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Save the Date!
Here Ye, Here Ye,
the ASLMS Annual Conference is coming,
the ASLMS Annual Conference is coming…to Boston
April 3-7, 2013
December 2012
IN THIS ISSUE:
Pg. 1-2- Annual
Conference
Pg. 16- Important
Dates and
Deadlines
Pg. 16 -Membership
Drive
Pg. 20- New Members
Message from the President and Program Chair
George J. Hruza, M.D., M.B.A., President
Thomas E. Rohrer, M.D., Program Chair
Register Now for the 2013 ASLMS 33rd Annual Conference
The 2013 ASLMS Annual Conference in Boston (April 3-7) promises to be an outstanding
learning and networking opportunity that will allow our members to stay on top of all of
the latest research findings and most useful clinical pearls! The dramatic surge in research
and development in our field will be presented in the form of abstracts, clinical application
courses, expert panels, controversy sessions, conversational experts in the exhibit hall talks,
review courses, and cutting edge sessions to name a few. See how the latest groundbreaking
research and techniques can be employed in the clinic. There is no other conference in the
world that presents as much new information that you can put to use in your laser practice.
One of the primary strengths of our Society is the diversity of its membership. The ASLMS
Annual Conference is one of the very few conferences driven by a common technology
rather than a common specialty. This allows for more cross-pollination from the variety
of specialties involved and accelerates learning. Experts in one field learn about all of the
exciting developments occurring in other fields and integrate them into their own research
or clinical practice.
Annual Conference Opportunities for Students/Residents/Fellows-in-Training
Residents, students, and fellows will have significantly expanded opportunities at the
upcoming conference. There will be a new course held on Sunday, April 7, specifically
designed for residents and fellows that will take them from the basic science behind
lasers to the most advanced techniques available today. There will also be a special lounge
where students, residents, and fellows can congregate, relax, network, and listen to short
presentations geared specifically for them. Registration for students, residents, and fellows
is complimentary. Be sure to tell all of your residents and fellows about this must attend
Join the Conversation on:
event!
2013 ANNUAL CONFERENCE-Students/Residents
Student/Resident Lounge
Other Sessions/Events of Interest
Friday, April 5, 2013 – 6:30 am – 5:00 pm
10:00 am – 10:30 am Meet the ASLMS President and
Program Chair – George J. Hruza,
M.D., M.B.A., and Thomas E.
Rohrer, M.D.
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Experimental and Translational
Research – Bernard Choi, Ph.D.,
R. Rox Anderson, M.D.
Friday, April 5, 2013
9:00 am – 5:00 pmVisit Exhibits / View ePosters
10:30 am – 12:00 pmPlenary Session – Student Resident
Awards
Saturday, April 6, 2013 – 6:30 am – 5:00 pm
10:00 am – 10:15 amOpportunities for Students and
Residents in ASLMS – Jeffrey S.
Dover, M.D.
10:15 am – 10:30 am Dermatology and Plastic Surgery
Kristen Kelly, M.D., Richard O.
Gregory, M.D.
2:45 pm – 3:15 pmPrimary Care – David M. Verebelyi,
M.D.
Sunday, April 7, 2013
8:00 am – 12:15 pmLaser Review and Clinical Pearls
for Residents and Students
Saturday, April 6, 2013
9:00 am – 7:00 pmVisit Exhibits / View ePosters
5:30 pm – 7:00 pmExhibitor Reception/Silent Auction
Annual Conference Scientific Breakout Sessions By Date – for complete
information on all sessions and courses, please go to our Web site
www.aslms.org and click on “Annual Conference”.
2013 Annual Conference, Courses, Sessions & Panels
CME credits and CE contact hours are available.
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
Courses:
• Fundamentals of Lasers in Health Care – Day One
Courses:
• Laser Treatment of Patients of Color
• Complications, Controversies, and Legal Issues
• Burns and Trauma
• NEW - Treating Hyperhidrosis
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Courses:
• Fundamentals of Lasers in Health Care – Day Two
• Resurfacing, Rejuvenation, and Re-contouring
• Nursing/Allied Health
• Treatment of Vascular Lesions
• Hair and Pigment Removal Treatments
Plenary Session:
• Presidential Address & Citations
• Horace Furumoto Innovations Professional
Development Awards
• Keynote Speaker - Robert S. Langer, Sc.D.
