Supported Medical Specialties

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

Quick summary

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.

Last updated:August 2026

Specialties is supported by: Ambient APIs, Web SDK, Mobile SDK, Headless Web SDK

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 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 medical specialty improves clinical documentation

Medical specialty context helps Suki interpret the conversation using the language and documentation patterns of that clinical domain.

What you configure	How the note gets better
Provider specialty (for example CARDIOLOGY or PEDIATRICS)	Specialty terms and abbreviations are recognized correctly
Specialty-aware generation	Notes follow how that specialty typically documents care
Consistent specialty on the provider or session	Output stays aligned across visits for the same type of practice

Without specialty context, notes can miss domain-specific meaning or use generic wording. With the right specialty, generated documentation is usually closer to what the clinician would write, so review and edit time go down.

How medical specialty works

When you start an ambient session, specify the provider’s specialty. Suki uses this information throughout the session to generate notes that match the specialty’s documentation standards and terminology.

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.

How to build specialty into your product UI

Treat specialty as part of the provider or visit context, not as a setting on the ambient session itself.

Add specialty selection where it fits naturally into your workflow, such as the provider profile or visit setup. Before the session ends, pass the selected specialty Value, such as CARDIOLOGY, in the session context.

These patterns apply when you build your own ambient experience with the Ambient APIs or Headless modalities. The headed Web SDK already provides the Ambient UI, so you do not need to build these controls yourself.

What to build

• Specialty selection: Let clinicians select a specialty, or use the provider’s saved specialty as the default.
• Supported values only: Validate the selected value against the supported specialties list or the Specialties Info API.
• Context updates: Pass the specialty in the appropriate context before the session ends.
• Optional note defaults: Use the specialty to set appropriate default note sections for the workflow.

Where to add specialty

UI location	Use it for	Your app should
Provider profile	Set the provider’s default specialty	Save the specialty and use it for ambient sessions
Visit setup or chart	Confirm or change the specialty for a specific visit	Add the specialty to the ambient context before the session ends
Admin or EHR sync	Keep provider specialties in sync	Map EHR specialties to supported Suki Value values

Do not create your own specialty codes. Use the Value from the Supported specialties list or load supported values from the Specialties Info API.

How to use medical specialty in your application

Use the Medical Specialty Value from the table below, such as CARDIOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, or FAMILY_MEDICINE. Pass the value where your integration sets provider context. The exact place depends on the product you use.

Click the tabs below to see the implementation details for your integration path.

Ambient APIs

Send provider specialty in ambient session context. Use provider.specialty when you seed or update context for the session.

1. Choose the Specialty Value

   Pick the specialty code from the supported specialties table. Use the code value, not the display name. For example, send CARDIOLOGY, not Cardiology.

2. Create the Ambient Session

   Create the ambient session first and store the returned ambient_session_id.

3. Send Provider Context

   Use the Context API or Update Context API to pass the specialty before you end the session.

   Python

   payload = {
       "provider": {
           "specialty": "CARDIOLOGY",
           "provider_role": "ATTENDING",
       }
   }
   

   Suki uses this specialty context when it generates the clinical note.

4. Generate the Note

   Stream audio, end the session, and retrieve the generated content as usual. The note uses terminology and structure that match the specialty you provided.

Web SDK

Pass the provider specialty when you create SukiAuthManager. The Web SDK uses this provider-level specialty for ambient note generation.

1. Choose the Specialty Value

   Pick the specialty code from the supported specialties table. Use the code value, such as CARDIOLOGY.

2. Add Specialty to Authentication

   Set providerSpecialty when you create SukiAuthManager.

   JavaScript

   import { SukiAuthManager } from "@suki-sdk/core";
   import { initialize } from "@suki-sdk/js";
   
   const authManager = new SukiAuthManager({
     partnerId: "<partner_id>",
     partnerToken: "<partner_token>",
     providerName: "John Doe",
     providerOrgId: "1234",
     providerSpecialty: "CARDIOLOGY",
     environment: "production",
     loginOnInitialize: true,
     providerId: "1234567890",
   });
   
   const sdkClient = initialize({ authManager });
   

   Refer to Ambient implementation for the full Web SDK setup.

3. Mount the Ambient Experience

   Mount the Web SDK as usual. You do not need to send provider specialty again in ambientOptions.

4. Generate the Note

   The provider captures and submits the ambient session in the Web SDK. Suki uses the provider specialty from authentication when it generates the note.

Headless Web SDK

Pass specialty when you authenticate the provider, and include it in session context when you want the active ambient session to carry provider context.

1. Choose the Specialty Value

   Pick the specialty code from the supported specialties table. Use the code value, not the display name.

2. Register or Authenticate the Provider

   If autoRegister is true, pass providerSpecialty with providerName and providerOrgId so registration has the provider’s specialty.

   Refer to Authentication hook for the full auth configuration.

3. Set Specialty in Session Context

   After start() and before submit(), call setSessionContext with provider specialty for the active session.

   React

   await setSessionContext({
     provider: {
       specialty: "CARDIOLOGY",
     },
   });
   

   Refer to Ambient session hook for the full session context shape.

4. Submit the Session

   Submit the session as usual. Suki uses the specialty context when it generates the clinical note.

Mobile SDK

Pass specialty with SukiAmbientConstant.kProviderContext after you create the ambient session and before note generation.

1. Choose the Specialty Value

   Pick the specialty code from the supported specialties table. Use the code value, such as CARDIOLOGY.

2. Create the Ambient Session

   Call createSession(withSessionInfo:) and store the returned sessionId.

3. Set Provider Context

   Call setSessionContext(with:) and pass kSpeciality inside kProviderContext.

   Swift

   let contextDetail: [String: AnyHashable] = [
       SukiAmbientConstant.kProviderContext: [
           SukiAmbientConstant.kSpeciality: "CARDIOLOGY"
       ]
   ]
   
   do {
       try SukiAmbientCoreManager.shared.setSessionContext(with: contextDetail) { result in
           switch result {
           case .success:
               print("Specialty updated successfully")
           case .failure(let error):
               print("Unable to update specialty: \(error)")
           }
       }
   } catch {
       print("Unable to set session context: \(error)")
   }
   

   Refer to Provide clinical context for the full context payload.

4. Record and End the Session

   Start recording, capture the visit, then end the session. Suki uses the specialty context when it generates the note.

If you don’t specify a specialty, Suki defaults to FAMILY_MEDICINE. For best results, always specify the provider’s actual specialty.

Supported specialties

Suki supports the following Medical Specialties. Use the Value column when specifying a specialty in your code:

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

Getting the list via API

You can fetch the list of supported Medical Specialties by calling the Specialties API anytime. Some common use cases are:

• 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.

For pickers, validation, and other Ambient Info catalogs (LOINCs, visit types, roles, and more), see Use Ambient Info APIs in your product.

Specialties API

Get the list of supported medical specialties via API

Best practices

• 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).