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Board certified? How important?

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Hootyhoot
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12-18-2001

Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 11:45 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The latest issue of Prevention magazine gives a web site www.abms.org (866-274-2267 toll free) where you can check to see if a doctor is board certified. The item says: "If your doc's been in practice more than 3 years and isn't board certified, maybe she flunked ..."

So, the ophthmalologist I have an appointment with next month is not on the list of board certified ophthmalogists ... should I be concerned?



Costacat
Member

07-15-2000

Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 12:47 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I wouldn't go under the knife with a surgeon or doctor who is not board-certified. Membership and certificatin with ABMS is optional, it's possible your opth doesn't want or didn't need to cert. If he or she completed all requirements except for the exam, he or she would be board eligible.

If this is your existing doc or has come highly recommended, I wouldn't worry about it. However, if this is a new visit...

My own personal opinion, natch!

Herckleperckle
Member

11-20-2003

Friday, May 07, 2004 - 3:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I would always opt for a Board-Certified physician. To me it's like choosing between an A+ doctor and a C doctor.

I think Costacat's logic makes sense.

Hootyhoot
Member

12-18-2001

Friday, May 14, 2004 - 3:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thanks for the information, Herckle and Costa ... I guess I'm looking for a new doctor.