Yes: Yes, there is a board certification for sports medicine, available to many specialties (family practice, physiatry/rehabilitation medicine, etc). There is a separate subspecialty certification for orthopedic sports medicine available to orthopedic surgeons who complete a sports fellowship program.
Answered 3/19/2016
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Sports medicine: Orthopedic surgeons who complete a sports medicine fellowship specialize in this field.
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Sports medicine: An orthopedic surgeon may have substantial experience and/or fellowship training in order to obtain a certificate of additional qualification. Some excellent orthopedic sports medicine physicians.
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Sports medicine: Sports medicine is a field that exists all over the world.
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Yes: Yes, there are sports medicine orthopaedists. It is an official subspecialty of orthopaedics. There are also sports medicine physiatrists (non-surgical) who specialize in athletic/musculoskeletal injuries. There are many drs that are board certified in sports medicine. Look for this.
Answered 9/28/2016
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