Founded in 1983, foremost American surgeons have formed the society's leadership and have established an excellent organization with educational and support programs for surgeons and allied health professionals.

The purpose of the society is to advance the art and science of bariatric surgery by continued encouragement of its members to:

• Pursue investigations in both the clinic and the laboratory.
• Interchange ideas, information and experience pertaining to bariatric surgery.
• Promote guidelines for ethical patient selection and care.
• Develop educational programs for physicians, paramedical persons, and lay people.
• Promote outcome studies and quality assurance

The American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) is the largest society for this specialty in the world.

It was organized in 1983 as an association of bariatric surgeons which emerged from the earlier University of Iowa Colloquia on bariatric surgery founded and directed by Dr. Edward E. Mason who was also the society's first president.

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