Veterinary specialists 2016
These statistics show veterinary specialists in the U.S. as of December 31, 2016.
AVMA recognized veterinary specialty organizations
| Total active board-certified diplomates (as of December 2016)* | 12,293 |
| American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) | 844 |
| Avian | 114 |
| Beef Cattle | 13 |
| Canine & Feline | 447 |
| Dairy | 32 |
| Equine | 82 |
| Exotic Companion Animal | 23 |
| Feline | 79 |
| Food Animal | 19 |
| Reptile/Amphibian | 14 |
| Shelter Medicine | 4 |
| Swine Health Management | 17 |
| American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (ABVT) | 99 |
| American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW) | 45 |
| American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) | 984 |
| American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV) | 254 |
| American College of Theriogenologists (ACT) | 398 |
| American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) | 247 |
| American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) | 67 |
| American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP) | 56 |
| American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) | 266 |
| American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC) | 590 |
| American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) | 2,826 |
| Cardiology | 280 |
| Small Animal Internal Medicine | 1,342 |
| Large Animal Internal Medicine | 582 |
| Neurology | 310 |
| Oncology | 397 |
| American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) | 220 |
| Bacteriology/Mycology | 59 |
| Immunology | 58 |
| Virology | 87 |
| Parasitology | 35 |
| American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN) | 79 |
| American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) | 419 |
| American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) | 1,441 |
| Anatomic Pathology | 1,120 |
| Clinical Pathology | 319 |
| American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM) | 744 |
| Epidemiology | 49 |
| American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) | 502 |
| Radiation Oncology | 101 |
| American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) | 192 |
| American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) | 1,692 |
| Small Animal | 643 |
| Large Animal | 335 |
| American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) | 179 |
| American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) | 149 |
| Equine DentalDental | 15 |
*Some members belong to more than one specialty.
Updated 1/2017
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