The following chart lists the approved specialty and subspecialty certificates in which the ABMS Member Boards can offer certification.
|
General Certificate(s) |
Subspecialty Certificates |
| American Board of Allergy and Immunology |
| Allergy and Immunology |
No Subspecialties |
| American Board of Anesthesiology |
| Anesthesiology |
Critical Care Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Pain Medicine
Pediatric Anesthesiology 1
Sleep Medicine 1 |
| American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery |
| Colon and Rectal Surgery |
No Subspecialties |
| American Board of Dermatology |
| Dermatology |
Dermatopathology
Pediatric Dermatology |
| American Board of Emergency Medicine |
| Emergency Medicine |
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medical Services2
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Medical Toxicology
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Sports Medicine
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine |
| American Board of Family Medicine |
| Family Medicine |
Adolescent Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Sleep Medicine
Sports Medicine |
| American Board of Internal Medicine |
| Internal Medicine |
Adolescent Medicine
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Critical Care Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Gastroenterology
Geriatric Medicine
Hematology
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Infectious Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Medical Oncology
Nephrology
Pulmonary Disease
Rheumatology
Sleep Medicine
Sports Medicine
Transplant Hepatology
|
| American Board of Medical Genetics |
Clinical Biochemical Genetics*
Clinical Cytogenetics*
Clinical Genetics (MD)*
Clinical Molecular Genetics*
|
Medical Biochemical Genetics
Molecular Genetic Pathology
|
| American Board of Neurological Surgery |
| Neurological Surgery |
No Subspecialties |
| American Board of Nuclear Medicine |
| Nuclear Medicine |
No Subspecialties |
| American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Critical Care Medicine
Female Pelvic Medicine and
Reconstructive Surgery1
Gynecologic Oncology
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility |
| American Board of Ophthalmology |
| Ophthalmology |
No Subspecialties |
| American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Orthopaedic Surgery |
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Surgery of the Hand |
| American Board of Otolaryngology |
| Otolaryngology |
Neurotology
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck
Sleep Medicine |
| American Board of Pathology |
Pathology-Anatomic/Pathology-Clinical*
Pathology - Anatomic*
Pathology - Clinical* |
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Clinical Informatics1
Cytopathology
Dermatopathology
Neuropathology
Pathology - Chemical
Pathology - Forensic
Pathology - Hematology
Pathology - Medical Microbiology
Pathology - Molecular Genetic
Pathology - Pediatric
|
| American Board of Pediatrics |
| Pediatrics |
Adolescent Medicine
Child Abuse Pediatrics
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Medical Toxicology
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Endocrinology
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatric Rheumatology
Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
Sleep Medicine
Sports Medicine
|
| American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Brain Injury Medicine1
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Neuromuscular Medicine
Pain Medicine
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
Sports Medicine
|
| American Board of Plastic Surgery |
| Plastic Surgery |
Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck
Surgery of the Hand
|
| American Board of Preventive Medicine |
Aerospace Medicine*
Occupational Medicine*
Public Health and General Preventive Medicine*
|
Clinical Informatics1
Medical Toxicology
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
|
| American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology |
Psychiatry*
Neurology*
Neurology with Special Qualification
in Child Neurology*
|
Addiction Psychiatry
Brain Injury Medicine1
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Neurophysiology
Epilepsy3
Forensic Psychiatry
Geriatric Psychiatry
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Neuromuscular Medicine
Pain Medicine
Psychosomatic Medicine
Sleep Medicine
Vascular Neurology |
| American Board of Radiology |
Diagnostic Radiology*
Radiation Oncology*
Medical Physics* |
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Neuroradiology
Nuclear Radiology
Pediatric Radiology
Vascular and Interventional Radiology
|
| American Board of Surgery |
Surgery*
Vascular Surgery* |
Complex General Surgical Oncology1
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Pediatric Surgery
Surgery of the Hand
Surgical Critical Care
|
| American Board of Thoracic Surgery |
| Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery |
Congenital Cardiac Surgery |
| American Board of Urology |
| Urology |
Female Pelvic Medicine and
Reconstructive Surgery1
Pediatric Urology |
