American Board of Cosmetic Surgery is Legally Equivalent to All ABMS Boards
Skin care and cosmetic enhancement/cosmetic surgery
Edward B. Lack MD
President, MetropolitanMD
Chicago’s Cosmetic Surgery Center
Two days ago the Superior Court of California handed down a ruling that ordered the Medical Board of the State of California to recognize the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery as equivalent to any board certification in that state. As I wrote in a previous blog the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery is the only board which certifies the competence of cosmetic surgeons. In the battle with The American Society of Plastic Surgery, that organization had asserted that they comprise the only organization of board certified surgeons who are qualified to perform cosmetic surgery. Furthermore they asserted that only boards certified by the American Board of Medical Specialists are legitimate. I further asserted that the ABMS is an old boys club whose function is promote their own members at the expense of everyone else in American medicine and that the ABMS is an archaic if not effete organization. The ruling by the Superior Court of California now upholds my assertion and sets a precedent establishing the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery as equivalent to any medical certifying board in the United States by virtue of the fact that the requirements for board certification of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery “are equivalent to or exceed the requirements of the American Board of Medical Specialties”. This is a landmark ruling and will be pursued in all 50 states so that consumers will not be misled when they examine a physician’s credentials. They can rely upon certification by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery as one criteria of competence in choosing a cosmetic surgeon.
Edward B. Lack MD
President, MetropolitanMD
Chicago’s Cosmetic Surgery Center
Two days ago the Superior Court of California handed down a ruling that ordered the Medical Board of the State of California to recognize the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery as equivalent to any board certification in that state. As I wrote in a previous blog the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery is the only board which certifies the competence of cosmetic surgeons. In the battle with The American Society of Plastic Surgery, that organization had asserted that they comprise the only organization of board certified surgeons who are qualified to perform cosmetic surgery. Furthermore they asserted that only boards certified by the American Board of Medical Specialists are legitimate. I further asserted that the ABMS is an old boys club whose function is promote their own members at the expense of everyone else in American medicine and that the ABMS is an archaic if not effete organization. The ruling by the Superior Court of California now upholds my assertion and sets a precedent establishing the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery as equivalent to any medical certifying board in the United States by virtue of the fact that the requirements for board certification of the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery “are equivalent to or exceed the requirements of the American Board of Medical Specialties”. This is a landmark ruling and will be pursued in all 50 states so that consumers will not be misled when they examine a physician’s credentials. They can rely upon certification by the American Board of Cosmetic Surgery as one criteria of competence in choosing a cosmetic surgeon.
posted by Edward Lack MD at 11:03 AM
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