LOGIN Home About What We Do The Latest Contact WE ARE ANESTHESIOLOGISTS Champions for elevating standards. SEE OUR STORY OUR STORY We are anesthesiologists advancing our specialty LEARN MORE INITIAL CERTIFICATION Champions for elevating standards EXPLORE EXAMS CONTINUING CERTIFICATION Partners guiding lifelong learning SEE COMPONENTS VERIFY A PHYSICIAN'S CERTIFICATION STATUS SEARCH OUR DIRECTORY NEWSFEED 53,363 CERTIFIED DIPLOMATES 13 EXAMS ADMINISTERED 22,404 MOCA PARTICIPANTS 10,958 PHYSICIANS TESTED THIS YEAR TESTIMONIALS WATCH MORE VIDEOS PREVIOUS “One of the things as an anesthesiologist that makes your day worthwhile is just to see how important your job is to other people … Self-fulfillment sometimes comes from seeing the effect you have on other people, especially people that are vulnerable and depend on you to make decisions for them.” Miguel Cobas, M.D. Doral, FL “It’s important for anesthesiologists to take a leadership role in the care of patients because we’re the only specialty that interacts with patients at all aspects of their care; really from the time they come into the hospital through that entire perioperative period.” Cynthia Lien, M.D. Milwaukee, WI NEXT PATIENTS WHAT IS BOARD CERTIFICATION? Board certification demonstrates that a physician is meeting the highest standards of their practice in a medical specialty. It is a voluntary process that involves rigorous assessments of physicians’ knowledge and skills. Unlike medical licensure, which is required and sets the minimum competency requirements to diagnose and treat patients, certification is a mark of distinction. Physicians, healthcare institutions, insurers and quality organizations look for board certification as a measure of a physician’s ability to provide quality healthcare within a given specialty. IS YOUR ANESTHESIOLOGIST BOARD CERTIFIED? Visit our Candidate/Diplomate Directory to determine if an anesthesiologist is board certified. IS YOUR DOCTOR MAINTAINING BOARD CERTIFICATION? WHAT QUESTIONS SHOULD YOU ASK YOUR ANESTHESIOLOGIST? We are anesthesiologists advancing our specialty. Since 1938, we have defined practice standards that instill confidence that board-certified anesthesiologists have the knowledge and skills to provide high-quality patient care. QUICK LINKS Physician Login COVID-19 Updates Diplomate Directory ABA Blog RTID Login Status Designations Creating a Portal Account Request Duplicate Certificate Data Request Form CONTACT (866) 999-7501 coms@theaba.org 4200 Six Forks Rd. Suite 1100 Raleigh, NC 27609-2687 The American Board of Anesthesiology © All Rights Reserved 2020.