FAQs
What types of foot and ankle surgeons does ABFAS certify?
ABFAS has two types of candidates, Board Certified and Board Qualified. Each candidate type has further distinctions:
Board Certified:
- Ambulatory: A podiatric surgeon who became certified by the American Board of Ambulatory Surgery before it joined with ABFAS.
- Foot and Ankle Surgery: A podiatric surgeon who became ABFAS Board Certified before 1991.
- Foot: A podiatric surgeon who has passed the ABFAS Part I and Part II foot surgery examinations, holds hospital privileges, and has an active license.
- Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle (RRA): A podiatric surgeon who is certified in foot surgery and has also passed the ABFAS Part I and Part II RRA surgery examinations, holds hospital privileges, and has an active license.
Board Certified podiatric surgeons are Diplomates of ABFAS.
Board Qualified:
- Foot: A podiatric surgeon who has passed the ABFAS Part I Foot surgery examinations, holds hospital privileges, and has an active license.
- Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle (RRA): A podiatric surgeon who has passed the ABFAS Part I Foot surgery and has also passed the ABFAS Part I RRA surgery examinations, holds hospital privileges, and has an active license.