Veterinary specialists 2017
These statistics show veterinary specialists in the U.S. as of December 31, 2017.
AVMA recognized veterinary specialty organizations
| Total active board-certified diplomates (as of December 2017)* | 13,035 |
| American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) | 790 |
| Avian | 112 |
| Beef Cattle | 12 |
| Canine & Feline | 416 |
| Dairy | 31 |
| Equine | 76 |
| Exotic Companion Animal | 22 |
| Feline | 70 |
| Food Animal | 17 |
| Reptile/Amphibian | 12 |
| Shelter Medicine | 8 |
| Swine Health Management | 14 |
| American Board of Veterinary Toxicology (ABVT) | 99 |
| American College of Animal Welfare (ACAW) | 49 |
| American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) | 1,009 |
| American College of Poultry Veterinarians (ACPV) | 263 |
| American College of Theriogenologists (ACT) | 408 |
| American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) | 256 |
| American College of Veterinary Behaviorists (ACVB) | 72 |
| American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology (ACVCP) | 58 |
| American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD) | 275 |
| American College of Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care (ACVECC) | 639 |
| American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (ACVIM) | 2,922 |
| Cardiology | 292 |
| Small Animal Internal Medicine | 1,381 |
| Large Animal Internal Medicine | 587 |
| Neurology | 329 |
| Oncology | 409 |
| American College of Veterinary Microbiologists (ACVM) | 223 |
| Bacteriology/Mycology | 61 |
| Immunology | 57 |
| Virology | 88 |
| Parasitology | 37 |
| American College of Veterinary Nutrition (ACVN) | 83 |
| American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) | 440 |
| American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP) | 1,798 |
| Anatomic Pathology | 1,446 |
| Clinical Pathology | 352 |
| American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine (ACVPM) | 782 |
| Epidemiology | 55 |
| American College of Veterinary Radiology (ACVR) | 541 |
| Radiation Oncology | 108 |
| American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ACVSMR) | 216 |
| American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) | 1,753 |
| Small Animal | 707 |
| Large Animal | 352 |
| American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) | 197 |
| American Veterinary Dental College (AVDC) | 162 |
| Equine DentalDental | 15 |
*Some members belong to more than one specialty.
Updated 1/2018
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