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Certification

Surgeons

Certifying Organization
American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
http://www.americanboardcosmeticsurgery.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Board Certified Cosmetic Surgeon Website

Certifying Organization
American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
http://www.americanboardcosmeticsurgery.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Board Certified Cosmetic Surgeon - Body, Breast & Extremity Cosmetic Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
http://www.americanboardcosmeticsurgery.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years

Board Certified Cosmetic Surgeon - Facial Cosmetic Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
https://certification.osteopathic.org/surgery/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Cardiothoracic Surgery Certification Website

Certification Description
ABPS certification ensures that board-certified surgeons have completed appropriate training, successfully performed a diverse range of podiatric surgical procedures, and passed our extensive written and oral examinations. The importance of board certification is reflected in trends by hospitals, surgicenters, managed care organizations, and insurance carriers to require specialty board certification. The following pages detail the necessary steps to become certified.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
https://www.abfas.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification in Foot Surgery Website

Certification Description
Certification is a voluntary process through which a physician may prove his competence by meeting certain performance qualifications. These qualifications have been specifically designed to probe the level of the applicants' knowledge and skills. To achieve certification through the ABLES, a physician must meet the ABLES' published eligibility requirements, successfully complete the ABLES' written certification examination, and earn favorable critique on seventy-five documented, prior surgical cases of a diverse nature. These cases are evaluated for the quality and thoroughness of the documentation, appropriateness of treatment, clinical judgment, and treatment outcome.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Lower Extremity Surgery
https://ables.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification in Lower Extremity Surgery Website

Certification Description
There are eighteen approved specialty boards of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). While they set the standards and do the testing, the American Osteopathic Association through its certifying body, the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists, issues the certifications for all osteopathic physicians.

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
https://certification.osteopathic.org/surgery/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification in Neurological Surgery Website

Certification Description
There are eighteen approved specialty boards of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). While they set the standards and do the testing, the American Osteopathic Association through its certifying body, the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists, issues the certifications for all osteopathic physicians.

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Opthamology/American Osteopathic Board of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
http://www.aoboo.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification in Ophthalmology or Otolaryngology Website

Certifying Organization
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
https://www.abos.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification in Orthopaedic Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery
http://www.aobos.org/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? No
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification in Orthopedic Surgery Website

Certification Description
Maintenance of Certification (MOC-PS) is offered to all diplomates who voluntarily seek evidence of their continuing qualifications in the specialty of plastic surgery. ABPS is one of the 24 member boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties offering or developing an MOC Program. The MOC-PS Program is replacing Recertification in Plastic Surgery effective 2007.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Plastic Surgery
https://www.abplasticsurgery.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification in Plastic Surgery Website

Certification Description
The Board's policy is to consider a candidate for examination only after he or she has completed a thoracic surgery residency approved by the Residency Review Committee for Thoracic Surgery. Separate Written and Oral Examinations are held annually at times and places determined by the Board. Information regarding the dates and places of the examinations is published on this web site and in the Journals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and the Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
https://www.abts.org/root/home.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification in Thoracic Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
https://www.abts.org/root/home.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification in Thoracic Surgery: Congenital Cardiac Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery
http://www.aobos.org/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification of Added Qualifications for Hand Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic College of Dermatology
http://www.aocd.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification of Added Qualifications in MOHS - Micrographic Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Opthamology/American Osteopathic Board of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
http://www.aoboo.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certification of Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Website

Certification Description
NBNSC certification provides an avenue to demonstrate that you have attained the skills and knowledge necessary to provide quality nutrition support care. We have determined the body of knowledge needed to have a basic understanding of nutrition support and developed a fair and valid means to test care providers including physicians, dietitians, and nurses.

Certifying Organization
National Board of Nutrition Support Certification, Inc.
https://www.nutritioncare.org/nbnsc/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Nutrition Support Clinician Website

Certification Description
CPE is the certification of choice for physician leaders. Endorsed by the American College of Physician Executives (ACPE), the credential is becoming the benchmark for CEOs and executive recruiters seeking the most accomplished and influential health care leaders. The CPE certification after your name speaks to your commitment to excellence, and can be a valuable asset toward advancing your career and enhancing your credibility. And of course, there's the personal satisfaction you'll feel when you achieve this exclusive pinnacle in your professional life. When you add CPE to your signature and resume, it tells prospective employers that you have distinctive competencies and skills of value to organizations in the health care industry.

