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Close-up of a gold medal with embossed text along the top edge and a design of a bear and leaves in the center.

The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), a leading international professional organization. Founded in 1981, it provides clinical guidelines, educational resources, and research to improve patient care, specializing in minimally invasive (laparoscopic and endoscopic) surgery.

SAGES Patient Resources

Seal of the American College of Surgeons featuring two seated women with a tree between them, one reading, the other holding scales, with the text 'Founded in 1913' and the Latin phrase 'Omnibus Per Artem Fidemqve Prodesse'.

The American College of Surgeons (ACS), a leading professional organization of surgeons. Founded in 1913, it sets standards for surgical education, practice, and ethics, and provides clinical guidelines, patient education resources, and quality programs to improve the care of surgical patients across all surgical specialties.

ACS Patient Resources