eastern association for the surgery of trauma eastern association for the surgery of trauma 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. its official journal is the journal of trauma and acute care surgery. eastern association for the surgery of traumaabbreviationeastformation1987foundershoward r. champion, burton h. harris, lenworth m. jacobs, kimball i. maulllocationchicago, illinoismembership (2017) >2,000presidenta. britton christmaspresident-electandrew c. bernardwebsiteeast.org