list of medical specialty colleges in the united states list of medical specialty colleges in the united states this list of medical specialty colleges in the united states includes medical societies that represent board certified specialist physicians. the american medical association maintains a list of societies represented in its house of delegates, while the american association of colleges of osteopathic medicine maintains a list of osteopathic specialty colleges. the american association of physician specialists maintains a list of specialties colleges open to physicians with either m.d. or d.o. degrees. some societies are not affiliated with these associations. list name specialty fellowpost-nominal letters association academy of consultation-liaison psychiatryconsultation-liaison psychiatryfaclpama aerospace medical associationaerospaceama american academy of allergy, asthma, and immunologyallergy, asthma, & immunologyfaaaaiama american academy of anesthesiologyanesthesiologyfaaaaaps american academy of child and adolescent psychiatrychild and adolescent psychiatryfaacapama american academy of cosmetic surgerycosmetic surgeryabcsama american academy of dermatologydermatologyfaadama american academy of disaster medicinedisaster medicinefaadmaaps american academy of emergency medicineemergency medicinefaaem american academy of emergency physiciansemergency medicinefaaepaaps american academy of facial plastic and reconstructive surgeryplastic surgeryama american academy of family medicinefamily medicinefaafm american academy of family physiciansfamily medicinefaafpama american academy of family practicefamily medicinefaafpaaps american academy of geriatric medicinegeriatric medicineaaps american academy of hospice and palliative medicinehospice and palliative careama american academy of insurance medicinehealth insuranceama american academy of internal medicineinternal medicinefaaimaaps american academy of neurologic & orthopedic surgeryneurologic and orthopedic surgeryfaanosama american academy of neurologyneurologyfaanama american academy of obstetrics and gynecologyobstetrics and gynecology american academy of ophthalmologyophthalmologyama american academy of orthopaedic surgeonsorthopedic surgeryfaaosama american academy of orthopedic surgeryorthopedic surgeryaaps american academy of osteopathyosteopathic manipulative medicinefaaoaacom american academy of otolaryngic allergyallergy & otolaryngologyama american academy of otolaryngology–head and neck surgeryotolaryngologyama american academy of pain medicinepain managementama american academy of pediatricspediatricsfaapama american academy of pharmaceutical physicianspharmaceuticalsama american academy of physical medicine and rehabilitationphysical medicine and rehabilitationama american academy of plastic and reconstructive surgeryplastic surgery american academy of psychiatry & the lawpsychiatryama american academy of radiologyradiologyaaps american academy of sleep medicinesleepama american academy of surgerysurgeryfaasaaps american association for hand surgeryhand surgeryama american association for thoracic surgerythoracic surgeryama american association of clinical endocrinologistsendocrinologyama american association of clinical urologistsurologyama american association of neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicineneuromuscular medicine and electrodiagnosisama american association of gynecologic laparoscopistsgynecologyama american association of hip & knee surgeonsorthopedic surgeryama american association of medical review officersmedical review officercmro american association of neurological surgeonsneurosurgeryfaansama american association of plastic surgeonsplastic surgeryama american association of public health physicianspublic healthama american clinical neurophysiology societyneurologyama american college of allergy, asthma & immunologyallergy, asthma, & immunologyama american college of cardiologycardiologyfaccama american college of chest physicianschest medicinefccpama american college of critical care medicinecritical care medicinefccm american college of emergency physiciansemergency medicinefacepama american college of epidemiologyepidemiologyface american college of family practicefamily practicefacfp american college of gastroenterologygastroenterologyfacgama american college of hyperbaric medicinehyperbaric medicinefachm american college of medical geneticsmedical geneticsfacmgama american college of medical informaticsmedical informaticsfacmi american college of medical practice executivesfacmpe american college of medical qualityama american college of nuclear medicinenuclear medicineama american college of nuclear physiciansnuclear medicineama american college of nutritionnutritionfacn american college of occupational and environmental medicineoccupational and environmental medicinefacoemama american college of osteopathic emergency physiciansemergency medicinefacoepaacom american college of osteopathic family physiciansfamily medicinefacofpaacom american college of osteopathic internistsinternal medicinefacoiaacom american college of osteopathic neurologists and psychiatristsneurology & psychiatryaacom american college of osteopathic obstetricians & gynecologistsobstetrics and gynecologyfacoogaacom american college of osteopathic sclerotherapeutic pain managementpain managementaacom american college of osteopathic pediatricianspediatricsfacopaacom american college