Veterinary specialists 2014
These statistics show veterinary specialists in the U.S. as of December 31, 2014.
AVMA recognized veterinary specialty organizations
Total active board-certified diplomates (as of December 2014)* | 11,761 |
American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) | 831 |
Avian | 122 |
Beef Cattle | 13 |
Canine & Feline | 428 |
Dairy | 31 |
Equine | 83 |
Exotic Companion Animal | 21 |
Feline | 81 |
Food Animal | 20 |
Reptile/Amphibian | 12 |
Swine Health Management | 20 |
American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (ABVT) | 92 |
American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW) | 34 |
American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) | 930 |
American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV) | 250 |
American College of Theriogenologists (ACT) | 388 |
American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) | 223 |
American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) | 60 |
American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP) | 56 |
American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) | 238 |
American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC) | 510 |
American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) | 2,611 |
Cardiology | 248 |
Small Animal Internal Medicine | 1,269 |
Large Animal Internal Medicine | 539 |
Neurology | 269 |
Oncology | 355 |
American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) | 231 |
Bacteriology/Mycology | 52 |
Immunology | 55 |
Virology | 79 |
Parasitology | 28 |
American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN) | 71 |
American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) | 407 |
American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) | 1,676 |
Anatomic Pathology | 1,342 |
Clinical Pathology | 332 |
American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM) | 687 |
Epidemiology | 55 |
American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) | 494 |
Radiation Oncology | 99 |
American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | 85 |
American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) | 1,571 |
Small Animal | 519 |
Large Animal | 268 |
American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) | 150 |
American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) | 136 |
Equine DentalDental | 12 |
*Some members belong to more than one specialty.
Updated 4/2015
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