Board Certification

Association of State Medical Board Executive Directors "DocFinder". Contains 21 of the states medical licensing authorities. http://www.docboard.org/.

The American Board of Plastic Surgery is one of the twenty-four Member Boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). The American Board of Plastic Surgery issues certificates in Plastic Surgery and subspecialty certificates in Hand Surgery. http://www.plasticsurgery.org/.

The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) provides Online Board Certification Verification at:http://www.abms.org.

The Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. has a Directory Board that contains a listing of their membership, including mailing addresses, web site addresses (if available) and phone numbers.

The following states have web sites that can assist in physician verification:

Alabama - Board of Medical Examiners

Alaska - Medical Board

Arizona - Board of Medical Examiners

Arkansas - Medical Board

California - Medical Board

Colorado - Board of Medical Examiners

Connecticut - Department of Public Health Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

Delaware - Board of Medical Practice

Florida - Board of Medicine Health Care Provider License Lookup

Georgia - Composite State Board of Medical Examiners Physician Database

Hawaii - Board of Medical Examiners

Kentucky - Board of Medical Licensure

Idaho -State Board of Medicine

Illinois - Department of Professional Regulation

Indiana - Health Professions Bureau

Iowa - State Board of Medical Examiners

Kansas - Board of Healing Arts

Kentucky - Board of Medical Licensure

Louisiana - State Board of Medical Examiners

Maine - Board of Licensure in Medicine

Maryland - Board of Physician Quality Assurance

Massachusetts - Board of Registration in Medicine

Michigan - Board of Medicine

Minnesota - Board of Medical Practice

Mississippi - Board of Medical Licensure

Missouri - Board of Registration for the Healing Arts

Montana - Board of Medical Examiners

Nebraska - Department of Public Health & Human Services, Regulation & Licensure

Nevada - Board of Medical Examiners

New Hampshire - Board of Medicine

New Jersey - State Board of Medical Examiners

New Mexico - State Board of Medical Examiners

New York - State Board for Medicine (Licensure)

North Carolina - Medical Carolina

North Dakota - Board of Medical Examiners

Ohio - State Medical Board

Oklahoma - Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision

Oregon - Board of Medical Examiners

Pennsylvania - Board of Medicine

Rhode Island - Board of Medical Licensure & Discipline

South Carolina - Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Board of Medical Examiners

Tennessee - Board of Medical Examiners

Texas - Board of Medical Examiners

Utah - Department of Commerce Div. of Occupational & Professional Licensure

Vermont - Board of Medical Practice

Virginia - Department of Health Professions

Washington - Department of Health

West Virginia - Board of Medicine

Wisconsin - Department of Regulation and Licensing

Wyoming - Board of Medicine

Surgical Facility Accreditation

The American Association for Accreditation For Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) is a voluntary program of inspection and accreditation in surgery facilities to ensure excellence and quality care to patients. For more information, check out the website of the American Association for Accreditation for Ambulatory Surgery Facilities (AAAASF) at http://www.aaaasf.org.

Societies

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) represents 97 percent of all physicians certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery (ABPS). If you'd like more information on the ASPS or plastic surgery procedures, you may call the ASPS' Plastic Surgery Information Service at 1-800-635-0635 or access the ASPS web site at http://www.plasticsurgery.org/.

The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) is an organization devoted to education and research in aesthetic (cosmetic) plastic surgery. Its members are aesthetic plastic surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery who have met additional educational and professional requirements set forth by ASAPS to maintain the highest standard of practice. ASAPS can be reached toll-free at 1-888-ASAPS-11 (1-888-272-7711). The ASAPS web site is at: http://www.surgery.org/.

The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) is the world's largest association of facial plastic and reconstructive surgeons.

The Ontario Society of Plastic Surgeons (OSPS) is the Canadian society for plastic surgeons. All members of OSPS are certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada is a national organization whose mission is educational and is dedicated to setting standards.