Veterinary specialists 2019

Total active board-certified diplomates (as of December 2019)*

13,539          

American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP)

808

Avian

118

Beef Cattle

14

Canine & Feline

376

Dairy

40

Equine

71

Exotic Companion Animal

27

Feline

67

Food Animal

12

Reptile/Amphibian

17

Shelter Medicine

23

Swine Health Management

13

American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (ABVT)

97

American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW)

59

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)

1,068

American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV)

263

American College of Theriogenologists (ACT)

393

American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA)

277

American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB)

76

American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP)

69

American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD)

310

American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC)

734

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM)

3,091

Cardiology

328

Small Animal Internal Medicine

1,366

Large Animal Internal Medicine

591

Neurology

354

Oncology

452

American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM)

200

Bacteriology/Mycology

71

Immunology

52

Virology

84

Parasitology

39

American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN)

79

American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO)

465

American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP)

1,913

Anatomic Pathology

1,522

Clinical Pathology

427

American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM)

871

Epidemiology

47

American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR)

611

Radiation Oncology

116

American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR)

237

American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS)

1,814

Small Animal

791

Large Animal

394

American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM)

209

American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC)

187

Equine DentalDental

21