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Welcome to the Health Conditions section. Here you can read about many of the conditions treated by Cedars-Sinai medical experts. Please check back often as we continue to add more information. Click on a letter below to go to a condition within that section.

 

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V

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A

Abdominal pain - internal medicine, gi
Abnormal heart rhythms (e.g. atrial fibrillation) – internal medicine, cardiology
Abscess – general surgery
Abscess (anorectal) – colon and rectal surgery
Aging spine – internal medicine, pain management specialist
Alzheimer's disease – internal medicine
Anal cancer – colon and rectal surgeon
Aneurysm (aortic) – vascular surgeon
Aneurysm (brain) – vascular surgeon
Angina – internal medicine, cardiologist
Ankle fractures – orthopedic surgeon
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries – orthopedic surgeon
Anxiety disorders – internal medicine
Aortic aneurysm – cardiology, vascular surgeon
Aortic valve stenosis – internal medicine, cardiology
Arrhythmia – internal medicine, cardiology
Arthritis – internal medicine, orthopedic surgeon, pain management, physical therapy
Asthma – internal medicine, pulmonologist
Atelectasis (collapsed lung) - pulmonologist
Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter – internal medicine, cardiologist
Atrial ectopic beats – internal medicine, cardiologist
Atrial septal defect (ASD) – internal medicine, cardiologist

B

Back pain – internal medicine, physical therapy, pain management
Back spasm - internal medicine, physical therapy
Barrett's esophagus – internal medicine, gastoenterology
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – internal medicine, urology
Bladder cancer - urologist
Blood pressure (high) – internal medicine, cardiology
Bowel tumors (small) - gastoenterology
Brain Aneurysm – vascular surgeon
Brain hemorrhage (status post) - neurology
Brain tumors - neurology
Breast cancer – surgeon
Broken arm or shoulder – orthopedic surgeon
Broken bones or fractures – orthopedic surgeon
Bronchitis – internal medicine, pulmonology
Bundle branch block - cardiology
Bursitis – general surgery

C

Cardiac tumors - cardiology
Cardiomyopathy - cardiology
Cartilage tears – orthopedic surgeon
Central nervous system lymphoma - neurology
Cervical cancer - gynecology
Chronic back pain - internal medicine, physical therapy, pain management
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – internal medicine, pulmonology
Cirrhosis - gastroenterology
Coarctation of the aorta - cardiology
Collapsed lung (atelectasis) - pulmonology
Colorectal cancer – colorectal surgeon
Colorectal polyps – colorectal surgeon
Congenital heart disease – internal medicine, cardiology
Coronary artery disease – internal medicine, cardiology
Corticosteroid-Induced Osteoporosis – internal medicine
Crohn's disease – gastroenterology, colon and rectal surgery

D

Degenerative disc disease - internal medicine, physical therapy, pain management
Depression – internal medicine
Diabetes – internal medicine, endocrinology
Diabetic neuropathy – internal medicine, neurology

E

Emphysema - pulmonology
Encephalitis - neurology
Endocarditis - cardiology
Endometrial cancer - gynecology
Enlarged prostate gland – internal medicine, urology
Epilepsy - neurology
Esophageal cancer - gastroenterology
Esophageal disorders (infectious) - gastroenterology
Esophagitis - gastroenterology

F

Fissures (anal) - proctology
Fistula (anal) - proctology
Foot (talus bone) fracture - poditrist
Fracture (bone) – orthopedic surgeon
Fractured kneecap – orthopedic surgeon

G

Gallstones – gastroenterologist, internal medicine
Gastroenteritis - gastroenterologist, internal medicine
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) - gastroenterologist, internal medicine
Gout – internal medicine

H

Head and neck cancers - ENT
Headaches – internal medicine, neurology
Heart attack - cardiology
Heart failure – cardiology, internal medicine
Heel pain - podiatrist
Hemorrhoids – colon and rectal surgeon
Hepatitis - gastroenterologist
Herniated disc – internal medicine, pain management, physical therapy
Hiatal hernia – internal medicine, gastroenterology
High blood pressure – internal medicine, cardiology
High cholesterol – internal medicine
Hip fractures – orthopedic surgeon

I

Infectious esophageal disorders - gastroenterology
Influenza – internal medicine
Ischemic stroke – internal medicine, neurology, physical therapy

J

Jaundice - gastroenterology

K

Kidney stones - urology
Kneecap dislocation – orthopedic surgeon
Kneecap fracture – orthopedic surgeon

L

Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) tears – orthopedic surgeon
Liver cancer - gastoenterology
Lung cancer - pulmonology
Lyme disease – internal medicine

M

Medial collateral ligament tear – orthopedic surgery
Medial and lateral meniscus tears – orthopedic surgery
Menopause – gynecologist, internal medicine
Mesothelioma - pulmonology

N

Neck pain – internal medicine, physical therapy, pain management, neurology

O

Obesity – internal medicine, endocrinology
Occupational lung diseases - pulmonology
Osteoarthritis – internal medicine, physical therapy
Osteoporosis – internal medicine
Ovarian cancer - gynecology

P

Paget's disease - endocrinology
Pancreatic cancer - gastroenterology
Pancreatitis - gastroenterology
Parkinson's disease – neurology, internal medicine
Pelvic fractures – orthopedic surgeon
Pinched nerve – neurology, physical therapy, chiropractic specialist
Pituitary cancer - endocrinology
Plantar fasciitis - podiatrist
Pneumonia – internal medicine, pulmonologist
Pneumothorax - pulmonologist
Prostate cancer - urologist
Prostate gland enlargement –urologist, internal medicine
Psoriatic arthritis – internal medicine, dermatologist
Pulmonary hypertension – cardiologist, internal medicine
Pulmonic valve stenosis – cardiology, internal medicine

S

Sciatica – internal medicine, physical therapy, pain management
Skin cancer (melanoma) – dermatologist, surgeon
Small bowel tumors - gastroenterologist
Soft tissue tumors – general surgeon
Spinal stenosis – neurology, pain management, physical therapy, internal medicine
Sprains – internal medicine
Stomach cancer - gastroenterology
Stroke – neurology, physical therapy, internal medicine

T

Tendonitis – internal medicine, orthopedic surgeon
Transient ischemic attack – internal medicine, neurology
Tuberculosis - pulmonology

U

Ulcerative colitis – gastroenterology, proctology, internal medicine
Ulcers – gastroenterology, internal medicine
Uterine cancer - gynecology
Uterine fibroids - gynecology

V

Ventricular septal defect - cardiology
Vulvovaginal infections - gynecology

 

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