Corporate Partners Recognition
The Corporate Leadership Council (CLC) is a group of corporate supporters who have contributed $25,000 or more in the current year.
Allergan
Allergan, Inc., with headquarters in Irvine, California, is a global specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and commercializes innovative products for the eye care, neuromodulator, skin care and other specialty markets. In addition to its discovery-to-development research programs, Allergan has global marketing and sales capabilities in over 100 countries that deliver value to our customers, satisfy unmet medical needs and improve people's lives.
Allergan Foundation
The Allergan Foundation, created in 1998, is committed to providing a lasting and positive impact on the community. Since inception, The Allergan Foundation has made grants of nearly $12 million, focusing support in four philanthropic areas: the arts, civic programs, education, and health and human services.
BioForm Medical
BioForm Medical is a medical aesthetics company focused on developing and commercializing products that are used by physicians to enhance a patient's appearance. Their core product is Radiesse® dermal filler, an injectable dermal filler designed to provide long-lasting, cost-effective and safe aesthetic improvement for patients. Physicians have used RADIESSE dermal filler for more than five years, and BioForm Medical has shipped over 500,000 syringes worldwide.
CareCredit®
CareCredit, a division of GE Consumer Finance, offers patient payment plans to help make your services accessible to more patients. With the No Processing Fee Payment Plan, available only to ASPS practices, you can attract and convert more patients at absolutely NO COST to your practice. CareCredit is at work in more than 60,000 healthcare practices and has helped more than 5 million patients get the care they want and need. To get started, call 1-866-247-3049 or visit www.carecredit.com.
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Canfield Imaging Systems
Canfield Imaging Systems is a leading supplier and developer of medical imaging products, including Mirror® scalable software for image management and aesthetic simulation, VISIA® Complexion Analysis for facial rejuvenation practices, VECTRA™ 3D for volumetric data with speed and precision, OMNIA™ Facial Imaging System, digital cameras, medical photography training and consulting, and more. A division of Canfield Scientific, Inc., the largest provider of photographic documentation resources and services for pharmaceutical research, the mission of Canfield Imaging Systems is to provide advanced imaging capabilities to the medical and skin care industries.
Cynosure
Cynosure is a leading developer and manufacturer of a broad array of light-based aesthetic and medical treatment systems. Cynosure products are used to provide a diverse range of treatment applications such as hair removal, skin rejuvenation and scar reduction, as well as the treatment of vascular lesions.
Dermik Aesthetics
Dermik Laboratories conducts the North American business of sanofi-aventis Dermatology, the global dermatology unit of sanofi-aventis. Dermik has created a new division, Dermik Aesthetics, that will focus on marketing innovative, enduring, and reliable treatments to improve appearance and well-being. Dermik's mission is to foster healthy-looking skin and in turn, a healthy outlook for life.
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Ethicon
ETHICON, a global medical device company, has been a leader in surgical sutures (stitches) for more than 100 years. Today, we have expanded our expertise into wound management, women's health, and cardiovascular surgery. We have four business units that operate separately under the ETHICON umbrella, yet share the synergy of being not only part of ETHICON, but of Johnson & Johnson, the world's most comprehensive and broadly based manufacturer of healthcare products.
Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. (EES) develops and markets advanced medical devices for minimally invasive and open surgical procedures. The company focuses on procedure-enabling devices for the interventional diagnosis and treatment of conditions in general and bariatric surgery, as well as gastrointestinal health, gynecology and surgical oncology. Products include the ENDOPATH XCEL® Access System; CONTOUR® Curved Cutter Stapler; HARMONICTM ultrasonic cutting and coagulation surgical devices; and the MAMMOTOME® Biopsy System for diagnosis of early stage breast cancer.
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts
Fresh Start Surgical Gifts transforms the lives of disadvantaged children and young people with physical deformities caused by birth defects, accidents, abuse or disease through the gift of a fresh start.
Intergra
Integra is a market-leading, innovative medical device company focused on helping the medical professional enhance the standard of care for patients. Integra provides customers with clinically relevant, innovative and cost-effective products that improve the quality of life for patients. We focus on cranial and spinal procedures, peripheral nerve repair, small bone and joint injuries, and the repair and reconstruction of soft tissue.
