The Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants will host its 34th Annual Educational Seminar from November 1 – 4, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. Registration and hotel information will be available after the first quarter of 2008.

A current listing of the Board of Directors is listed on this Website. Most board members have e-mail addresses and can be reached easily for any questions you may have.

The Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants offers membership to ALL employees in plastic surgeons offices. Membership is EXCLUSIVE to employees of Board Certified or Eligible Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeons. We offer continuing education credits for our Annual Educational Seminar which offers diverse programs to fit the needs of front, back office personnel, nurses, scrub techs, medical assistants, aestheticians, office managers/administrators, secretaries, billing, receptionists and employees in the academic arena.

As your Board of Directors - we attempt to find ways to meet your needs as members. Please feel free to contact any one of us at any time with your ideas or suggestions. We look forward to hearing from you!

Our Beginning

The Association of Plastic Surgery Assistants (APSA) was founded in 1974 by Frederick Grazer, M.D. APSA is a national organization open to all employees of board certified and board eligible plastic surgeons.

Our Mission

Based on the philosophy that cooperation and integration are the best way to serve the specialty of plastic surgery, it is the mission of the association of plastic surgery assistants to provide diversified, integrated, educational and networking opportunities to employees of board certified and board eligible plastic surgeons.