| TEAM MEMBER | WHAT THEY DO |
|---|
| Nurse | A health professional trained to care for people who are ill or disabled |
|---|
| Nutritionist/ dietitian | A health professional with special training in nutrition who can help with dietary choices |
|---|
| Oncologist | A doctor who specializes in treating people with cancer. Some oncologists specialize in certain types of cancer or certain types of cancer treatment. |
|---|
| Patient educator | Educates patients and families about illness |
|---|
| Pharmacist | Dispenses medicines for patients |
|---|
| Physical therapist | Teaches exercises and physical activities that help patients gain more muscle strength and movement |
|---|
| Psychiatrist | A doctor who treats mental health problems, including depression, with medicine and talk therapy |
|---|
| Psychologist | Talks with patients and their families about emotional and personal matters and helps them make decisions, but does not write prescriptions for medicines |
|---|
| Radiologist | A doctor who looks at x-rays and other images of the body |
|---|
| Religious or spiritual leader | Addresses the spiritual and emotional health of patients and their families. This can be a chaplain, minister, priest, rabbi, imam, or youth group leader. |
|---|
| Social worker | Talks with people and their families about emotional or physical needs and helps them find support services |
|---|
| Surgeon | A doctor who removes or repairs a part of the body by operating on the patient |
|---|
