board-certified

adjective

: being a professional whose qualifications have been approved by an official group

a board-certified doctor

Examples of board-certified in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both men became board-certified in plastic surgery. —T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025

That means checking that the anesthesiologist is board-certified and that the tattooing happens in a setting with proper medication and equipment available, should there be an emergency. —Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025

Now board-certified in pediatrics and clinical sleep health, Dr. Holliday-Bell has completely revamped her sleep habits and helps others do the same. —Allure, 4 Feb. 2025

Fewer than 1% of U.S. physicians are board-certified in obesity medicine, and medical school traditionally devoted limited training in obesity care. —Maya Goldman, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025

Vera Clinic surgeons are board-certified with extensive experience in advanced techniques. —William Jones, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024

One ob-gyn routinely performed surgeries on cancer patients without being board-certified in oncology. —Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024

In addition, some national acupuncture associations also maintain lists of members who are board-certified. —Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024

Ensure that the surgeons are board-certified and have extensive experience in performing hair transplant procedures. —Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024

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Medical Definition

board-certified

adjective

of a physician

: having graduated from medical school, completed residency, trained under supervision in a specialty, and passed a qualifying exam given by a medical specialty board

—abbreviation BC