IMPORTANT NEWS ABOUT PHYSICIAN BOARD CERTIFICATION!!!!

I noticed on a message board about three weeks ago a women saying that she had gotten an appointment with a doctor in NJ ------ and that the doctor was board certified in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. It just didn't sound right to me, so I asked my personal physician about it. Board certification in bioidentical hormone therapy does not exist!!!!!! If a doctor tells you she/he is board certified in BHRT, ask him or her for the website so you can verify it. My doctor is board certified in Internal Medicine, and that is easily checked by going to this site for the American Board for Internal Medicine. On the front page of the website is an area to plug in the physician's name, state, etc. and find the status of his certification. It will also tell you if a doctor's certification has been suspended----usually as the result of a state medical board action.

I believe there are 24 different specialties available for a doctor to be board certified. I will try to get the list of websites for verification and put it on the blog soon. This is very important, particularly if you are going to a new doctor and you are unfamiliar with him/her----always check these things out!