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
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.
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.
Administrators in Medicine
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Association of Plastic Surgeons
American Board of Medical Specialties
American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive
Surgery
American College of Surgeons
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
American Medical Association
American Osteopathic Association
Association of American Medical Colleges
Body Language (the UK's most
popular cosmetic Surgery web site)
Canadian Journal of Plastic Surgery (an
online journal)
Centers for Disease Control
Drug Enforcement Administration
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
Food and Drug Administration
Federal Register
Federal Trade Commission
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources Services Administration
International Journal of Plastic & Aesthetic
Surgery
National Board of Medical Examiners
National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
National Commission for the Certification of Physicians Assistants
National Institutes of Heath
Pain and Policies Studies Group
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Online
journal of the American Society
of Plastic Surgeons)
Plastic People Page (What
procedures the celebrities have had done)
Plastic
Surgery and Plastic Surgeon Information
USMLE Secretariat
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. General Accounting Office
U.S. Library of Congress (Thomas Federal Legislative Information)
U.S. Supreme Court