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 MD or DO degrees. Some societies are not affiliated with these associations.
| Name | Specialty | Fellow post-nominal letters |
Association |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace Medical Association | Aerospace | AMA | |
| American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology | Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology | FAAAAI | AMA |
| American Academy of Anesthesiology | Anesthesiology | FAAA | AAPS |
| American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Child and adolescent psychiatry | FAACAP | AMA |
| American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery | Cosmetic surgery | 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 | AAPS |
| American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Plastic surgery | AMA | |
| American Academy of Family Medicine | Family medicine | FAAFM | AAPS |
| American Academy of Family Physicians | Family medicine | FAAFP | AMA |
| American Academy of Geriatric Medicine | Geriatric medicine | AAPS | |
| American Academy of Hospice & Palliative Medicine | Palliative care | AMA | |
| American Academy of Insurance Medicine | Health insurance | AMA | |
| American Academy of Internal Medicine | Internal medicine | FAAIM | AAPS |
| 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 & Rehabilitation | Physical medicine and rehabilitation | AMA | |
| American Academy of Psychiatry | Psychiatry | ||
| 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 | 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 | 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 Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Obstetrics and gynecology | FACOG | AMA |
| American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | Occupational & Environmental medicine | 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 | 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 | 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 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 Orthopaedic Association | Orthopedics | AMA | |
| American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society | Orthopedics | AMA | |
| American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine | Drug addiction | FAOAAM | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic Academy of Medical Informatics | Medical informatics | 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 and Preventive Medicine | Occupational & Preventive medicine | FAOCOPM | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery | Ophthalmology & 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 & 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 | Oral and maxillofacial surgery | AMA | |
| American Society of Neuroimaging | Neuroimaging | AMA | |
| American Society of Neuroradiology | Neuroradiology | 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 | AMA | |
| 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 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 | 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 & Canadian Academy of Pathology | Pathology | AMA |
See also
External links
- AMA: National Medical Specialty Society Web sites
- AACOM: Osteopathic Specialty Colleges
- AAPS: Academies of the American Association of Physician Specialists
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