List of medical specialty colleges in the United States

This list of medical specialty colleges in the United States includes medical societies that represent board certified specialist physicians. The American Medical Association maintains a list of societies represented in its House of Delegates, while the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine maintains a list of osteopathic specialty colleges. The American Association of Physician Specialists maintains a list of specialties colleges open to physicians with either M.D. or D.O. degrees. Some societies are not affiliated with these associations.

List Name Specialty Fellowpost-nominal letters Association Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry FACLP AMA Aerospace Medical Association Aerospace AMA American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology FAAAAI AMA American Academy of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology FAAA AAPS American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Child and adolescent psychiatry FAACAP AMA American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Cosmetic surgery ABCS AMA American Academy of Dermatology Dermatology FAAD AMA American Academy of Disaster Medicine Disaster medicine FAADM AAPS American Academy of Emergency Medicine Emergency medicine FAAEM American Academy of Emergency Physicians Emergency Medicine FAAEP AAPS American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Plastic surgery AMA American Academy of Family Medicine Family medicine FAAFM American Academy of Family Physicians Family medicine FAAFP AMA American Academy of Family Practice Family medicine FAAFP AAPS American Academy of Geriatric Medicine Geriatric medicine AAPS American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Hospice and palliative care AMA American Academy of Insurance Medicine Health insurance AMA American Academy of Internal Medicine Internal medicine FAAIM AAPS American Academy of Neurologic & Orthopedic SurgeryNeurologic and Orthopedic SurgeryFAANOSAMA American Academy of Neurology Neurology FAAN AMA American Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics and gynecology American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology AMA American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Orthopedic surgery FAAOS AMA American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery Orthopedic surgery AAPS American Academy of Osteopathy Osteopathic manipulative medicine FAAO AACOM American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy Allergy & Otolaryngology AMA American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology AMA American Academy of Pain Medicine Pain management AMA American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrics FAAP AMA American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians Pharmaceuticals AMA American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical medicine and rehabilitation AMA American Academy of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Plastic surgery American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law Psychiatry AMA American Academy of Radiology Radiology AAPS American Academy of Sleep Medicine Sleep AMA American Academy of Surgery Surgery FAAS AAPS American Association for Hand Surgery Hand surgery AMA American Association for Thoracic Surgery Thoracic surgery AMA American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Endocrinology AMA American Association of Clinical Urologists Urology AMA American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine Neuromuscular medicine and electrodiagnosis AMA American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists Gynecology AMA American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons Orthopedic surgery AMA American Association of Medical Review Officers Medical review officer CMRO American Association of Neurological Surgeons Neurosurgery FAANS AMA American Association of Plastic Surgeons Plastic surgery AMA American Association of Public Health Physicians Public health AMA American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Neurology AMA American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology AMA American College of Cardiology Cardiology FACC AMA American College of Chest Physicians Chest medicine FCCP AMA American College of Critical Care Medicine Critical care medicine FCCM American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency medicine FACEP AMA American College of Epidemiology Epidemiology FACE American College of Family Practice Family practice FACFP American College of Gastroenterology Gastroenterology FACG AMA American College of Hyperbaric Medicine Hyperbaric medicine FACHM American College of Medical Genetics Medical genetics FACMG AMA American College of Medical Informatics Medical informatics FACMI American College of Medical Practice Executives FACMPE American College of Medical Quality AMA American College of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear medicine AMA American College of Nuclear Physicians Nuclear medicine AMA American College of Nutrition Nutrition FACN American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Occupational and environmental medicine FACOEM AMA American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians Emergency medicine FACOEP AACOM American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Family medicine FACOFP AACOM American College of Osteopathic Internists Internal medicine FACOI AACOM American College of Osteopathic Neurologists and Psychiatrists Neurology & Psychiatry AACOM American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists Obstetrics and gynecology FACOOG AACOM American College of Osteopathic Sclerotherapeutic Pain Management Pain management AACOM American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians Pediatrics FACOP AACOM American College of Osteopathic Surgeons Surgery FACOS AACOM American College of Phlebology Phlebology FACPh American College of