Stephen Lalka

The American Board of Surgery is an organization that is focused on providing certification for surgeons in the United States. The private company is based in Philadelphia, PA. The organization's website, www.absurgery.org, provides information on the certification process and requirements.

The American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) was established to evaluate the surgical management of patients with malignant solid tumors. ACOSOG is one of 10 cooperative groups funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop and coordinate multi-institutional clinical trials. ACOSOG is the only cooperative group with studies focusing primarily on surgical objectives. ACOSOG currently has treatment protocols available in three major disease areas: . Breast Cancer . Gastrointestinal Cancer . Thoracic Cancer ACOSOG is composed of the Operations and Membership Center located at the Duke Clinical Research Institute on the Duke University Medical Center campus and the Statistics and Data Center located at the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center. ACOSOG's membership is comprised of investigators and research associates representing oncology treatment modalities and research-related concerns, including surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology, diagnostic imaging, pathology, ethics, CRA/nursing and patient advocacy.

Accessia Health operates as a non-profit organization, provides medical and healthcare services. It offers subsidized cost of health insurance premiums, COBRA coverage, HIPAA conversion policies, state high-risk insurance pools, and opens enrollment insurance plans. The company was founded by Dana A. Kuhn in August 1989 and is headquartered in Midlothian, VA.