What is 感染及傳染病科 (感染科) in English? Infectious Disease (Medical Council specialty code S35)

What are the English name and specialty code of 感染及傳染病科?

The Specialist Register lists the specialty as 「感染及傳染病科」, in English Infectious Disease, specialty code S35.

Compiled by this site: the commonly used term 「感染科」 corresponds to 「感染及傳染病科」 (Infectious Disease, S35) on the Medical Council register.

Another specialty on the Medical Council register with ‘infection’ in the name is Clinical Microbiology and Infection (S45).

Another specialty on the Medical Council register with ‘infectious disease’ in the name is Paediatric Immunology, Allergy and Infectious Diseases (S56).

How do I check whether a doctor is an Infectious Disease specialist?

On the Medical Council website, choosing ‘Infectious Disease’ on the ‘Specialist Registration’ page opens the list of doctors registered in that specialty (registration numbers beginning with S35); 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 in October 2022) provides that a doctor must be on the Specialist Register to hold himself or herself out as a specialist, and can use only the title of the specialty in which he or she is registered.

What are the other specialties called?

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

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