American Society of Plastic Surgeons 4860522 209546439 2008-05-01T21:01:52Z Ironholds 6804626 categorised The '''American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)''' is the largest [[plastic surgery]] specialty organization in the world. Founded in [[1931]], the society is composed of surgeons certified by the [[American Board of Plastic Surgery]] or by the [[Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada]] who perform [[Plastic surgery| Plastic and Reconstructive surgery]]. With nearly 5,000 members, '''ASPS''' comprises 94% of all board-certified plastic surgeons in the United States. Besides certification, membership in '''ASPS''' requires a plastic surgeon to regularly attend continuing medical education courses and to adhere to a code of ethics. All '''ASPS''' members are required to perform surgery in accredited surgical facilities. ==External links== *[http://www.abplsurg.org/ American Board of Plastic Surgery Website] [[Category:American medical associations]] [[Category:American surgical organizations]] [[Category:Plastic surgery]]