Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Inc. to Receive President's Award at the Upcoming Annual American Society of Plastic Surgeons Meeting in the Los Angeles Convention Center.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K ENCINITAS, Calif.--(BW Healthwire)--Oct. 13, 2000 The president of the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation, Dr. Bruce Achauer, has elected to honor Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Inc. with the President's Award The President's Award may mean:
n. Plastic surgery. reconstructive surgery, n surgery to rebuild a structure for functional or esthetic reasons. . Martin Davis, executive director of Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Inc., will be accepting the President's Award at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) is the largest plastic surgery specialty organization in the world. Founded in 1931, the society is composed of surgeons certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or or by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of in Los Angeles. "I am very proud of this significant national award," said Davis on Friday, "and I dedicate it to the courageous boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. who suffer from facial deformities." The ceremony takes place Oct. 15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. , concurrent with the annual meeting of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation and the American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons. The award will be given during the Opening Ceremonies on Sunday, October 15 beginning at 8:00 a.m. Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Inc. provides reconstructive surgery primarily to children who suffer from physical deformities caused by birth defects birth defects, abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. , accidents, abuse or disease. Fresh Start provides surgical services to families worldwide on a no-cost basis when they lack the financial resources. Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Inc. was founded as a non-profit organization in 1991 by Dr. Dennis Nigro MD, FACS FACS Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. FACS abbr. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons FACS fluorescence-activated cell sorter. , FICS FICS Fellow of the International College of Surgeons. a board-certified Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. To this day the organization has performed surgical procedures valued at over $6,000,000 benefiting many children from around the United States and worldwide. Fresh Start Surgery Weekends are held every seven weeks. Doctors, nurses and support volunteers from around the world come together to provide, facilitate and support reconstructive surgery over a two-day period. Surgeons and other medical professionals interested in joining the Fresh Start team are welcome to contact Fresh Start via email, or to call them directly at 760/944-7774. If you or your organization would like to support FSSG's efforts on behalf of children, please contact them via e-mail at freshstart@fssg.org or give us a call at 760/944-7774 to talk about the possibilities. For more information about Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Inc. please call the office at: phone 760/944-7774 or send e-mail to freshstart@fssg.org. |
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