Checking Health Care Provider’s Credentials
Check if your doctor is Board Certified at the American Board of Medical Specialties site
Check if your doctor is Board Certified at the American Board of Medical Specialties site
Disclaimer
1) Check if your doctor is Board Certified at the American Board of Medical Specialties site: www.abms.org . Doctors are required by the NYS Department of Health to complete a detailed Physician Profile that is available to the public and any changes in this profile have to be updated within 30 days of such changes: www.nydoctorprofile.com. Links to search for licensing boards and disciplinary databases can be also found at www.fsmb.org/directory_smb.html, a site maintained by the Federation of the State Medical Boards. 2) To further understand the credentials and qualifications of your Dermatologist, check these Internet sites: The American Board of Dermatology, The American Academy of Dermatology at www.aad.org , The New York Dermatology Society and/ or The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.
Check your health care provider’s credentials (credentials/ qualifications/ board certification)
1) Check if your doctor is Board Certified at the American Board of Medical Specialties site: www.abms.org . Doctors are required by the NYS Department of Health to complete a detailed Physician Profile that is available to the public and any changes in this profile have to be updated within 30 days of such changes: www.nydoctorprofile.com. Links to search for licensing boards and disciplinary databases can be also found at www.fsmb.org/directory_smb.html, a site maintained by the Federation of the State Medical Boards. 2) To further understand the credentials and qualifications of your Dermatologist, check these Internet sites: The American Board of Dermatology, The American Academy of Dermatology at www.aad.org , The New York Dermatology Society and/ or The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.