Certifying Organization
Certifying Commission in Medical Management
http://www.ccmm.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Certified Physician Executive Website

Certifying Organization
American Academy of Neurological & Orthopaedic Surgeons
http://aanos.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Clinical Neurosurgery Website

Certification Description
A candidate who has met all the requirements and successfully completed the examinations of The American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery will be issued a Certificate attesting to his/her qualifications in colon and rectal surgery. The Certificate shall be signed by the President or President-Elect and the Executive Director, and shall bear the corporate seal of the Board. The Certificate granted by the Board does not confer privilege or license to practice colon and rectal surgery but is evidence that a physician's qualifications for specialty practice are recognized by his/her peers. It is not intended to define the requirements for membership on hospital staffs, to gain special recognition or privilege for its Diplomates, to define the scope of specialty practice, or to state who may or may not engage in the practice of the specialty. Unless the candidate specifies otherwise, the Board forwards the names of candidates who have achieved certification to the American Board of Medical Specialties for publication in the Official ABMS Directory of Board Certified Medical Specialists.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
http://www.abcrs.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Colon and Rectal Surgery Website

Certification Description
A candidate who has received the MD degree and has passed the required examinations is eligible for the National Board certification as a Diplomate.

Certifying Organization
National Board of Medical Examiners
http://www.nbme.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? No
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Diplomate Website

Certifying Organization
American Board of Spine Surgery
http://www.americanboardofspinesurgery.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Diplomate of the American Board of Spine Surgery Website

Certification Description
Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound (ECNU) is a professional certification in the field of neck ultrasound for physicians who perform consultations and diagnostic evaluations for thyroid and parathyroid disorders through both diagnostic ultrasound and ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (UGFNA). The ECNU credential signifies that an individual has passed the Comprehensive Certification Examination (CCE) and successfully completed the Validation of Competency Process (VCP). Successful candidates can use the ECNU designation after their names.

Certifying Organization
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
https://www.aace.com/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Endocrine Certification in Neck Ultrasound Website

Certification Description
The ABS considers certification in surgery to be based upon a process of education, evaluation and examination. The ABS holds undergraduate and graduate education to be of the utmost importance and requires the attestation of the residency program director that an applicant has completed an appropriate educational experience and attained a sufficiently high level of knowledge, clinical judgment and technical skills, as well as ethical standing, to be admitted to the certification process. Individuals who believe they meet the ABS' educational, professional and ethical requirements may begin the certification process by applying for admission to the Qualifying Examination (QE). The application is reviewed and, if approved, the applicant is granted admission to the examination. Upon successful completion of the QE, the applicant is considered a candidate for certification and granted the opportunity to take the Certifying Examination (CE). If the candidate is also successful at this examination, the candidate is deemed certified in surgery and becomes a diplomate of the ABS.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Surgery
http://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?index

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

General Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
https://certification.osteopathic.org/surgery/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

General Vascular Surgery Certification Website

Certification Description
The ABS, along with nine other ABMS member boards, offers as of 2008 a subspecialty certificate in hospice and palliative medicine. While diplomates will apply through the ABS, the examination will be administered through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) every even-numbered year. In addition to ABS diplomates currently certified in general surgery, the ABS will also accept current diplomates from other ABMS surgical boards as applicants for certification.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Surgery
http://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?index

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Hospice and Palliative Medicine Website

Certification Description
A neurosurgeon who has been certified by the AMERICAN BOARD OF NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY (ABNS) has completed an approved educational training program and an evaluation process, including written and oral examinations, designed to asses the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to provide quality patient care in neurological surgery. Neurosurgeons who successfully participate in the ABNS Maintenance of Certification program take steps following their primary certification to preserve and enhance their knowledge and skills. However, certification is not a measure or guarantee of competence, nor does it necessarily indicate compatibility with a particular patient. Patients, therefore, should consider certification as only one factor in selecting a neurological surgeon.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Neurological Surgery
http://www.abns.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Neurological Surgery Website

Certification Description
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine is the special field of medicine that includes the investigation, preservation, and restoration by medical, surgical, and rehabilitative means of all structures of the musculoskeletal system directly affected by participation in athletic activity.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
https://www.abos.org/

Certification Details

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Website

Certifying Organization
American Academy of Neurological & Orthopaedic Surgeons
http://aanos.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Orthopaedic Surgery Website

Certification Description
The ABPS's orthopedic surgery board certification exams enable successful candidates to present themselves to the public as qualified medical specialists in orthopedic surgery. Completing the orthopedic surgery board certification exams indicates mastery of orthopedic surgery experience and knowledge, as well as a professional commitment to adhere to the ABPS Medical Code of Ethics.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Physician Specialties
http://www.abpsus.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 8 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Orthopedic Surgery Website

Certification Description
Pediatric surgery is defined as the diagnostic, operative, and postoperative surgical care of patients from prenatal diagnosis through adolescence with congenital and acquired anomalies and diseases, be they developmental, inflammatory, neoplastic, or traumatic. The scope of this discipline is broadly the same as general surgery, focused especially in infancy and childhood but to include the fetus, adolescent, and young adult with special health care needs arising from childhood surgical conditions. The American Board of Surgery has been granted approval by the American Board of Medical Specialties to award certification in pediatric surgery to those whose specialized training and professional activities primarily encompass the discipline as defined above. It has been agreed that this certificate will not be offered to those who, for practical purposes, limit their activities to the spheres of interest of other approved surgical specialty boards, such as neurologic, orthopaedic, plastic, thoracic and urologic surgery. It is further recognized that such other disciplines limiting their activities to anatomical regions or special systems may include surgery pertinent to those specialties in these age groups.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Surgery
http://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?index

