> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Supported Medical Specialties

> Complete list of 100+ medical specialties supported by the Suki Platform

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    A Medical Specialty is the type of care a provider (doctor) practices, like Cardiology, Pediatrics, or Emergency Medicine. When you tell Suki what specialty a provider (doctor) has, Suki generates notes that match how that specialty works.
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    <span className="quick-summary-footer-date">June 2026</span>
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<Info>
  **Specialties is supported by:** APIs, Web SDK, Mobile SDK, Headless Web SDK
</Info>

A Medical Specialty is the type of care a <Tooltip tip="A healthcare professional within an organization who uses Suki's services to document patient care." cta="View in Glossary" href="/Glossary/p">provider</Tooltip> (doctor) practices, like Cardiology, Pediatrics, or Emergency Medicine. When you tell Suki what specialty a provider has, Suki generates notes that match how that specialty works.

For example, a **Cardiologist** and a **Pediatrician** have different specialties, and the notes that Suki needs to generate for them will be different.

* **Cardiologist**: Uses terms like "ejection fraction," "stent placement," "cardiac catheterization"
* **Pediatrician**: Uses terms like "growth percentile," "vaccination schedule," "developmental milestones"

When you specify the specialty, Suki:

* **Uses the right medical terms** for that specialty
* **Recognizes specialty-specific abbreviations** correctly
* **Structures notes** the way that specialty typically documents
* **Provides relevant suggestions** that match that specialty's workflow

As a result, providers get more accurate notes that match how that specialty actually works in practice.

## How it works

When you start an <Tooltip tip="A single, time-bound instance of an ambient recording for a specific patient encounter that captures clinical conversations." cta="View in Glossary" href="/Glossary/a">ambient session</Tooltip>, specify the provider's specialty. Suki uses this information throughout the session to generate notes that match the specialty's documentation standards and terminology.

<Note>
  Suki supports 120+ medical specialties. We regularly add new specialties as they become available. If you need a specialty that's not listed, contact support.
</Note>

## How to use specialties

Specify a specialty when initializing the SDK or providing session context. Use the specialty code (like `CARDIOLOGY` or `PEDIATRICS`) from the list below.

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="Web SDK">
    **Web SDK Example:**

    ```javascript JavaScript highlight={9} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-dark","dark":"material-theme-darker"}}
    import { SukiAuthManager } from "@suki-sdk/core";
    import { initialize } from "@suki-sdk/js";

    const authManager = new SukiAuthManager({
      partnerId: "your-partner-id",
      partnerToken: "your-partner-token",
      providerName: "John Doe",
      providerOrgId: "1234",
      providerSpecialty: "CARDIOLOGY", // Optional, defaults to FAMILY_MEDICINE
      environment: "production",
      loginOnInitialize: true,
      providerId: "1234567890", // optional - default is empty
    });

    const sdkClient = initialize({
      authManager,
    });
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Headless Web SDK">
    **Headless Web SDK Example:**

    ```typescript TypeScript highlight={8} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-dark","dark":"material-theme-darker"}}
    import { useAmbientSession } from "@suki-sdk/react-headless";

    const { setSessionContext } = useAmbientSession();

    // Set specialty in session context
    await setSessionContext({
      provider: {
        specialty: "CARDIOLOGY"
      }
    });
    ```
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="Mobile SDK">
    **Mobile SDK Example:**

    ```swift Swift highlight={3} theme={"theme":{"light":"github-dark","dark":"material-theme-darker"}}
    let contextDetail: [String: AnyHashable] = [
        SukiAmbientConstant.kProviderContext: [
            SukiAmbientConstant.kSpeciality: "CARDIOLOGY"
        ]
    ]

    try SukiAmbientCore.shared.setSessionContext(with: contextDetail) { result in
        // Handle result
    }
    ```
  </Tab>
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<Note>
  If you don't specify a specialty, Suki defaults to `FAMILY_MEDICINE`. For best results, always specify the provider's actual specialty.
</Note>

## Supported specialties

Suki supports the following medical specialties. Use the **Value** column when specifying a specialty in your code:

