiratory system - asthma, pneumonia, flu, bronchitis, tuberculosis etc.
• Renal derangements - kidney failure etc.
• Liver related diseases like hepatitis, jaundice etc.
• Pancreatitis
• Infectious diseases of almost all kind
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Thyroid problem