Veterinary specialists 2015
These statistics show veterinary specialists in the U.S. as of December 31, 2015.
AVMA recognized veterinary specialty organizations
| Total active board-certified diplomates (as of December 2015)* | 12,286 |
| American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) | 930 |
| Avian | 138 |
| Beef Cattle | 14 |
| Canine & Feline | 464 |
| Dairy | 32 |
| Equine | 107 |
| Exotic Companion Animal | 23 |
| Feline | 82 |
| Food Animal | 23 |
| Reptile/Amphibian | 14 |
| Swine Health Management | 21 |
| American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (ABVT) | 97 |
| American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW) | 41 |
| American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) | 943 |
| American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV) | 258 |
| American College of Theriogenologists (ACT) | 394 |
| American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) | 235 |
| American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) | 64 |
| American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP) | 56 |
| American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) | 252 |
| American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC) | 547 |
| American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) | 2,733 |
| Cardiology | 269 |
| Small Animal Internal Medicine | 1,310 |
| Large Animal Internal Medicine | 561 |
| Neurology | 291 |
| Oncology | 377 |
| American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) | 215 |
| Bacteriology/Mycology | 58 |
| Immunology | 57 |
| Virology | 84 |
| Parasitology | 30 |
| American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN) | 73 |
| American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) | 419 |
| American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) | 1,621 |
| Anatomic Pathology | 1,305 |
| Clinical Pathology | 314 |
| American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM) | 740 |
| Epidemiology | 52 |
| American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) | 576 |
| Radiation Oncology | 97 |
| American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) | 142 |
| American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) | 1,640 |
| Small Animal | 577 |
| Large Animal | 307 |
| American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) | 164 |
| American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) | 146 |
| Equine DentalDental | 13 |
*Some members belong to more than one specialty.
Updated 3/2016
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