Veterinary specialists 2018
These statistics show veterinary specialists in the U.S. as of December 31, 2018.
AVMA recognized veterinary specialty organizations
| Total active board-certified diplomates (as of December 2018)* | 13,539 |
| American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) | 866 |
| Avian | 116 |
| Beef Cattle | 15 |
| Canine & Feline | 415 |
| Dairy | 33 |
| Equine | 71 |
| Exotic Companion Animal | 22 |
| Feline | 70 |
| Food Animal | 19 |
| Reptile/Amphibian | 19 |
| Shelter Medicine | 25 |
| Swine Health Management | 15 |
| American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (ABVT) | 96 |
| American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW) | 53 |
| American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) | 1,024 |
| American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV) | 265 |
| American College of Theriogenologists (ACT) | 412 |
| American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) | 268 |
| American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) | 70 |
| American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP) | 64 |
| American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) | 289 |
| American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC) | 693 |
| American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) | 3,044 |
| Cardiology | 308 |
| Small Animal Internal Medicine | 1,391 |
| Large Animal Internal Medicine | 601 |
| Neurology | 334 |
| Oncology | 425 |
| American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) | 189 |
| Bacteriology/Mycology | 66 |
| Immunology | 52 |
| Virology | 75 |
| Parasitology | 37 |
| American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN) | 79 |
| American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) | 453 |
| American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) | 1,998 |
| Anatomic Pathology | 1,497 |
| Clinical Pathology | 437 |
| American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM) | 821 |
| Epidemiology | + |
| American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) | 577 |
| Radiation Oncology | 114 |
| American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) | 225 |
| American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) | 1,771 |
| Small Animal | 746 |
| Large Animal | 368 |
| American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) | 208 |
| American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) | 172 |
| Equine DentalDental | 19 |
*Some members belong to more than one specialty.
+ Numbers were not reported
Updated 3/2019