The Surgical Care Coalition advocates for access to quality surgical care for all Americans. The Surgical Care Coalition is c ... omprised of 13 surgical professional associations that proudly represent more than 150,000 surgeons working across the country with a common goal of improving the quality of care, and quality of life, for all patients. The founding members have met and informally worked together for nearly three decades to promote sound policy solutions to the U.S. Congress and federal regulatory agencies to solve the biggest challenges in health care. Members of the Surgical Care Coalition: • American Academy of Ophthalmology • American Association of Neurological Surgeons • American College of Osteopathic Surgeons • American College of Surgeons • American Society for Surgery of the Hand • American Society of Breast Surgeons • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery • American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons • American Society of Plastic Surgeons • Congress of Neurological Surgeons • Society for Vascular Surgery • Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons • The Society of Thoracic Surgeons read more