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The ABMS is an organization of ABMS Approved medical specialty boards. The mission of the ABMS is to maintain and
improve the quality of medical care by assisting the Member Boards in their efforts to develop and utilize professional
and educational standards for the evaluation and certification of physician specialists. The intent of certification
of physicians is to provide assurance to the public that a physician specialist certified by a Member Board of the ABMS
has successfully completed an approved educational program and evaluation process which includes an examination designed
to assess the knowledge, skills, and experience required to provide quality patient care in that specialty. The ABMS
serves to coordinate the activities of its Member Boards and to provide information to the public, the government,
the profession and its Members concerning issues involving specialization and certification in medicine. Following is a list of the addresses of the various medical specialty boards approved by the ABMS. Note that there are 24 board organizations for 25 medical specialties. Psychiatry and Neurology share the same board. To find out if a physician is certified, consumers can call the individual boards which may charge a fee for the information, or they can contact the ABMS at (866) 275-2267 (no fee) or www.abms.org. American Board of Allergy and Immunology 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1701 Philadelphia, PA 19106-3699 (215) 592-9466, (866) 264-5568 General Certification in Allergy and Immunology. Certifications awarded since 1989 are valid for 10 years. For those certified prior to 1989 there is no recertification requirement. American Board of Anesthesiology 4101 Lake Boone Trail Raleigh, NC 27607-7506 (919) 881-2570 General Certification in Anesthesiology; with Special and Added Qualifications in Critical Care Medicine and Pain Management. Certifications awarded since 2000 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery 20600 Eureka Road, Suite 600 Taylor, MI 48180 (734) 282-9400 General Certification is in Colon and Rectal Surgery. Certifications awarded since 1990 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Dermatology Henry Ford Health System Detroit, MI 48202-3450 (313) 874-1088 General Certification in Dermatology; with Special Qualifications in Clinical and Laboratory Dermatological Immunology, Dermatopathology, and Pediatric Dermatology. Certifications awarded since 1991 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Emergency Medicine 3000 Coolidge Road East Lansing, MI 48823-6319 (517) 332-4800 General Certification in Emergency Medicine; with Special and Added Qualifications in Medical Toxicology, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Sports Medicine and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. Certifications awarded since 1980 are valid for 10 years American Board of Family Practice 2228 Young Drive Lexington, KY 40505-4294 (859) 269-5626, (888) 995-5700 General Certification in Family Practice; with Added Qualifications in Adolescent Medicine, Geriatric Medicine and Sports Medicine. Certifications awarded since 1970 are valid for 7 years. American Board of Internal Medicine 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700 Philadelphia, PA 19106-3699 (215) 446-3500, (800) 441-ABIM General Certification in Internal Medicine; with Special Qualifications in Cardiovascular Disease, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Infectious Disease, Medical Oncology, Nephrology, Pulmonary Disease, and Rheumatology; and Added Qualifications in Adolescent Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Critical Care Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Interventional Cardiology, Sleep Medicine, Sports Medicine and Transplant Hepatology. Certifications awarded since 1990 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Medical Genetics 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814-3998 (301) 634-7315 General Certification in Clinical Genetics (MD), PhD Medical Genetics, Clinical Biochemical Genetics, Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics; with Added Qualifications in Molecular Genetic Pathology. Certifications awarded since 2002 are valid for 2 years. American Board of Neurological Surgery 6550 Fannin Street, Suite 2139 Houston, TX 77030-2701 (713) 441-6015 General Certification in Neurological Surgery. Certifications awarded since 1999 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Nuclear Medicine 4555 Forest Park Boulevard, Suite 119 St. Louis, MO 63108 (314) 367-2225 General Certification in Nuclear Medicine. Certifications awarded since 1992 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2915 Vine Street, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75204 (214) 871-1619 General Certification in Obstetrics and Gynecology; with Special Qualifications in Gynecologic Oncology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Endocrinology; and Added Qualifications in Critical Care Medicine. Certifications awarded since 1986 are valid for 6 years. American Board of Ophthalmology 111 Presidential Boulevard, Suite 241 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-1075 (610) 664-1175 Certifications Awarded since 1992 are valid for 10 years. For those certified prior to 1992, there is no recertification requirement. American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 400 Silver Cedar Court Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (919) 929-7103 General Certification in Orthopaedic Surgery; with Added Qualification in Hand Surgery; with Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. Certifications awarded since 1986 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Otolaryngology 5615 Kirby Drive, Suite 600 Houston, TX 77005 (713) 850-0399 General Certification in Otolaryngology; with Added Qualifications in Neurotology, Pediatric Otolaryngology and Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck. Certifications awarded since 2002 are valid for10 years. American Board of Pathology P.O. Box 25915 Tampa, FL 33622-5915 (813) 286-2444 General Certification in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology; with Special Qualifications in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, Chemical Pathology, Dermatopathology, Forensic Pathology, Hematology, Medical Microbiology, Molecular Genetic Pathology, Neuropathology and Pediatric Pathology; and Added Qualifications in Cytopathology. Certifications awarded since 1997 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Pediatrics 111 Silver Cedar Court Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1651 (919) 929-0461 General Certification in Pediatrics; with Special Qualifications in Adolescent Medicine, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Endocrinology, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Nephrology, Pediatric Pulmonology, and Pediatric Rheumatology; and Added Qualifications in Medical Toxicology, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Pediatric Transplant Hepatology and Sports Medicine. Certifications awarded since 1988 valid for 7 years. American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 3015 Allegro Park Lane, S.W. Rochester, MN 55902-4139 (507) 282-1776 General Certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; with Special Qualifications in Pain Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, and Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. Certifications awarded since 1993 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Plastic Surgery Seven Penn Center, Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19103-2204 (215) 587-9322 General Certification in Plastic Surgery; with Added Qualifications in Hand Surgery. Certifications awarded since 1995 are valid for a 10-year period. American Board of Preventive Medicine 330 South Wells Street, Suite 1018 Chicago, IL 60606-7106 (312) 939-ABPM [2276] General Certification in Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine and Public Health and General Preventive Medicine; with Added Qualifications in Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine and Medical Toxicology. Certifications awarded since 1997 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 500 Lake Cook Road, Suite 335 Deerfield, IL 60015-5349 (847) 945-7900 General Certification in Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology; with Special Qualifications in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pain Medicine and Sleep Medicine; and Added Qualifications in Addiction Psychiatry, Clinical Neurophysiology, Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Neurodevelopmental Disabilities, Psychosomatic Medicine and Vascular Neurology . Certifications awarded since 1994 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Radiology 5441 E. Williams Boulevard, Suite 200 Tucson, AZ 85711 (520) 790-2900 General Certification in Diagnostic Radiology or Radiation Oncology; with Special Competency in Nuclear Radiology; and Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology, Pediatric Radiology and Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Radiological Physics is a non-clinical certification. Certificates are valid for 10 years. American Board of Surgery 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 860 Philadelphia, PA 19103-1847 (215) 568-4000 General Certification in Surgery and Vascular Surgery; with Special Qualifications in Pediatric Surgery and Surgery of the Hand; and Added Qualifications in Surgical Critical Care. Certifications awarded since 1976 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Thoracic Surgery 633 North St. Clair Street, Suite 2320 Chicago, IL 60611 (312 202-5900 General Certification in Thoracic Surgery. Certifications awarded since 1976 are valid for 10 years. American Board of Urology 2216 Ivy Road, Suite 210 Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 979-0059 General Certification in Urology. Certifications awarded as of 1985 are valid for 10 years. |
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