Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma

Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma
Abbreviation	EAST
Formation	1987
Founders	Howard R. Champion, Burton H. Harris, Lenworth M. Jacobs, Kimball I. Maull
Location	Chicago, Illinois;
Membership	>2,000 (2017)
President	A. Britton Christmas
President-elect	Andrew C. Bernard
Website	east.org

The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma is a 501(c)(3) medical association of American trauma surgeons. It has over 2,000 members who meet at an annual four-day conference.^[1] Its official journal is the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.^[2]