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Abbreviation | AOBPR |
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Formation | 1941[1] |
Type | Professional |
Headquarters | Chicago, IL |
Coordinates | 41°53′39″N 87°37′08″W / 41.8942°N 87.61902°W |
Board Member | Steven Grothaus, DO[2] |
Board Member | Paul Broderick, DO |
Board Member | Timothy Goshen, DO |
Board Member | Jim Hodge, DO |
The American Osteopathic Board of Proctology (AOBPR) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the anus, colon, and rectum of the gastrointestinal tract (proctologists). The board is one of 18 medical specialty certifying boards of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists approved by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA),[3] and was established in 1941.[1] As of April 2011, there were 25 osteopathic proctologists certified by the AOBPR.[4]