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  </div>

  <p className="specialties-table-empty" hidden>
    No specialties match your search. Try a different term.
  </p>

  | S.No | Value                                         | Description                                      |
  | ---- | --------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
  | 1    | NA                                            | N/A - No Specialty                               |
  | 2    | ALLERGY\_AND\_IMMUNOLOGY                      | Allergy and Immunology                           |
  | 3    | ANESTHESIOLOGY                                | Anesthesiology                                   |
  | 4    | CARDIOLOGY                                    | Cardiology                                       |
  | 5    | CRITICAL\_CARE                                | Critical Care                                    |
  | 6    | DERMATOLOGY                                   | Dermatology                                      |
  | 7    | EMERGENCY\_MEDICINE                           | Emergency Medicine                               |
  | 8    | ENDOCRINOLOGY                                 | Endocrinology                                    |
  | 9    | FAMILY\_MEDICINE                              | Family Medicine                                  |
  | 10   | GASTROENTEROLOGY                              | Gastroenterology                                 |
  | 11   | GENETICS                                      | Genetics                                         |
  | 12   | HEMATOLOGY                                    | Hematology                                       |
  | 13   | INFECTIOUS\_DISEASE                           | Infectious Disease                               |
  | 14   | INTERNAL\_MEDICINE                            | Internal Medicine                                |
  | 15   | MEDICAL\_ONCOLOGY                             | Medical Oncology                                 |
  | 16   | NEPHROLOGY                                    | Nephrology                                       |
  | 17   | NEUROLOGY                                     | Neurology                                        |
  | 18   | NEUROSURGERY                                  | Neurosurgery                                     |
  | 19   | NUCLEAR\_MEDICINE                             | Nuclear Medicine                                 |
  | 20   | OBSTETRICS\_GYNECOLOGY                        | Obstetrics and Gynecology                        |
  | 21   | OPHTHALMOLOGY                                 | Ophthalmology                                    |
  | 22   | ORTHOPEDIC\_SURGERY                           | Orthopedic Surgery                               |
  | 23   | OTOLARYNGOLOGY\_HEAD\_AND\_NECK               | Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery           |
  | 24   | PALLIATIVE\_MEDICINE                          | Palliative Medicine                              |
  | 25   | PAIN\_MANAGEMENT                              | Pain Management                                  |
  | 26   | PATHOLOGY                                     | Pathology                                        |
  | 27   | PEDIATRICS                                    | Pediatrics                                       |
  | 28   | PHYSICAL\_MEDICINE\_AND\_REHABILITATION       | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation             |
  | 29   | PLASTIC\_SURGERY                              | Plastic Surgery                                  |
  | 30   | PODIATRY                                      | Podiatry                                         |
  | 31   | PREVENTATIVE\_MEDICINE                        | Preventative Medicine                            |
  | 32   | PSYCHIATRY                                    | Psychiatry                                       |
  | 33   | PULMONOLOGY                                   | Pulmonology                                      |
  | 34   | RADIATION\_ONCOLOGY                           | Radiation Oncology                               |
  | 35   | RADIOLOGY\_DIAGNOSTIC                         | Radiology - Diagnostic                           |
  | 36   | RADIOLOGY\_INTERVENTIONAL                     | Radiology - Interventional                       |
  | 37   | RHEUMATOLOGY                                  | Rheumatology                                     |
  | 38   | SPORTS\_MEDICINE                              | Sports Medicine                                  |
  | 39   | SURGERY\_CARDIAC\_AND\_THORACIC               | Surgery - Cardiac and Thoracic                   |
  | 40   | SURGERY\_COLON\_AND\_RECTAL                   | Surgery - Colon and Rectal                       |
  | 41   | SURGERY\_GENERAL                              | Surgery - General                                |
