Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Non-profit OrganizationsIllinois, United States11-50 Employees
EAST is a non-profit professional society focused on trauma and acute care surgery, based in Chicago, Illinois. It supports early- and mid-career surgeons active in the acute management of ill and injured patients, fostering collaboration, education, and professional growth across trauma care. Its annual EAST Annual Scientific Assembly gathers experts to discuss research and advances in trauma care. The association maintains a network of thousands of trauma care professionals and offers resources such as guidelines, podcasts, literature reviews, and a job board to support career development. Membership enrollment runs from July 1 to November 15, and in 2022 the organization announced a partnership with an NGO.