Luncheons:
• How to Purchase Your First or Next Laser
• Non-Invasive and Invasive Fat Removal
• Our Favorite Laser Pearls
• Difficult Cases and Complications
• Fractional Resurfacing
• Scar Wars
• NEW – 15 Years of CO2 Laser and Still the Gold
Standard: How to Use, Sell and Simplify Old School
Ablative Laser Techniques in Today’s Fractional
Environment
Breakout Sessions:
• Cutaneous Laser Surgery
• Experimental and Translational Research
• Photobiomodulation
• Photodynamic Therapy
• Surgical Applications/Interstitial Laser Therapy
Experts in the Hall Presentations:
• Facial Rejuvenation
• Important Steps to Take When Starting Your
Laser Career
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Saturday, April 6, 2013
• Pan American Photodynamic Association (PAPDT)
• North American Association for Laser Therapy
(NAALT)
Courses:
• NEW – Controversies in Laser and Energy Devices
• The Skinny on Fat Treatments
• Periorbital Therapies
• NEW – Combining Botulinum Toxins and Fillers
With Laser Procedures: How to Improve Results
Experts in the Hall Presentations:
• Strategies to Structuring Your Fee Schedule
• Facial Rejuvenation
Exhibitor Reception / Silent Auction
Plenary Session:
• Award Presentations
• ASLMS Business Meeting
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Course:
• FREE Laser Review and Clinical Pearls for
Residents and Students
Endovenous Laser Ablation Expert Panel
Cutting Edge “Laser and Skin” Session
Breakout Sessions:
• Cutaneous Laser Surgery
• Experimental and Translational Research
• Photobiomodulation
Breakout Sessions:
• Cutaneous Laser Surgery
• Experimental and Translational Research
• International Experience in Lasers in Dermatology
• Photobiomodulation
Conference Registration
• FREE Annual Conference registration for all medical students, undergraduate students, post-docs,
graduate students, residents and fellows-in-training
• Group registration discounts available
Best Value - Global Packages- 25% Discount
• Includes Annual Conference registration and four courses on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
• Excludes Thursday luncheons
Better Value – “Mini” Global Package- 15% Discount
• Includes Annual Conference registration and two courses on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday.
• Excludes Thursday luncheons
Early Bird Discount – Annual Conference Registration (Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7)
ASLMS (NAALT/PAPDT) Members:
• Register for Annual Conference by March 1, 2013 - $435/person
• Register for Annual Conference after March 1, 2013 - $490/person
Submit your late breaking abstract online from January 1, 2013 – February 1, 2013!
You could be selected to join the scientists, researchers and physicians who will present their work at the
33rd ASLMS Annual Conference. It’s the world’s most prestigious gathering of laser and related technology
professionals.
•Presenters’ work will appear in the internationally renowned ASLMS journal Lasers in Surgery and
Medicine (LSM).
•All accepted abstract presenters will be given the opportunity to submit an electronic poster (ePoster).
Approximately 250 abstracts will be selected for oral presentations.
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Guidelines for Review and Selection of Abstracts
The Program Chairperson performs an initial review of all abstract submissions. The Program Chairperson
may at his/her discretion, re-categorize the abstracts. Abstracts are then submitted to the individual Section
Chairpersons who review, rank, and select abstracts for presentation at the Annual Conference.
Given the brevity of the abstracts, the Program and Section Chairpersons realize that the detail level obtained
through this process cannot achieve the level of a full article in a peer-reviewed journal. However, the
spirit of this Annual Conference is that full disclosure (regarding conflicts of interest as well as details in
methodology) will be expected and must be provided at the time of presentation. Abstracts that cannot meet
these requirements due to intellectual property concerns, or withhold vital methodology specifics do not
represent the spirit and intent of the Annual Conference and should not be submitted as they do not meet the
criteria for acceptance.
The Section Chairpersons also take into consideration the following criteria when reviewing abstracts:
•Abstracts must not have been published or presented previously (clinical series updates are an
exception to this stipulation).
• ASLMS recognizes plagiarism, including self-plagiarism as a serious problem. All abstracts submitted
to the Annual Conference and all manuscripts submitted to Lasers in Surgery and Medicine will be
submitted to evaluation by iThenticate (or similar) software in an effort to verify the originality
of the works. The software package is used to verify content has not been plagiarized and cross
references published matter against the submission.
• ALL scientific research referred to, reported on, or used in the abstract must conform to the generally
accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, and analysis.
•Selection of abstracts for presentation will be limited to those abstracts that report already collected
data. Abstracts must contain tangible factual information and should accurately reflect work that has
actually been performed. Statements such as “results will be discussed’ are unacceptable.
