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Physicians can legally practice medicine by being licensed by the state or
territory in which they intend to practice. Licensure is not specialty specific,
and only sets the minimum requirements to diagnose and treat patients. As a result,
physicians can claim to be qualified to practice a medical specialty without any
demonstration to an independent certifying body that they in fact possess the
qualifications they claim. The most reliable indication of a
physician’s qualification to practice a medical specialty is certification of
the physician’s qualifications by an independent and objective medical specialty
board. Currently, the most widely recognized and accepted medical specialty certification is that granted by a
Member Board of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
While BoardCertified.com identifies a physician’s specific area of medical specialty,
this website is not intended to be a source for board certification verification.
Each area of medical specialty maintains its own board which oversees physician
credentialing within that particular area of medicine. Membership in medical associations
and societies also exemplify a physician’s elevated expertise in that given area.
To verify a particular physician’s board certification credentials, association
or society affiliations, we encourage you to contact the appropriate group directly.
Please find contact information and direct website links to various medical boards,
associations, and affiliations below:
PLASTIC AND COSMETIC SURGERY:
American Academy
of Cosmetic Surgery
737 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL
60611
Telephone: 312-981-6760
Online: www.cosmeticsurgery.org
American Academy
of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
310 S. Henry Street
Alexandria, VA
22314
Telephone: 703-299-9291
or (800) 332-FACE
Online: www.aafprs.org
American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
Online: www.americanboardcosmeticsurgery.org
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery
115C
South Street
Asaph Street
Alexandria,
VA
22314
Telephone: 703-549-3223
Online:
www.abfprs.org
American Board
of Plastic Surgery
Seven
Penn Center
,
Suite 400
1635 Market Street
Philadelphia,
PA
19103-2204
Telephone: 215-587-9322
Online:
www.abplsurg.org
American Society
of Plastic Surgeons
444 E. Algonquin Rd.
Arlington Heights, IL
60005
Telephone: 847-228-9900
Online:
www.plasticsurgery.org
The American Society
for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
11081 Winners Circle
Los Alamitos, CA
90720
Telephone: 800-364-2147
or 562-799-2356
Online:
www.surgery.org
American Board of Hair Restoration Surgeons
18525 South Torrance Avenue
Lansing, IL
60438
Telephone: 708-474-2600
Online:
www.abhrs.com
International
Alliance
of Hair Restoration Surgeons
Online:
www.iahrs.org
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
13 South 2nd Street
Geneva, IL
60134
Telephone: 800-444-2737
or 630-262-5399
Online:
www.ishrs.org
DERMATOLOGY:
American Academy
of Dermatology
1350 I Street, NW,
Suite 870
Washington, DC 20005-4355
Telephone: 202-842-3555
Online:
www.aad.org
American Academy
of Aesthetic Medicine
645 –
375 Water Street
Vancouver, BC
V6B 5C6
Telephone: 604-681-5226
Online:
www.aaamed.org
American Board of Dermatology
Henry Ford Health System
1 Ford Place
Detroit, MI
48202-3450
Telephone: 313- 874- 1088
Online:
www.abderm.org
American Dermatological Association
PO Box 554
Millwood, NY
10546
914-923-8540
Online:
www.amer-derm-assn.org
American Society of Dermatology
P.O. Box 9013
Port
St. Lucie, FL
Telephone: 561-873-8335
Online:
www.asd.org
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
5550 Meadowbrook Drive, Suite 120
Rolling Meadows, IL
60008
Telephone: 847-956-0900
Online:
www.asds-net.org
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
2100 Stewart Avenue, Suite 240
Wausau, WI
54401
Telephone: 715-845-9283
Online:
www.aslms.org
American Osteopathic
College of Dermatology
1501 East Illinois Street
P.O. Box 7525
Kirksville, MO
63501
Telephone: 800-449-2623
or 660-665-2184
Online:
www.aocd.org
OPHTHALMOLOGY:
American Academy
of Ophthalmology
P.O. Box 7424
San Francisco, CA
94120-7424
Telephone:
415-561-8500
Online:
www.aao.org
American Board of Ophthalmology
111 Presidential
Boulevard,
Suite 241
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-1075
Telephone: 610-664-1175
Online:
www.abop.org
American Osteopathic
College of Ophthalmology
4764 Fishburg Road
, Suite F
Hyber Heights, OH
45424
Telephone: 800-455-9404
Online:
www.aocoohns.org
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN
55416
Telephone:
952-646-2038
Online:
www.asoprs.org
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY:
American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology
2915 Vine Street
Dallas, TX
75204
Telephone: 214-871-1619
Online:
www.abog.org
American College
of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
409 12th St., S.W., PO Box 96920
Washington, DC
20090-6920
Telephone: 202-638-5577
Online:
www.acog.org
American Gynecological & Obstetrical Society
409 12th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024-2188
Telephone: 202-863-1648
Online:
www.agosonline.org
Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Online:
www.socrei.org
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY:
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
5550 Meadowbrook Drive
Rolling Meadows, IL
60008
Telephone: 847-378-0500 or 888-566-2267
Online:
www.aans.org
American Board
of Neurological Surgery
6550 Fannin Street,
Suite 2139
Houston, TX
77030
Telephone: 713-441-6015
Online:
www.abns.org
The Society of Neurological
Surgeons
Online:
www.societyns.org
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY:
American Academy
of Orthopaedic
Surgeons
6300 North River Road
Rosemont, IL
60018-4262
Telephone: 847-823-7186
Online:
www.aaos.org
American Board
of Orthopaedic Surgery
400 Silver Cedar Court
Chapel Hill, NC
27514
Telephone: 919-929-7103
Online:
www.abos.org
American Orthopaedic
Society for Sports Medicine
6300 North River Road, Suite 500
Rosemont, IL
60018
Telephone: 847-292-4900
Online:
www.sportsmed.org
OTHER BOARD, ASSOCIATIONS,
AND
SOCIETIES:
American Medical
Association
515 N. State Street
Chicago, IL
60610
Telephone: 800-621-8335
Online:
www.ama-assn.org
American Board
of Allergy and Immunology
111 S. Independence Mall East,
Suite 701
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Telephone: 215-592-9466
Online:
www.abai.org
American Board
of Family Medicine
2228 Young Drive
Lexington, KY
40505
Telephone: 859-269-5626 or 888-995-5700
Online:
www.the abfm.org
American Board
of Internal Medicine
510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700
Philadelphia, PA
19106
Telephone: 215-446-3500 or 800-441-2246
Online: www.abim.org
American Board
of Otlolaryngology
5615 Kirby Drive, Suite 600
Houston, TX
77005
Telephone: 713-850-0399
Online:
www.aboto.org
American Board of Pediatrics
111 Silver Cedar Court
Chapel Hill, NC
27514
Telephone: 919-929-0461
Online:
www.abp.org
American Board
of Surgery
1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 860
Philadelphia, PA
19103
Telephone: 215-568-4000
Online:
www.absurgery.org
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