subspecialist
noun
sub·spe·cial·ist
ˌsəb-ˈspe-sh(ə-)list 
variants
or less commonly sub-specialist
plural subspecialists also sub-specialists
: a person who specializes in an occupation, practice, or field of study that is part of a broader specialty : an expert in or student of a subspecialty
Subspecialists who routinely treat patients with diseases of the external eye and the cornea …—
Stephanie Bernardo Johns
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Our comprehensive training provides a solid foundation that creates opportunities for a variety of career paths as specialists and subspecialists, in clinical care settings and well beyond.
—Ryan D. Mire, STAT, 13 Apr. 2023
Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, M.D., a maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist in San Diego who serves on the Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) COVID-19 Task Force, previously told SELF.
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Ryan D. Mire, STAT, 13 Apr. 2023
Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, M.D., a maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist in San Diego who serves on the Society for Maternal and Fetal Medicine’s (SMFM) COVID-19 Task Force, previously told SELF.
—Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 22 Nov. 2021
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“Subspecialist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subspecialist. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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