# 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 | Fellow post-nominal letters | Association |
| Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry | FACLP | AMA |
| Aerospace Medical Association | Aerospace | | AMA |
| American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology | Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology | FAAAAI | AMA |
| American Academy of Anesthesiology | Anesthesiology | FAAA | AAPS |
| American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | Child and adolescent psychiatry | FAACAP | AMA |
| American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery | Cosmetic surgery | ABCS | AMA |
| American Academy of Dermatology | Dermatology | FAAD | AMA |
| American Academy of Disaster Medicine | Disaster medicine | FAADM | AAPS |
| American Academy of Emergency Medicine | Emergency medicine | FAAEM | |
| American Academy of Emergency Physicians | Emergency Medicine | FAAEP | AAPS |
| American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Plastic surgery | | AMA |
| American Academy of Family Medicine | Family medicine | FAAFM | |
| American Academy of Family Physicians | Family medicine | FAAFP | AMA |
| American Academy of Family Practice | Family medicine | FAAFP | AAPS |
| American Academy of Geriatric Medicine | Geriatric medicine | | AAPS |
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | Hospice and palliative care | | AMA |
| American Academy of Insurance Medicine | Health insurance | | AMA |
| American Academy of Internal Medicine | Internal medicine | FAAIM | AAPS |
| American Academy of Neurologic & Orthopedic Surgery | Neurologic and Orthopedic Surgery | FAANOS | AMA |
| American Academy of Neurology | Neurology | FAAN | AMA |
| American Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology | Obstetrics and gynecology | | |
| American Academy of Ophthalmology | Ophthalmology | | AMA |
| American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons | Orthopedic surgery | FAAOS | AMA |
| American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery | Orthopedic surgery | | AAPS |
| American Academy of Osteopathy | Osteopathic manipulative medicine | FAAO | AACOM |
| American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy | Allergy & Otolaryngology | | AMA |
| American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery | Otolaryngology | | AMA |
| American Academy of Pain Medicine | Pain management | | AMA |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Pediatrics | FAAP | AMA |
| American Academy of Pharmaceutical Physicians | Pharmaceuticals | | AMA |
| American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Physical medicine and rehabilitation | | AMA |
| American Academy of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Plastic surgery | | |
| American Academy of Psychiatry & the Law | Psychiatry | | AMA |
| American Academy of Radiology | Radiology | | AAPS |
| American Academy of Sleep Medicine | Sleep | | AMA |
| American Academy of Surgery | Surgery | FAAS | AAPS |
| American Association for Hand Surgery | Hand surgery | | AMA |
| American Association for Thoracic Surgery | Thoracic surgery | | AMA |
| American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists | Endocrinology | | AMA |
| American Association of Clinical Urologists | Urology | | AMA |
| American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine | Neuromuscular medicine and electrodiagnosis | | AMA |
| American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists | Gynecology | | AMA |
| American Association of Hip & Knee Surgeons | Orthopedic surgery | | AMA |
| American Association of Medical Review Officers | Medical review officer | CMRO | |
| American Association of Neurological Surgeons | Neurosurgery | FAANS | AMA |
| American Association of Plastic Surgeons | Plastic surgery | | AMA |
| American Association of Public Health Physicians | Public health | | AMA |
| American Clinical Neurophysiology Society | Neurology | | AMA |
| American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology | Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology | | AMA |
| American College of Cardiology | Cardiology | FACC | AMA |
| American College of Chest Physicians | Chest medicine | FCCP | AMA |
| American College of Critical Care Medicine | Critical care medicine | FCCM | |
| American College of Emergency Physicians | Emergency medicine | FACEP | AMA |
| American College of Epidemiology | Epidemiology | FACE | |
| American College of Family Practice | Family practice | FACFP | |
| American College of Gastroenterology | Gastroenterology | FACG | AMA |
| American College of Hyperbaric Medicine | Hyperbaric medicine | FACHM | |
| American College of Medical Genetics | Medical genetics | FACMG | AMA |
| American College of Medical Informatics | Medical informatics | FACMI | |
| American College of Medical Practice Executives | | FACMPE | |
| American College of Medical Quality | | | AMA |
| American College of Nuclear Medicine | Nuclear medicine | | AMA |
| American College of Nuclear Physicians | Nuclear medicine | | AMA |
| American College of Nutrition | Nutrition | FACN | |
| American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine | Occupational and environmental medicine | FACOEM | AMA |
| American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians | Emergency medicine | FACOEP | AACOM |
| American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians | Family medicine | FACOFP | AACOM |
| American College of Osteopathic Internists | Internal medicine | FACOI | AACOM |
| American College of Osteopathic Neurologists and Psychiatrists | Neurology & Psychiatry | | AACOM |
| American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians & Gynecologists | Obstetrics and gynecology | FACOOG | AACOM |
| American College of Osteopathic Sclerotherapeutic Pain Management | Pain management | | AACOM |
| American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians | Pediatrics | FACOP | AACOM |
| American College of Osteopathic Surgeons | Surgery | FACOS | AACOM |
| American College of Phlebology | Phlebology | FACPh | |
| American College of Physician Executives | | CPE | AMA |
| American College of Physicians | Internal medicine | FACP | AMA |
| American College of Preventive Medicine | Preventive medicine | FACPM | AMA |
| American College of Radiation Oncology | Radiation oncology | FACRO | AMA |
