Abstract Submission

The American Surgical Association is now accepting abstracts for their 147th Annual Meeting. Please submit your abstracts today for consideration in the Annual Scientific Program.
Submit your Abstract
Deadline: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET
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Abstract submission categories

Basic Surgical Science
(to include laboratory experimentation)

1. Basic Science

Clinical Surgical Science
(to include clinical data derived from retrospective, prospective, and randomized studies regarding treatment outcomes and other types of clinical translational research)

2. Clinical Burns/Trauma/Acute Care
3. Clinical GI
4. Clinical Cancer
5. Clinical Pediatric Surgery
6. Clinical Transplantation
7. Clinical Endocrine Surgery
8. Clinical Plastic Surgery
9. Clinical Cardiothoracic/Vascular
10. Clinical Surgical Specialties (e.g., Urology, Neurosurgery, Other)

Outcomes Analyses in Surgery
(to include studies of efficacy of patient management protocols as they pertain to hospital, patient and financial outcomes and studies regarding educational and training strategies)

11. Quality of Life and/or Patient-Reported Outcomes
12. Outcomes Studies of Patient Management
13. Education and Residency Training Issues
14. Social and Ethical Issues in Surgery