ABMS Member Boards: APPROVED CERTIFICATES
SUBSPECIALTY CERTIFICATES
		Date		TimeLimited	Certificates
		Approved	First	First Issued	Duration
American Board of	Subspecialty	by ABMS	Issued	Month/Year	Years
Allergy & Immunology	Clinical Laboratory Immunology	1983	1986	10/94	10
Anesthesiology	Critical Care	1985	1986	1/00	10
	Pain Medicine	1991	1993	Apr-93	10
Colon & Rectal Surgery	No subspecialties
Dermatology	Clinical & Laboratory Dermatological	1983	1985	—
	Immunology
	Dermatopathology	1973	1974	—
	Pediatric Dermatology	2000	††	††
Emergency Medicine	Medical Toxicology	1992	1995	1/95	10
	Pediatric Emergency Medicine	1991	1993	2/93	10
	Sports Medicine	1991	1993	12/93	10
	Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine	2000	2000	2/01	10
Family Medicine	Adolescent Medicine	2000	2001	11/01	10
	Geriatric Medicine	1985	1988	4/88	10
	Sports Medicine	1989	1993	9/93	10
Internal Medicine	[Allergy & Immunology]
	Adolescent Medicine	1992	1994	11/94	10
	Cardiovascular Disease	†	1937	11/91	10
	Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology	1989	1992	11/92	10
	Clinical & Laboratory Immunology	1983	1986	10/90	10
	Critical Care Medicine	1985	1987	11/87	10
	Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism	1971	1972	11/91	10
	Gastroenterology	†	1936	11/91	10
	Geriatric Medicine	1985	1988	4/88	10
	Hematology	1971	1972	11/90	10
	Infectious Disease	1971	1972	11/90	10
	Interventional Cardiology	1996	1999	11/99	10
	Medical Oncology	1972	1973	11/91	10
	Nephrology	1971	1972	11/90	10
	Pulmonary Disease	†	1937	'11/90	10
	Rheumatology	1971	1972	'11/90	10
	Sports Medicine	1992	1993	9/93	10
Medical Genetics	Molecular Genetic Pathology	1999	2001	—	—
Neurological Surgery	No Subspecialties
Nuclear Medicine	No Subspecialties
Obstetrics & Gynecology	Critical Care Medicine	1985	1991	12/91	6
	Gynecologic Oncology	1972	1974	12/87	6
	Maternal & Fetal Medicine	1973	1974	12/87	6
	Reproductive Endocrinology	1973	1974	12/87	6
Ophthalmology	No Subspecialties
Orthopaedic Surgery	Hand Surgery	1986	1989	2/89	10
Otolaryngology	Otology/Neurotology	1992	††	††	10
	Pediatric Otolaryngology	1992	††	††	10
	Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck	2000
Pathology	Blood Banking/
	Transfusion Medicine	1972	1973	—
	Chemical Pathology	†	1951	—
	Cytopathology	1988	1989	—
	Dermatopathology	1973	1974	—
	Forensic Pathology	†	1959	—
	Hematology	†	1955	—
	Immunopathology	1983	1983	—
	Medical Microbiology	†	1950	—
	Molecular Genetic Pathology	1999	2001	—
	Neuropathology	†	1948	—
	Pediatric Pathology	1989	1990	—
Pediatrics	Allergy & Immunology
	Adolescent Medicine	1991	1994	11/94	7
	Clinical & Laboratory Immunology	1983	1986	10/96	10
	Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics	1999	††	††	7
	Medical Toxicology	1992	1994	11/94	10
	Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine	1974	1975	11/89	7
	Neurodevelopmental Disabilities	1999	2001	4/01	10
	Pediatric Cardiology	†	1961	10/88	7
	Pediatric Critical Care Medicine	1985	1987	7/87	7
	Pediatric Emergency Medicine	1991	1992	11/92	7
	Pediatric Endocrinology	1976	1978	7/89	7
	Pediatric Gastroenterology	1988	1990	11/90	7
	Pediatric Hematology-Oncology	1973	1974	7/90	7
	Pediatric Infectious Diseases	1991	1994	11/94	7
	Pediatric Nephrology	1973	1974	7/88	7
	Pediatric Pulmonology	1984	1986	7/86	7
	Pediatric Rheumatology	1990	1992	5/92	7
	Sports Medicine	1990	1993	9/93	10
Physical Medicine &	Spinal Cord Injury Medicine	1995	1998	12/98	10
Rehabilitation	Pain Medicine	1998	2000	9/00	10
	Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine	1999	††	††
Plastic Surgery	Hand Surgery	1986	1989	1/89	10
	Plastic Surgery Within the Head and Neck	2000	††	††	10
Preventive Medicine	Medical Toxicology	1992	1995	1/85	10
	Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine	1989	1993	1/93	10
Psychiatry &	Addiction Psychiatry	1991	1993	3/93	10
Neurology	Child & Adolescent Psychiatry	†	1959	9/95	10
	Clinical Neurophysiology	1990	1992	3/92	10
	Forensic Psychiatry	1992	1994	10/94	10
	Geriatric Psychiatry	1989	1991	4/91	10
	Neurodevelopmental Disabilities	1999	2000	4/00	10
	Pain Medicine	1998	2000	4/01	10
Radiology	Neuroradiology	1994	1995	2/95	10
	Nuclear Radiology	1972	1974	11/99	10
	Pediatric Radiology	1993	1994	11/94	10
	Vascular & Interventional Radiology	1994	1994	11/94	10
Surgery	Vascular Surgery	1982	1982	6/82	10
	Pediatric Surgery	1973	1974	6/74	10
	Surgery of the Hand	1986	1989	1/89	10
	Surgical Critical Care	1985	1986	6/86	10
Thoracic Surgery	No Subspecialties
Urology	No Subspecialties
† - Certificates issued prior to 1972 when ABMS recognition procedures were established
†† - Certificates not issued
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