| American College of Psychiatrists | Psychiatry | | |
| American College of Radiology | Radiology | FACR | AMA |
| American College of Rheumatology | Rheumatology | | AMA |
| American College of Sports Medicine | Sports medicine | FACSM | |
| American College of Surgeons | Surgery | FACS | AMA |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists | Obstetrics and gynecology | FACOG | AMA |
| American Gastroenterological Association | Gastroenterology | AGAF | AMA |
| American Geriatrics Society | Geriatrics | | AMA |
| American Heart Association | Cardiology | FAHA | |
| American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine | Ultrasound | | AMA |
| American Medical Directors Association | | | AMA |
| American Medical Group Association | | | AMA |
| American Medical Society for Sports Medicine | Sports medicine | FAMSSM | AMA |
| American Orthopaedic Association | Orthopedics | | AMA |
| American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society | Orthopedics | | AMA |
| American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine | Drug addiction | FAOAAM | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic Association of Medical Informatics | Medical informatics | | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic Association of Prolotherapy Regenerative Medicine | Prolotherapy Regenerative Medicine | | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic Society of Rheumatic Diseases | Rheumatic Diseases | | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics | Orthopedic surgery | FAOAO | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine | Sports medicine | FAOASM | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic College of Allergy and Immunology | Allergy & Immunology | | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists | Anesthesiology | | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic College of Dermatology | Dermatology | FAOCD | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic College of Occupational & Preventive Medicine | Occupational and preventive medicine | FAOCOPM | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery | Ophthalmology and otolaryngology | FOCOO | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic College of Pathologists | Pathology | FAOCP | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Physical medicine and rehabilitation | | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic College of Proctology | Proctology | | AACOM |
| American Osteopathic College of Radiology | Radiology | FAOCR | AACOM |
| American Pediatric Surgical Association | Pediatric surgery | | AMA |
| American Psychiatric Association | Psychiatry | FAPA | AMA |
| American Roentgen Ray Society | X-rays | | AMA |
| American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Plastic surgery | | AMA |
| American Society for Clinical Pathology | Pathology | FASCP | AMA |
| American Society for Dermatologic Surgery | Dermatology | | AMA |
| American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | Gastroenterology | | AMA |
| American Society for Reproductive Medicine | Reproductive medicine | | AMA |
| American Society for Surgery of the Hand | Hand surgery | | AMA |
| American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology | Radiology & Oncology | | AMA |
| American Society of Abdominal Surgeons | Abdominal surgery | | AMA |
| American Society of Addiction Medicine | Drug addiction | | AMA |
| American Society of Anesthesiologists | Anesthesiology | | AMA |
| American Society of Bariatric Physicians | Bariatrics | | AMA |
| American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery | Cataract and refractive surgery | | AMA |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology | Oncology | | AMA |
| American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons | Lower gastrointestinal surgery | | AMA |
| American Society of Cytopathology | Cytopathology | | AMA |
| American Society of General Surgeons | General surgery | | AMA |
| American Society of Hematology | Hematology | | AMA |
| American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons | Plastic surgery | | AMA |
| American Society of Neuroimaging | Neuroimaging | | AMA |
| American Society of Neuroradiology | Neuroradiology | | AMA |
| American Society of Nuclear Cardiology | Cardiology | FASNC | AMA |
| American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | Ophthalmic surgery | | AMA |
| American Society of Plastic Surgeons | Plastic surgery | | AMA |
| American Society of Retina Specialists | Retina | | AMA |
| American Thoracic Society | Thorax | | AMA |
| American Urological Association | Urology | | AUA |
| Association of Military Surgeons of the United States | Military medicine | | AMA |
| Association of University Radiologists | Radiology | | AMA |
| College of American Pathologists | Pathology | FCAP | AMA |
| Congress of Neurological Surgeons | Neurosurgery | | AMA |
| Contact Lens Association of Ophthalmologists | Ophthalmology | | AMA |
| Infectious Diseases Society of America | Infectious disease | | AMA |
| International College of Surgeons United States Section | Surgery | | AMA |
| International Spine Intervention Society | Spine | | AMA |
| National Association of Medical Examiners | Medical examiners | | AMA |
| National Medical Association | African Americans | | AMA |
| North American Spine Society | Spine | | AMA |
| Radiological Society of North America | Radiology | | AMA |
| Renal Physicians Association | Kidney | | AMA |
| Society for Investigative Dermatology | Dermatology | | AMA |
| Society for Vascular Surgery | Vascular surgery | | AMA |
| Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons | Gastroenterology | | AMA |
| Society of Critical Care Medicine | Critical care medicine | | AMA |
| Society of Interventional Radiology | Interventional radiology | | AMA |
| Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons | Laparoscopic surgery | | AMA |
| Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces | Military medicine | | AMA |
| Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging | Nuclear medicine | | AMA |
| Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound | Ultrasound | | AMA |
| Society of Thoracic Surgeons | Thoracic surgery | | AMA |
| The Endocrine Society | Endocrinology | | AMA |
| The Triological Society | Otolaryngology | | AMA |
| United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology | Pathology | | AMA |