An organ specialist doctor is, as the name suggests, a doctor specialising in one or more organs or a specific anatomical region of the body. Patients are referred to this doctor when suspect symptoms arise. This doctor carries out the examination that leads to the diagnosis and, in cases of malignant tumours, an assessment of advancement. Organ specialists are regularly involved in treatment, either surgical (gynaecology, ENT etc) or endoscopy (e.g. gastroenterology) or medical.

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