ACVS continues to receive concerns from Diplomates regarding the proposed American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) orthopedic surgery fellowship. ACVS has been monitoring this situation for the past year and expressed concerns to ABVP and the American Board of Veterinary Specialties. At the recent 2024 Surgery Summit, Dr. Jan Hawkins, then ACVS President, encouraged Diplomates […]
The ACVS Job Analysis Survey was sent to all Diplomates in early December. This survey would not be possible without the participation of multiple ACVS Diplomate volunteers. The survey evaluates the knowledge and skills required to perform the job of a board-certified veterinary surgeon. Survey data will be used to evaluate ACVS resident training requirements, […]
Two new large animal and three new small animal training programs are recognized as registered residency training programs effective July 1, 2025. A complete list of currently registered and renewed training programs is now available. View programs list
ACVS-approved fellowship training centers are currently accepting applications for fellowship training in joint replacement surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and surgical oncology. To achieve the status of ACVS Fellow, the fellow candidate must meet all the fellowship training requirements and must be an ACVS Diplomate by the end of fellowship training. Interested applicants should contact the […]
ACVS is excited to announce two new ACVS Founding Fellows, Joint Replacement Surgery! ACVS Founding Fellows are remarkable leaders in their respective fields as evidenced by their exemplary training, robust experience, innovative research, and committed practice. They continue to devote a significant portion of their professional effort in seeking to prevent, diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate […]
Outstanding Surgery Residents’ Awards The annual Outstanding Surgery Residents’ Awards competition at the ACVS Surgery Summit encourages the development of clinically important research and the dissemination of the results of these investigations, particularly those conducted by surgery residents. Residents are eligible for awards for presentations at the Residents’ Forums and Scientific Poster Presentation. In addition, […]
ACVS is saddened by the loss of Diplomate Eugene (Gene) Breznock who passed in late August.
ACVS is pleased to welcome recently appointed committee and working group members and leaders. We encourage all Diplomates who are interested in volunteering for short-term projects throughout the year to contact ACVS at acvs@acvs.org. Download PDF
ACVS recently held a successful information session for first-year residents. The ACVS certification team and recently board-certified ACVS Diplomates Haileigh Avellar, DVM, MS, DACVS (Large Animal), and Daniel McCarthy, DVM, DACVS (Small Animal), provided helpful information on the certification process, using CERT, examinations, the resident experience, and more. The recording of the session is now […]
Diplomates who achieved ACVS certification in 2019 must submit their Maintenance of Certification (MOC) record in CERT to ACVS by November 1, 2024, 11:59 pm (ET). Diplomates must document a total of 100 activity points. A minimum of 70 activity points must be in the Diplomate’s respective specialty of certification (e.g., small animal surgery or […]