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Pediatric Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Board of Urology
http://www.abu.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Pediatric Urology Website

Certifying Organization
American Board of Physician Specialties
http://www.abpsus.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 8 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
https://certification.osteopathic.org/surgery/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Certification Website

Certifying Organization
American Board of Multiple Specialties in Podiatry
https://www.abmsp.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 4 Years

Podiatric Surgery Certification Website

Certification Description
Certification in Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery indicates that a podiatrist has demonstrated a cognitive knowledge of podiatric surgery, including the diagnosis of general medical problems and surgical management of foot and ankle diseases, deformities, and/or trauma, and those structures that affect the foot, ankle, and leg.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
https://www.abfas.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery Website

Certification Description
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Physicians' Vascular Interpretation (PVI) examination tests basic vascular knowledge and skills essential to Sonography Professionals. To earn a Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) credential you must pass the PVI examination.

Certifying Organization
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
http://www.ardms.org/Pages/default.aspx

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? No
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No

Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation Website

Certifying Organization
American Academy of Neurological & Orthopaedic Surgeons
http://aanos.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Either training or work experience required, but not both? No
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Spinal Surgery Website

Certifying Organization
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
https://www.abos.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Subspecialty Certification in Surgery of the Hand Website

Certification Description
The ABPS surgery board certification exams enable successful candidates to present themselves to the public as qualified medical specialists in surgery. Completing the surgery board certification exams indicates mastery of surgery experience and knowledge, as well as a professional commitment to adhere to the ABPS Medical Code of Ethics.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Physician Specialties
http://www.abpsus.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 8 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Surgery Website

Certification Description
Surgery of the hand is the field of medicine that includes the investigation, preservation, and restoration by medical, surgical, and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist. The ABS intends the certificate in surgery of the hand for only those surgeons who, by virtue of additional training, practice characteristics reflecting a major commitment to surgery of the hand, and through contributions to this field, have demonstrated qualifications in hand surgery that deserve special recognition. The certificate in surgery of the hand does not confer legal privileges nor license to practice the specialty of surgery of the hand. Possession of a certificate in surgery of the hand does not indicate total qualifications for practice privileges nor does it imply exclusion of others not so certified. There is neither requirement nor necessity for a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery to hold a certificate in surgery of the hand in order to be considered qualified to include hand surgery within the practice of surgery.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Surgery
http://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?index

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Surgery of the Hand Website

Certification Description
Surgical critical care (SCC) is a specialty of surgery and a primary component of general surgery related to the care of patients with acute, life-threatening or potentially life-threatening surgical conditions. SCC not only incorporates knowledge and skills of nonoperative techniques for supportive care for critically ill patients but also a broad understanding of the relationship between critical surgical illness and surgical procedures. Although much of this knowledge and skills is common to critical care specialists from a variety of medical disciplines, the diplomate in surgical critical care has specialized expertise relating both to the physiologic responses to tissue injury from trauma, burns, operation, infections, acute inflammation, or ischemia and to the ways these responses interact with other disease processes. Specialists in SCC possess advanced knowledge and skills that enable them to provide comprehensive care to critically ill patients from all surgical specialties and in all age groups. Care for the critically ill surgical patient may take place in a variety of settings, e.g. pre-hospital situations, the emergency department, the operating room, and intensive care units. Because the care of such patients involves skill in a number of disciplines, as well as an understanding of surgery, the specialist in surgical critical care must have a broad knowledge base and expertise concerning the biology of the critically ill surgical patient and the support of organ system function. They should be capable of providing leadership within their health care organizations regarding the needs of critically ill surgical patients and the administration of critical care units. They also should be able to teach others and conduct research in the field.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Surgery
http://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?index

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Surgical Critical Care Website

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
https://certification.osteopathic.org/surgery/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Surgical Critical Care Certification Website

Certifying Organization
American Osteopathic Board of Surgery
https://certification.osteopathic.org/surgery/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Urological Surgery Certification Website

Certification Description
Vascular surgery encompasses the diagnosis and management of disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, exclusive of the intracranial vessels and the heart. In addition to experience with dissection and control of blood vessels expected of general surgery trainees, diplomates in vascular surgery, by virtue of additional training, should have significant experience with all aspects of treating patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment, and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Specialists in vascular surgery should possess the advanced knowledge and skills to provide comprehensive care to patients with vascular disease, understand the needs of these patients, teach this information to others, provide leadership within their organizations, conduct or participate in research in vascular disorders, and demonstrate self-assessment of their outcomes.

Certifying Organization
American Board of Surgery
http://www.absurgery.org/default.jsp?index

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 10 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Vascular Surgery Website

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