The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is an

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organization. Founded at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

in 1933, as of 2015 AAOS had grown to include about 39,000 members.AAO
Members
Page accessed June 27, 2015 The group provides education and practice management services for orthopedic surgeons and allied

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s. It also lobbies and works on public education. It describes itself as "the world's largest medical association of

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specialists." It is a provider of musculoskeletal education to orthopaedic surgeons and others. Its continuing medical education activities include an annual meeting, multiple CME courses held around the country and at the Orthopaedic Learning Center, and various medical and scientific publications and electronic media materials.

AAOS Now

Monthly nonpeer-reviewed news magazine published by the AAOS.

Notable people

Philip D. Wilson Jr. Philip Duncan Wilson Jr. (1920–2016) was an orthopedic surgeon who brought total hip replacement surgery to the Hospital for Special Surgery in 1967. He started at the Hospital for Special Surgery in 1948, and served as the Surgeon-in-Chief fr ...

– president, 1972 *Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS - president, 2020

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Surgical organizations based in the United States Orthopedic organizations Organizations established in 1933 Medical and health organizations based in Illinois