American Board of Dermatology
Dermatology
A Dermatologist is a physician with training and expertise in the diagnosis and medical/surgical management of diseases of the skin, hair and nails, and mucous membranes.
Specialty training required prior to Board Certification: Four years
Subspecialties
To become certified in a particular subspecialty, a physician must be Board Certified and complete additional training as specified by the Member Board.
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Dermatopathology
A Dermatopathologist is expert in diagnosing and monitoring diseases of the skin, including infectious, immunologic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases. This entails the examination and interpretation of specially prepared tissue sections, cellular scrapings and smears of skin lesions by means of light microscopy, electron microscopy and fluorescence microscopy.
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Pediatric Dermatology
