Professional Associations

• www.aans.org - AANS Neurosurgery Online is the comprehensive Web site of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons; offers articles, abstracts, graphics, and many research options.
  
  
• www.aats.org - Web site of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery.
  
  
• www.acep.org - American College of Emergency Physicians’ Web site; includes new articles of interest for emergency room physicians and resources for medical research.
  
  
• www.aha.org - Web site of the American Hospital Association.
  
  
• www.ahla.org - This site, sponsored by the American Health Lawyers Association, has links to a multitude of sites on medical negligence.
  
  
• www.endo-society.org - The Endocrine Society home page has a search engine for publications.
  
  
• www.gastro.org - The American Gastroenterological Association’s Web site.
  
  
• www.plasticsurgery.org - Web site sponsored by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation.
  
  
• www.ssat.com - Web site of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.
  
  
• www.theasgs.org - Web site of the American Society of General Surgeons.