Most doctors end up in one of a dozen well-known specialties. But medicine is a much wider field than that.
There are physicians operating on patients before they're even born. Doctors who exclusively treat astronauts. Specialists whose opinions can send someone to prison or set them free.
Most medical students have no idea these careers exist. Here are 12 niche doctor specialties you've probably never heard of.
1. Fetal Surgery
Fetal surgeons operate on patients who haven't been born yet. Working with fetuses still in the womb, they correct congenital abnormalities like spina bifida before birth, with the goal of preventing lifelong disability. It requires training in both maternal-fetal medicine and surgery, and there are only a handful of fetal surgery centers nationwide.
