Physician Directory - Specialty Descriptions Following is a list of physician specialties followed by descriptions. Once you find the specialty you are looking for, click on one of the following links to find a physician. - Find a physician by specialty. Find a physician by name. Using This Database: Click on the triangles on the Specialty Title Bar to toggle between ascending and descending sort order. Click on a blue triangle to expand or collapse that category. Specialty Description A General Vascular Surgeon is a surgeon with special qualifications in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels excluding those immediately adjacent to the heart, lungs or brain. Expand | Collapse