Are podiatrists board-certified?

Yes many: As with any physician there are those that do not pass these or may choose not to maintain certification; but, hospitals/facilities and even insurers almost always require it. Ask your physician if they are board certified. The two major boards that podiatric physicians sit for are: american board of podiatric surgery and american board of podiatric orthopedics and primary podiatric medicine.

Yes: Yes, podiatrists are board certified. There are different certifications. There is a primary care and orthopedic certification with includes wound care. Then there is a surgical board certification.

They can be...: For podiatrists there are a number of different certifying boards. Many go with the statistics of the american board of podiatric surgery (abps), but their own data shows that less than half or the active podiatrists are certified by them. There is also the american board of multiple specialties in podiatry which offers three different certifications. There are also others, but no more space!

Maybe: Podiatrist take extra training and exams to become board certified. It is voluntary.

Can be: Both podiatrists & orthopedic surgeons are foot specialists. The recognized certification board for md physicians is the american board of medical specialties (http://sgoti.Ws/zqdbzv) . Podiatrists receive the doctor of podiatric medicine. Information on podiatric board certification is here: http://sgoti.Ws/zqfouy as well as a look-up tool. More info on podiatry is here: http://sgoti.Ws/zqehez.

Some are: There are multiple boards that a podiatrist can take. The process is voluntary.

Some are: Board certification is a voluntary process and there are several boards available.

They can be.: So go on to get board certification.