•The number of patients in the study will be taken into consideration. Scientific, well-designed
studies are given preference over anecdotal findings or single experiment or case. With rare
exception, abstracts that present a single or a small number of cases should not be accepted for paper
presentation, but may be appropriate for ePoster consideration.
•Abstracts must be of high quality and be presented with no bias toward a specific company(ies).
•Recommendations in the abstract involving clinical medicine must be based on evidence that
is accepted within the profession of medicine as adequate justification for their indications and
contraindications in the care of patients.
•The abstract must not present recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing medicine that
are not within the definitions as noted above, are known to have risks or dangers that outweigh the
benefits, or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
•Each author of an abstract submitted to ASLMS must have made a significant contribution to the
research and must assume responsibility for the content of the abstract.
•The number of abstracts submitted by an individual and/or institution will be taken into consideration.
In order to provide diversity of input, we discourage any one author making more than two
presentations in a session. The other submissions could be submitted for the ePoster session.
•The purpose of our conference is to disseminate accurate, balanced and objective information
regarding lasers, other optical sources and related technologies in medicine and surgery. This
purpose is best served by including presentations that are varied in terms of topics and presenters.
•Abstracts should feature category-specific data with the expectation of full disclosure regarding
methods and materials.
• Full disclosure of Conflict of Interest (COI) is expected and required of ALL authors and co-authors.
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A Keynote Lecture You Won’t Want to Miss!
Dr. Robert S. Langer is a David H. Koch Institute Professor (there are 14 Institute
Professors at MIT; being an Institute Professor is the highest honor that can be awarded
to a faculty member). Dr. Langer has written more than 1,175 articles. He also has
approximately 800 issued and pending patents worldwide. Dr. Langer’s patents have
been licensed or sublicensed to over 250 pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology and
medical device companies. He is the most cited engineer in history.
Dr. Langer has received over 220 major awards including the 2006 United States
National Medal of Science; the Charles Stark Draper Prize, considered the equivalent of
the Nobel Prize for engineers, the 2008 Millennium Prize, the world’s largest technology
prize and the 2012 Priestley Medal, the highest award of the American Chemical
Society. He is also the only engineer to receive the Gairdner Foundation International
Award; 78 recipients of this award have subsequently received a Nobel Prize. Among numerous other awards
Dr. Langer has received are the Dickson Prize for Science (2002), Heinz Award for Technology, Economy and
Employment (2003), the Harvey Prize (2003), the John Fritz Award (2003) (given previously to inventors
such as Thomas Edison and Orville Wright), the General Motors Kettering Prize for Cancer Research (2004),
the Dan David Prize in Materials Science (2005), the Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical
Research (2005), the largest prize in the U.S. for medical research, induction into the National Inventors
Hall of Fame (2006), the Max Planck Research Award (2008), the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical
and Scientific Research (2008) and the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize (2011). In 1998, he received the
Lemelson-MIT prize, the world’s largest prize for invention for being one of history’s most prolific inventors
in medicine. In 1989 Dr. Langer was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences,
and in 1992 he was elected to both the National Academy of Engineering and to the National Academy of
Sciences. He is one of very few people ever elected to all three United States National Academies and the
youngest in history (at age 43) to ever receive this distinction.
Tech Connect Non-CME Session
Thursday, April 4, 2013 - 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
“Straight Talk Session Where Physicians Will Be Able to Discuss Brand Names!”
Tech Connect Non-CME Session on Thursday, April 4, will build upon the success of the 2012 session and
will be designed for even more open and honest discussions about the latest technology and procedures
available. An Audience Response System for the first 300 attendees will be utilized to increase audience
participation and allow direct and immediate feedback.
