What is 內分泌及糖尿科 (內分泌科) in English? Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism (Medical Council specialty code S16)

What are the English name and specialty code for 內分泌及糖尿科?

The specialty listed on the Medical Council's Specialist Register is ‘內分泌及糖尿科’, English name Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, specialty code S16.

Compiled by this site: what is commonly called ‘內分泌科’ corresponds to ‘內分泌及糖尿科’ (Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, S16) on the Council's register.

Another specialty on the register with ‘Endocrinology’ in its name: Paediatric Endocrinology (S62).

How do I check whether a doctor is a specialist in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism?

On the Specialist Registration page of the Medical Council's website, click ‘Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism’ to open the list of doctors registered in that specialty (registration numbers beginning with S16); for how to search by a doctor's name, see how to check a doctor's registration and specialty.

Section 7 of the Medical Council's Code of Professional Conduct for the Guidance of Registered Medical Practitioners (revised October 2022) provides that doctors can present themselves as specialists only if they are on the Specialist Register, and can use only the title of the specialty in which they are registered.

What are other specialties called?

For the Chinese and English names and codes of all specialties on the Council's register, see the Chinese–English list of medical specialty names.

Related pages on this site — choosing a doctor: How to choose an endocrinologist.

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