Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Founded	1943
Type	Political advocacy group
Tax ID no.	36-2059197
Legal status	501(c)(6)
Focus	Opposition to abortion, Medicare and Medicaid, universal health care, and government involvement in health care
Headquarters	Tucson, Arizona, United States
Membership	~5,000
President	Paul Martin Kempin
Executive director	Jane M. Orient
Revenue (2019)	$642,740
Expenses (2019)	$724,976
Website	aapsonline.org

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) is a politically conservative non-profit association that promotes conspiracy theories and medical misinformation, such as HIV/AIDS denialism, the abortion–breast cancer hypothesis, and vaccine and autism connections, through its official publication, the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. The association was founded in 1943 to oppose a government attempt to nationalize health care. The group has included notable members, including American Republican politicians Ron Paul, Rand Paul and Tom Price.^[3]

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^ Mencimer, Stephanie (January 24, 2017). "Donald Trump's health secretary pick has long belonged to a fringe group that defends bad doctors". Mother Jones. Retrieved July 1, 2022.