§840.APPENDIX A. Preferred Consultant Types

Body System		Consultant Type
Bones and Muscles		Orthopedist (bone specialist), surgeon
Eye		Ophthalmologist (eye specialist)
Hearing		Ear, nose and throat specialist
Breathing		Internal medicine specialist, chest surgeon
Heart and Blood Vessels
a. Heart disease		Cardiologist, (heart specialist), internal medicine specialist
b. Blood vessel disease		Vascular (blood vessel) surgeon, internal medicine specialist
Digestive (stomach, intestines, liver)		Gastroenterologist, internal medicine specialist
Kidneys and urinary tract		Urologist, internal medicine specialist
Blood and Lymph Nodes		Hematologist (blood specialist), internal blood specialist
Skin		Dermatologist (skin specialist), internist
Hormones		Internal medicine specialist, Endocrinologist (hormone specialist)
Multiple body system		Internal medicine specialist
Neurological (Nerves)		Neurologist (nerve specialist), internal medicine specialist
Mental disorders
a. Schizophrenic, paranoid, mood, personality and anxiety disorders		Psychiatrist and/or psychologist
b. Mental retardation, chronic brain syndromes and substance abuse		Psychologist and/or psychologist or Neuropsychiatrist
Cancer		Surgeon, internal medicine specialist, oncologist (cancer specialist) (if appropriate)