Physician Executives CPE AMA American College of Physicians Internal medicine FACP AMA American College of Preventive Medicine Preventive medicine FACPM AMA American College of Radiation Oncology Radiation oncology FACRO AMA American College of Psychiatrists Psychiatry American College of Radiology Radiology FACR AMA American College of Rheumatology Rheumatology AMA American College of Sports Medicine Sports medicine FACSM American College of Surgeons Surgery FACS AMA American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Obstetrics and gynecology FACOG AMA American Gastroenterological Association Gastroenterology AGAF AMA American Geriatrics Society Geriatrics AMA American Heart Association Cardiology FAHA American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Ultrasound AMA American Medical Directors Association AMA American Medical Group Association AMA American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Sports medicine FAMSSM AMA American Orthopaedic Association Orthopedics AMA American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Orthopedics AMA American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine Drug addiction FAOAAM AACOM American Osteopathic Association of Medical Informatics Medical informatics AACOM American Osteopathic Association of Prolotherapy Regenerative Medicine Prolotherapy Regenerative Medicine AACOM American Osteopathic Society of Rheumatic Diseases Rheumatic Diseases AACOM American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics Orthopedic surgery FAOAO AACOM American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine Sports medicine FAOASM AACOM American Osteopathic College of Allergy and Immunology Allergy & Immunology AACOM American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists Anesthesiology AACOM American Osteopathic College of Dermatology Dermatology FAOCD AACOM American Osteopathic College of Occupational & Preventive Medicine Occupational and preventive medicine FAOCOPM AACOM American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Ophthalmology and otolaryngology FOCOO AACOM American Osteopathic College of Pathologists Pathology FAOCP AACOM American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical medicine and rehabilitation AACOM American Osteopathic College of Proctology Proctology AACOM American Osteopathic College of Radiology Radiology FAOCR AACOM American Pediatric Surgical Association Pediatric surgery AMA American Psychiatric Association Psychiatry FAPA AMA American Roentgen Ray Society X-rays AMA American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Plastic surgery AMA American Society for Clinical Pathology Pathology FASCP AMA American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Dermatology AMA American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Gastroenterology AMA American Society for Reproductive Medicine Reproductive medicine AMA American Society for Surgery of the Hand Hand surgery AMA American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Radiology & Oncology AMA American Society of Abdominal Surgeons Abdominal surgery AMA American Society of Addiction Medicine Drug addiction AMA American Society of Anesthesiologists Anesthesiology AMA American Society of Bariatric Physicians Bariatrics AMA American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Cataract and refractive surgery AMA American Society of Clinical Oncology Oncology AMA American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons Lower gastrointestinal surgery AMA American Society of Cytopathology Cytopathology AMA American Society of General Surgeons General surgery AMA American Society of Hematology Hematology AMA American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons Plastic surgery AMA American Society of Neuroimaging Neuroimaging AMA American Society of Neuroradiology Neuroradiology AMA American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Cardiology FASNC AMA American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Ophthalmic surgery AMA American Society of Plastic Surgeons Plastic surgery AMA American Society of Retina Specialists Retina AMA American Thoracic Society Thorax AMA American Urological Association Urology AUA Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Military medicine AMA Association of University Radiologists Radiology AMA College of American Pathologists Pathology FCAP AMA Congress of Neurological Surgeons Neurosurgery AMA Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists Ophthalmology AMA Infectious Diseases Society of America Infectious disease AMA International College of Surgeons United States Section Surgery AMA International Spine Intervention Society Spine AMA National Association of Medical Examiners Medical examiners AMA National Medical Association African Americans AMA North American Spine Society Spine AMA Radiological Society of North America Radiology AMA Renal Physicians Association Kidney AMA Society for Investigative Dermatology Dermatology AMA Society for Vascular Surgery Vascular surgery AMA Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Gastroenterology AMA Society of Critical Care Medicine Critical care medicine AMA Society of Interventional Radiology Interventional radiology AMA Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Laparoscopic surgery AMA Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces Military medicine AMA Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Nuclear medicine AMA Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Ultrasound AMA Society of Thoracic Surgeons Thoracic surgery AMA The Endocrine Society Endocrinology AMA The Triological Society Otolaryngology AMA United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology Pathology AMA

See also Board certification Medical education in the United States

References

External links AMA: Member organizations of the AMA House of Delegates AOA: Osteopathic Specialty Colleges AAPS: Academies of the American Association of Physician Specialists