These surgical specialty association websites offer information and patient education:
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Surgery (all types)
American College of Surgeons
For Patients
Includes a description of each of the surgical specialties
FACS.org
Colon and Rectal
American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
Patients
FASCRS.org
Dermatologic
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
ASDS.net
Endocrine
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Patient Education
EndocrineDiseases.org
Head and Neck
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
ENTHealth.org
American Head and Neck Society
Patient Education
AHNS.info
Neurologic
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
AANS.en.org/Patients
Obstetric and Gynecologic
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Surgery
ACOG.org
Oncologic
American Society of Clinical Oncology
ASCO collaborates with the American Cancer Society
Cancer.org
Ophthalmologic
American Academy of Ophthalmology
AAO.org/eye-health
Oral and maxillofacial
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
MyOMS.org
Orthopedic
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
OrthoInfo.org
Pediatric
American Pediatric Surgical Association
Patient and Parent Education
PedSurgLibrary.com
Plastic
American Society of Plastic Surgeons
PlasticSurgery.org
Podiatric
American Podiatric Medical Association
From the menu on the home page, select “Patients and the Public”
APMA.org
Transplantation
American Society of Transplantation
myast.org/Power2Save
Urologic
American Urological Association
UrologyHealth.org
Vascular
Society for Vascular Surgery
Your Vascular Health
Vascular.org
Reviewed May 2025