  | 42   | SURGERY\_PEDIATRIC                            | Surgery - Pediatric                              |
  | 43   | SURGERY\_VASCULAR                             | Surgery - Vascular                               |
  | 44   | UROLOGY                                       | Urology                                          |
  | 45   | UNLISTED\_MEDICAL                             | Unlisted - Medical                               |
  | 46   | UNLISTED\_SURGICAL                            | Unlisted - Surgical                              |
  | 47   | LACTATION                                     | Lactation                                        |
  | 48   | NUTRITION                                     | Nutrition                                        |
  | 49   | VETERINARIAN                                  | Veterinarian                                     |
  | 50   | GERIATRICS                                    | Geriatrics                                       |
  | 51   | HOSPITAL\_MEDICINE                            | Hospital Medicine                                |
  | 52   | SLEEP\_MEDICINE                               | Sleep Medicine                                   |
  | 53   | FUNCTIONAL\_MEDICINE                          | Functional Medicine                              |
  | 54   | INTEGRATIVE\_MEDICINE                         | Integrative Medicine                             |
  | 55   | HEPATOLOGY                                    | Hepatology                                       |
  | 56   | PEDIATRIC\_ALLERGY\_AND\_IMMUNOLOGY           | Pediatric Allergy and Immunology                 |
  | 57   | PEDIATRIC\_CARDIOLOGY                         | Pediatric Cardiology                             |
  | 58   | PEDIATRIC\_ENDOCRINOLOGY                      | Pediatric Endocrinology                          |
  | 59   | PEDIATRIC\_CRITICAL\_CARE                     | Pediatric Critical Care                          |
  | 60   | DEVELOPMENTAL\_AND\_BEHAVIORAL\_PEDIATRICS    | Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics          |
  | 61   | PEDIATRIC\_HOSPITAL\_MEDICINE                 | Pediatric Hospital Medicine                      |
  | 62   | PEDIATRIC\_NEPHROLOGY                         | Pediatric Nephrology                             |
  | 63   | PEDIATRIC\_RHEUMATOLOGY                       | Pediatric Rheumatology                           |
  | 64   | PEDIATRIC\_GASTROENTEROLOGY                   | Pediatric Gastroenterology                       |
  | 65   | PEDIATRIC\_PSYCHIATRY                         | Pediatric Psychiatry                             |
  | 66   | GYN\_ONCOLOGY                                 | Gyn-Oncology                                     |
  | 67   | REPRODUCTIVE\_ENDOCRINOLOGY\_AND\_INFERTILITY | Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) |
  | 68   | UROGYNECOLOGY                                 | Urogynecology                                    |
  | 69   | SPINE\_SURGERY                                | Spine Surgery                                    |
  | 70   | INTERVENTIONAL\_CARDIOLOGY                    | Interventional Cardiology                        |
  | 71   | CARDIOLOGY\_AND\_ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY            | Cardiology and Electrophysiology                 |
  | 72   | HEART\_FAILURE\_AND\_TRANSPLANT\_CARDIOLOGY   | Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology          |
  | 73   | ADULT\_CONGENITAL\_HEART\_DISEASE             | Adult Congenital Heart Disease                   |
  | 74   | GASTROENTEROLOGY\_ONCOLOGY                    | Gastroenterology Oncology                        |
  | 75   | SURGERY\_ONCOLOGY                             | Surgery Oncology                                 |
  | 76   | SURGERY\_BARIATRICS                           | Surgery Bariatrics                               |
  | 77   | INVASIVE\_CARDIOLOGY                          | Invasive Cardiology                              |
  | 78   | SURGERY\_THORACIC                             | Surgery Thoracic                                 |
  | 79   | SURGERY\_CARDIOVASCULAR                       | Surgery Cardiovascular                           |
  | 80   | PEDIATRIC\_PULMONOLOGY                        | Pediatric Pulmonology                            |
  | 81   | PEDIATRIC\_ADOLESCENT                         | Pediatric Adolescent                             |
  | 82   | TRANSPLANT\_NEPHROLOGY                        | Transplant Nephrology                            |
  | 83   | HEMATOLOGY\_AND\_ONCOLOGY                     | Hematology and Oncology                          |
  | 84   | MEDICINE\_BARIATRIC                           | Medicine Bariatric                               |
  | 85   | SURGERY\_TRAUMA                               | Surgery Trauma                                   |
  | 86   | BEHAVIORAL\_HEALTH                            | Behavioral Health                                |
