Veterinary specialists 2021

Total active board-certified diplomates (as of December 2021)*

14,536

American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP)

722

Avian

90

Beef Cattle

11

Canine & Feline

362

Dairy

32

Equine

55

Exotic Companion Animal

28

Feline

72

Food Animal

12

Reptile/Amphibian

15

Shelter Medicine

30

Swine Health Management

15

American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (ABVT)

106

American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW)

61

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)

1,132

American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV)

278

American College of Theriogenologists (ACT)

381

American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA)

302

American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB)

88

American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP)

73

American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD)

317

American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC)

834

American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM)

3,332

Cardiology

355

Small Animal Internal Medicine

1,478

Large Animal Internal Medicine

604

Neurology

400

Oncology

487

American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM)

208

Bacteriology/Mycology

81

Immunology

58

Virology

93

Parasitology

41

American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN)

89

American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO)

491

American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP)

1,940

Anatomic Pathology

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Clinical Pathology

†

American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM)

887

Epidemiology

52

American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR)

670

Radiation Oncology

129

Equine Diagnostic Imaging

24

American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR)

258

Canine

96

Equine

162

American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS)

1,928

Small Animal

922

Large Animal

455

American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM)

232

American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC)

188

Equine Dental

19