Program Schedule
6:00 pm – 6:09 pmWelcome and Acknowledgment of Corporate Sponsorship – Roy G. Geronemus
LASER HAIR REMOVAL
6:10 pm – 6:16 pm Uwe Paasch
6:17 pm – 6:23 pm Moshe Lapidoth
6:24 pm – 6:30 pm Melanie C. Grossman
6:31 pm – 6:42 pm Q&A
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LASER/IPL
TREATMENT OF VASCULAR LESIONS
6:43 pm – 6:49 pm Jerome M. Garden
6:50 pm – 6:56 pm David J. Goldberg
6:57 pm – 7:03 pm Eric F. Bernstein
7:04 pm – 7:14 pm Q&A
DEVICES
FOR BODY CONTOURING CELLULITE
7:15 pm – 7:21 pm Robert A. Weiss
7:22 pm – 7:28 pm Mitchel P. Goldman
7:29 pm – 7:35 pm Mathew M. Avram
7:36 pm – 7:49 pm Q&A
DEVICES FOR RESURFACING/REJUVENATION
7:50 pm – 7:56 pm Suzanne L. Kilmer
7:57 pm – 8:03 pm Mark B. Taylor
8:04 pm – 8:10 pm Paul M. Friedman
8:11 pm – 8:25 pm Q&A
DEVICES FOR FACIAL AND NECK LIFTING AND TIGHTENING
8:26 pm – 8:32 pm Lori Brightman
8:33 pm – 8:39 pm Brian D. Zelickson
8:40 pm – 8:46 pm Christine C. Dierickx
8:47 pm – 9:00 pm Q&A
Attention Nursing/Allied Health Division Members
Please plan to attend the Nursing/Allied Health course scheduled during the 2013 ASLMS Annual Conference
at the Sheraton Boston Hotel/Hynes Convention Center, April 3-7, 2013. Our Allied Health Session is always
on the Thursday before the main conference starts and provides a host of educational opportunities for
aesthetic non-physician providers such as laser safety and biophysics, legal updates, abstract presentations of
new devices, roundtable discussions, panel discussions, new patient care protocols, and updates on procedure
protocols for various devices; even discussions on complications and combination therapies just to name a
few.
The Allied Health planning team along with the physicians on the ASLMS Board are in the process of evaluating
our educational goals in order to better address the needs of non-physician providers. A recent study provided
data showing adverse events related to aesthetic lasers over the past decade could have been avoided through
proper training and education. Thus, we want to assure we are doing all we can to promote the highest level
of safety.
Visit www.aslms.org to view the Nursing/Allied Health Program schedule.
Laurie Grizzard, R.N., B.S.N.
Nursing/Allied Health Course Director
Rebecca L. Sprague, R.N., F.N.P-C
Nursing/Allied Health Board Representative
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Congratulations 33rd ASLMS Annual Conference Award Recipients
To be presented during the Plenary Session on Friday, April 5th:
Horace Furumoto Innovations Professional Development Awards
• Young Investigator Award – Mirko Mirkov, Ph.D., Cynosure, Inc.
• Distinguished Contribution Award – Rafael Sierra, Ph.D., Cynosure, Inc.
To be presented during the Plenary Session on Saturday, April 6th:
• Caroline and William Mark Memorial Award – William A. Farinelli, B.A.
• Ellet H. Drake Memorial Award – Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D.
• Nursing/Allied Health Excellence Award – Laurie Grizzard, R.N., B.S.N.
• Leon Goldman Memorial Award – Raymond J. Lanzafame, M.D., M.B.A.
Attend the upcoming ASLMS Annual Conference to hear these exceptional award lectures!
Hotel Reservations
Conference attendees receive special discounted rates at the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
Sheraton Boston Hotel
39 Dalton Street
Boston, MA 02199
Main Hotel Number: 617-236-6000, option 4
and identify yourself as an ASLMS Conference Attendee
Register online through www.aslms.org under Announcements on the main page.
Notice of Safety/ANSI Meeting
Date:
Time:
Location: Moderators:
Friday, April 5, 2013
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Hynes Room 202
Raymond J. Lanzafame, M.D., M.B.A., Chair, ANSI SSC3 Committee
David H. Sliney, Ph.D., ASLMS Safety Director
Brian S. Biesman, M.D., ASLMS Safety Board Representative
Penny Smalley, R.N., Vice-Chair, ANSI SSC3 Committee
This meeting is intended to serve as an official kick-off for revision of the ANSI Z136.3 (2011) Standard which
provides guidance for the safe use of lasers in the health care environment. The scope of this standard includes
all circumstances when people may be exposed to a laser used in health care applications. Stakeholders include
but are not limited to health care personnel, practitioners, clinicians, ancillary personnel and others, including
patients, who use or may be exposed to laser medical devices in the health care environment as a result of their
diagnostic or therapeutic use.
Agenda:
1. Introduction
2. Discussion of revision timeline and process
3. Discussion of the current standard and content agenda for the next revision
4. Discussion of potential inclusion of other use venues and scenarios such as spas and handheld devices and the soon to come IEC classification 1C
5. Suggestions for new members of SSC3 and Safety Committees and how to get involved
6. Concluding remarks
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ASLMS Looks to the Future
From the Desk of the Secretary
Elizabeth L. Tanzi, M.D.