KCI
KCI’s innovative therapies make a difference in patients' lives every day. KCI’s therapies can be found helping patients recovering in all care settings. We design, manufacture, market and service a wide range of proprietary products that can improve clinical outcomes while helping to reduce the overall cost of patient care. Our products are backed by a worldwide network of service and clinical support.
LifeCell Corporation
LifeCell develops and markets advanced biological products used in surgical procedures. LifeCell’s patented technology and processing produces AlloDerm®, a fully intact regenerative human tissue matrix that provides a complete template for the regeneration of normal human tissue.
Medicis Aesthetics
Medicis Aesthetics™ is dedicated to helping patients attain a healthy and youthful appearance and self-image. Who could be better to bring you Restylane®, the leading dermal filler for treatment of moderate-to-severe facial wrinkles and folds. Medicis Aesthetics is owned by Medicis, a company that is highly regarded by dermatologists.
Mentor
Founded in 1969, Mentor Corporation is a leading supplier of medical products for the global healthcare market. The Company develops, manufactures and markets innovative, science-based products for the aesthetics, urologic specialties and clinical and consumer healthcare markets around the world.
The Company's Aesthetics franchise includes prosthetic mammary implants for breast augmentation and reconstruction, and lipoplasty products for body contouring. Mentor's Urologic Specialties franchise includes surgical slings for the treatment of urinary stress incontinence, brachytherapy seeds for the treatment of prostate cancer, prosthetic implants for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and disposable surgical urology implants. The Company's Clinical and Consumer Healthcare franchise includes catheters and other products for the management of urinary incontinence and retention.
Merz Pharmaceuticals
A specialty pharmaceutical company, Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC was established in 1995 and is responsible for the North American introduction of products developed within the global Merz organization. Specifically, Merz is dedicated to meeting unmet medical needs with innovative healthcare solutions that improve self-esteem and quality of life.
Globally, Merz is a leader in research and development of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of neurological and psychological disorders as well as for aesthetic dermatology, including best-in-class products for the treatment of wrinkles and aging skin, hair loss and acne.
NexTech Systems, Inc.
Practice 2008 is fully integrated Practice Management, Marketing and EMR Software. It is designed specifically for plastic and reconstructive surgeons and has been further developed from advice of our 2000+ clients. Practice 2008 is comprehensive and can expand as your practice grows. Main features include patient and prospect tracking, scheduling, billing and financial reporting, marketing, website integration, forms, inventory and operating room control. The marketing module helps practices see their marketing dollars at work and optimize those costs. From the doctor who has just begun practicing to the one who has a strong clientele, Practice 2008 will simplify and enhance your practice.
Founded in 1997 by Dr. Kamal Majeed, president and CEO, the company is headquartered in Tampa, Florida and has offices in Sarasota, Florida and Dayton, Ohio. For more information on NexTech, a Practice 2008 demonstration and its products can be found at www.nextech.com or call 800-490-0821.
Obagi Medical Products
Obagi Medical Products creates prescription-based skin systems to correct and prevent photodamage. The Obagi Nu-Derm System transforms skin to help make it look and act younger and healthier, and the Obagi-C Rx System helps create Photolumines skin.
OrthoNeutrogena Aesthetics
OrthoNeutrogena Aesthetics division of Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Johnson and Johnson Company, is focused exclusively on innovative, evidenced-based aesthetic solutions that maintain, enhance, and restore body image and self-esteem. The first offering is EVOLENCE® advanced collagen structural dermal filler that delivers immediate precision for predictable results that last. This next generation collagen filler, EVOLENCE®, was approved for use in the US on June 27, 2008.
Sientra
Sientra offers a compelling array of plastic surgery implantable devices for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, including Breast Implants, Tissue Expanders, Body Contouring Implants and Specialty Products. Their portfolio of breast and reconstructive products combines simplicity with a commitment to the highest quality, producing elegant results for patients.
The Doctors Company
ASPS® has exclusively endorsed The Doctors Company’s professional liability insurance program since 1990 in a partnership that provides ASPS members with superior protection. Founded by doctors for doctors in 1976 to advance and protect the practice of good medicine, The Doctors Company has seven physicians—including a plastic surgeon—on its 12-member Board of Governors. With $1.9 billion in assets and A- ratings, The Doctors Company is the nation’s leading physician-owned medical malpractice provider, insuring more plastic surgeons than any other carrier.
