“What doctor” reveals ranking of top Internet specialties.

-psychologists and dentists account for 64% of the top online medical specialties

-The ‘ irritable ’ is the medical term more sought by users of what medical

Madrid, may 2012.- what doctor, the directory of health 2.0 reference in our country, has made known the specialties and medical terms most searched on the net. What doctor has been able to develop this ranking thanks to the more than 800,000 consultations carried out per year in this Portal of health 2.0. As you can see in Figure 1, the search of psychologists (35%) and dentists (29%) in Internet stands out above the rest of the specialities. Other specialties sought by patients in the network are gynecologists (9%) or pediatricians (6%).

if you look at the medical terms most searched on the network (Figure 2) we are that the ‘ irritable ’ (16%), the ‘ urinalysis ’ (15%) or the ‘ cytology ’ (12%) are the consultations more frequently carried out by patients the health 2.0 portal what doctor. Other frequently asked questions are about of ‘ analysis of blood ’ or ‘ kidney stones ’. It’s frequent medical problems of concern to patients, who come to Internet in search of answers or the best specialists they can be treated.

these data show the power of the Internet as a prescriber when it comes to finding a doctor ” exposes Virginia Romero, Director General of what your health care provider. in Spain according to Nielsen, more than 6.5 million Internet users navigate every month for sites related to the world of healthmaking millions of searches on this topic per month. Why this sector will be one of the fastest growing in the coming years ”.

About what doctor

What doctor is the portal where the users of the health services can choose the best professional thanks to the opinion of thousands of patients. We have a directory of over 40,000 healthcare professionals and 10,000 centers, all perfectly organized by locations, health specialties and medical insurance. More than 800,000 patients visit us in search of the most suitable professional for your case, therefore, we are a perfect showcase for the health professionals and we specialize in diverting patients to private clinics.