What does “board certified” by an American Board of Medical Specialties mean?
Check to see if your surgeon is “board certified:”
https://www.certificationmatters.org/is-your-doctor-board-certified/search-now.aspx
https://www.absurgery.org/app.jsp?type=vc&id=27
The American College of Surgeons’ advice regarding choosing a qualified surgeon:
http://www.facs.org/public_info/yourhealth/findadoc.html
Check to see if your surgeon is a Fellow in the American College of Surgeons:
http://web2.facs.org/acsdir/default_public.cfm
Check to see if your surgeon is holding a current and unrestricted license to practice medicine in
North Carolina?
http://wwwapps.ncmedboard.org/Clients/NCBOM/Public/LicenseeInformationSearch.aspx
Is your surgeon accredited at the hospital where your surgery will take place?
http://www.pardeehospital.org/find_physician/
http://parkridge-physicians-directory.theexperiencenetwork.com/index_alt.php