Your main objective is your surgeons certification with the American Board of Plastic Surgery, although some American Board of Plastic Surgery surgeons may hold double board certifications and occasionally triple board certifications. The following boards are the 24 boards that have been approved by the American Board of Medical Specialties, these links may be helpful in understanding your surgeons additional qualifications.
American Board of Medical Specialties
www.abms.org
American Board of Allergy and Immunology
www.abai.org
American Board of Anesthesiology
www.abanes.org
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
www.abcrs.org
American Board of Dermatology
www.abderm.org
American Board of Emergency Medicine
www.abem.org
American Board of Family Practice
www.abfp.org
American Board of Internal Medicine
www.abim.org
American Board of Medical Genetics
www.abmg.org
American Board of Neurological Surgery
www.abns.org
American Board of Nuclear Medicine
www.abnm.org
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
www.abog.org
American Board of Ophthalmology
www.abop.org
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
www.abos.org
American Board of Otolaryngology
www.aboto.org
American Board of Pathology
www.aboath.org
American Board of Pediatrics
www.abp.org
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
www.abpmr.org
American Board of Plastic Surgery
www.abplsurg.org
American Board of Preventative Medicine
www.abprevmed.org
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
www.abpn.org
American Board of Radiology
www.theabr.org
American Board of Surgery
www.abs.org
American Board of Thoracic Surgery
http://www.abts.org
American Board of Urology
www.abu.org
Medical and Government Organizations
American Hospital Association
www.aha.org
Association of American Medical Colleges
www.aamc.org
Medline Plus
medlineplus.gov/
Federation of State Medical Boards
www.fsmb.org
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
www.jcaho.org
Health Insurance Finders
www.healthinsurancefinders.com