Opening Ceremonies 2025

Join us at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, in the New Orleans Theater A, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center to celebrate innovations in plastic surgery and a historic year.

This special event will also showcase the Presidential Address, Special Achievement Awards, our Global Partners, and much more! We'll recognize accomplishments, share in the specialty's successes, and announce the ASPS Patients of Courage.

The Patients of Courage: Triumph Over Adversity Awards recognize truly inspiring patients whose lives have been changed or saved through reconstructive surgery and who have transformed their experiences into unique programs that give back to their communities. Each Patient of Courage personifies the limitless potential of reconstructive surgery as well as the power of the human spirit.

Welcome Reception

Following the Opening Ceremonies, we will kick off this year's Plastic Surgery The Meeting with our Welcome Reception at 7:30 p.m. at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.

All PSTM attendees and registered guests are invited! This will be a great evening for attendees, colleagues and friends.