  | 87   | URGENT\_CARE                                  | Urgent Care                                      |
  | 88   | COMPREHENSIVE\_CARE                           | Comprehensive Care                               |
  | 89   | OCCUPATIONAL\_MEDICINE                        | Occupational Medicine                            |
  | 90   | ADDICTION\_MEDICINE                           | Addiction Medicine                               |
  | 91   | CARDIAC\_IMAGING                              | Cardiac Imaging                                  |
  | 92   | TRANSPLANT\_HEPATOLOGY                        | Transplant Hepatology                            |
  | 93   | SPINAL\_ONCOLOGY\_AND\_SPINE\_TUMOR\_SURGERY  | Spinal Oncology and Spine Tumor Surgery          |
  | 94   | CONCIERGE\_MEDICINE                           | Concierge Medicine                               |
  | 95   | DRUG\_AND\_ALCOHOL\_REHAB                     | Drug and Alcohol Rehab                           |
  | 96   | TRANSPLANT\_PANCREAS                          | Transplant Pancreas                              |
  | 97   | TRANSPLANT\_INTESTINE                         | Transplant Intestine                             |
  | 98   | BONE\_MARROW\_TRANSPLANT                      | Bone Marrow Transplant                           |
  | 99   | VETERINARY\_URGENT\_CARE                      | Veterinary Urgent Care                           |
  | 100  | VETERINARY\_EMERGENCY\_AND\_CRITICAL\_CARE    | Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care           |
  | 101  | INPATIENT\_PSYCHIATRY                         | Inpatient Psychiatry                             |
  | 102  | NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL\_MANIPULATIVE\_MEDICINE  | Neuromusculoskeletal Manipulative Medicine       |
  | 103  | EPILEPSY                                      | Epilepsy                                         |
  | 104  | NEUROIMMUNOLOGY                               | Neuroimmunology                                  |
  | 105  | HEADACHE                                      | Headache                                         |
  | 106  | VASCULAR\_NEUROLOGY                           | Vascular Neurology                               |
  | 107  | SURGERY\_BREAST                               | Surgery Breast                                   |
  | 108  | ACCIDENT\_AND\_INJURY                         | Accident and Injury                              |
  | 109  | CANCER\_GENETICS                              | Cancer Genetics                                  |
  | 110  | ONCOLOGY\_BREAST                              | Oncology Breast                                  |
  | 111  | ONCOLOGY\_CUTANEOUS                           | Oncology Cutaneous                               |
  | 112  | ONCOLOGY\_GENITOURINARY                       | Oncology Genitourinary                           |
  | 113  | ONCOLOGY\_HEAD\_AND\_NECK                     | Oncology Head and Neck                           |
  | 114  | INTERVENTIONAL\_PAIN                          | Interventional Pain                              |
  | 115  | ONCOLOGY\_ORTHOPEDIC                          | Oncology Orthopedic                              |
  | 116  | ONCOLOGY\_THORACIC                            | Oncology Thoracic                                |
  | 117  | ONCOLOGY                                      | Oncology                                         |
  | 118  | ONCOLOGY\_WOMENS                              | Oncology Womens                                  |
  | 119  | ORTHOPEDICS\_HAND                             | Orthopedics Hand                                 |
  | 120  | WOUND\_CARE                                   | Wound Care                                       |
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## Getting the list via API

Fetch the list of supported specialties at runtime using the Specialties API:

<CardGroup cols={1}>
  <Card title="Specialties API" icon="code" arrow={true} href="/api-reference/info/specialties">
    Get the list of supported medical specialties via API
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

This is useful if you want to:

* Display specialty options in a dropdown menu
* Validate specialty codes before sending them to Suki
* Keep your application in sync with Suki's latest specialty additions

## Best practices

<Tip>
  * **Always specify the specialty**: Don't rely on the default. Providing the correct specialty improves note quality.
  * **Match your EHR**: Use the specialty that matches what's in your EHR system for consistency.
  * **Update when needed**: If a provider changes specialties, update the specialty in your session context.
  * **Use specific codes**: Choose the most specific specialty available (e.g., `PEDIATRIC_CARDIOLOGY` instead of `CARDIOLOGY` if applicable).
</Tip>