of osteopathic surgeonssurgeryfacosaacom american college of phlebologyphlebologyfacph american college of physician executivescpeama american college of physiciansinternal medicinefacpama american college of preventive medicinepreventive medicinefacpmama american college of radiation oncologyradiation oncologyfacroama american college of psychiatristspsychiatry american college of radiologyradiologyfacrama american college of rheumatologyrheumatologyama american college of sports medicinesports medicinefacsm american college of surgeonssurgeryfacsama american congress of obstetricians and gynecologistsobstetrics and gynecologyfacogama american gastroenterological associationgastroenterologyagafama american geriatrics societygeriatricsama american heart associationcardiologyfaha american institute of ultrasound in medicineultrasoundama american medical directors associationama american medical group associationama american medical society for sports medicinesports medicinefamssmama american orthopaedic associationorthopedicsama american orthopaedic foot and ankle societyorthopedicsama american osteopathic academy of addiction medicinedrug addictionfaoaamaacom american osteopathic association of medical informaticsmedical informaticsaacom american osteopathic association of prolotherapy regenerative medicineprolotherapy regenerative medicineaacom american osteopathic society of rheumatic diseasesrheumatic diseasesaacom american osteopathic academy of orthopedicsorthopedic surgeryfaoaoaacom american osteopathic academy of sports medicinesports medicinefaoasmaacom american osteopathic college of allergy and immunologyallergy & immunologyaacom american osteopathic college of anesthesiologistsanesthesiologyaacom american osteopathic college of dermatologydermatologyfaocdaacom american osteopathic college of occupational & preventive medicineoccupational and preventive medicinefaocopmaacom american osteopathic colleges of ophthalmology and otolaryngology–head and neck surgeryophthalmology and otolaryngologyfocooaacom american osteopathic college of pathologistspathologyfaocpaacom american osteopathic college of physical medicine and rehabilitationphysical medicine and rehabilitationaacom american osteopathic college of proctologyproctologyaacom american osteopathic college of radiologyradiologyfaocraacom american pediatric surgical associationpediatric surgeryama american psychiatric associationpsychiatryfapaama american roentgen ray societyx-raysama american society for aesthetic plastic surgeryplastic surgeryama american society for clinical pathologypathologyfascpama american society for dermatologic surgerydermatologyama american society for gastrointestinal endoscopygastroenterologyama american society for reproductive medicinereproductive medicineama american society for surgery of the handhand surgeryama american society for therapeutic radiology and oncologyradiology & oncologyama american society of abdominal surgeonsabdominal surgeryama american society of addiction medicinedrug addictionama american society of anesthesiologistsanesthesiologyama american society of bariatric physiciansbariatricsama american society of cataract and refractive surgerycataract and refractive surgeryama american society of clinical oncologyoncologyama american society of colon and rectal surgeonslower gastrointestinal surgeryama american society of cytopathologycytopathologyama american society of general surgeonsgeneral surgeryama american society of hematologyhematologyama american society of maxillofacial surgeonsplastic surgeryama american society of neuroimagingneuroimagingama american society of neuroradiologyneuroradiologyama american society of nuclear cardiologycardiologyfasncama american society of ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeryophthalmic surgeryama american society of plastic surgeonsplastic surgeryama american society of retina specialistsretinaama american thoracic societythoraxama american urological associationurologyaua association of military surgeons of the united statesmilitary medicineama association of university radiologistsradiologyama college of american pathologistspathologyfcapama congress of neurological surgeonsneurosurgeryama contact lens association of ophthalmologistsophthalmologyama infectious diseases society of americainfectious diseaseama international college of surgeons united states sectionsurgeryama international spine intervention societyspineama national association of medical examinersmedical examinersama national medical associationafrican americansama north american spine societyspineama radiological society of north americaradiologyama renal physicians associationkidneyama society for investigative dermatologydermatologyama society for vascular surgeryvascular surgeryama society of american gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgeonsgastroenterologyama society of critical care medicinecritical care medicineama society of interventional radiologyinterventional radiologyama society of laparoendoscopic surgeonslaparoscopic surgeryama society of medical consultants to the armed forcesmilitary medicineama society of nuclear medicine and molecular imagingnuclear medicineama society of radiologists in ultrasoundultrasoundama society of thoracic surgeonsthoracic surgeryama the endocrine societyendocrinologyama the triological societyotolaryngologyama united states and canadian academy of pathologypathologyama