As another year of
ASLMS
membership
comes to a close it
is always gratifying to reflect on our achievements;
however, it is also an excellent time to look forward to
see what the New Year has in store.
exciting and convenient new educational component
will be accessible online to ASLMS members in 2013.
I am very excited about what 2013 has in store for ASLMS
members. If you have yet to renew your membership, I
strongly recommend doing so quickly to take advantage
of these wonderful new programs and opportunities.
As the premier Society for the advancement of patient
care through the use of lasers and other related devices,
there is always something new and exciting to learn at
the Annual Conference and beyond. Technology and
protocols in our field are constantly evolving; don’t get
left behind!
Some of the most exciting ASLMS advancements will
debut at Laser 2013, the 33rd ASLMS Annual Conference
being held in Boston, Massachusetts, April 3-7, 2012.
Two new luncheons titled “Our Favorite Laser Pearls”
and “15 Years of CO2 Laser and Still the Gold Standard:
How to Use, Sell, Simplify Old School Ablative Laser
Techniques in Today’s Fractional Environment” will To renew your membership, call (877) 258-6028, visit
provide attendees with great insight on how to optimize www.aslms.org/renew or email [email protected].
clinical outcomes in their cutaneous laser practice.
Don’t forget to take advantage of the Member-Get-AIn addition, the conference will showcase four Member program if you haven’t already. You can receive
new courses including “Treating Hyperhidrosis”, up to $300 to offset the annual cost of membership
“Controversies in Laser and Energy Devices”, by referring colleagues. To learn more about this great
“Combining Botulinum Toxins and Fillers With Laser way to share the benefits of membership, visit www.
Procedures: How to Improve Results”, and “Laser aslms.org and click on “Member-Get-A-Member” in the
Review and Clinical Pearls for Residents and Students”. upper-right corner.
Laser 2013 will highlight a breakout session titled As a Society, we are just short of reaching our membership
“Cutting Edge: ‘Lasers and Skin’” which is one of three goal of 650 for 2012. Please show your ASLMS spirit by
sessions to incorporate the use of Audience Response referring your colleagues by December 31.
Systems to enhance the experience for the attendees.
There is no doubt that ASLMS has a bright and prosperous
The enhancements to ASLMS membership do not stop future. I think we can all be excited about what the
after the Annual Conference is over. For the first time, future has in store for this world class organization.
ASLMS will offer webinar sessions for CME credits. This
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ASLMS Experts Dialogue in 4th
Educational Forum With FDA Staff
Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D.
Under the direction of R. Rox Anderson, M.D. and
Mathew Avram, M.D., J.D., and in cooperation
with Mr. Richard Felten from the office of
Device Evaluation, the fourth annual FDA laser
educational forum and in-service was conducted
by ASLMS clinical experts for FDA reviewers and
testing staff. A few dozen FDA staff participated in
the interactive presentation sessions. The in-service
was conducted on October 15, 2012 at the FDA
facilities in Silver Spring, Maryland. ASLMS expert
presenters included Drs. Iris Rubin, Robert Weiss,
and Zeina Tannous.
· Optical diagnostic devices
· Clinically meaningful endpoints for
aesthetic treatment
· Skin rejuvenation, what is it and how do
you quantify it?
· Non-thermal light interactions such as lowlevel light therapy, in skin, mucosa, brain,
other organs
The group also discussed changes in the 510(K)
This fourth annual forum built upon the outcomes regulations, including the ability to reject
of the previous three educational forums by applications where the quality is poor.
furthering the ongoing cooperation between the
ASLMS and the FDA to continue to improve the Overall the meeting was very successful. The
quality and effectiveness of the FDA device review interaction among the FDA and the clinical experts
process. Last year’s program resulted in the assembly was its highest level to date. There was an openof a resource panel of ASLMS experts, at the request ended Q&A with many questions for the panel.
of the Agency, who will be available to serve as an As a result, the FDA is seeking new cooperation
information resource for FDA staff on an as needed on the issue of treatment endpoints to assist in
basis as they conduct their review process.
their evaluation of new technology applications.
ASLMS will assist in this endeavor. Many of the
This year’s forum presentations were well received attendees indicated during the breaks they enjoyed
and each generated lively discussion. The topics the session and the discussions and were looking
covered in this year’s program included:
forward to continued FDA-ASLMS dialogue in the
future. There are already plans underway to develop
· Fractional lasers for drug delivery
a fifth educational forum and in-service for the fall
of 2013.
· Radiofrequency fractional devices and
needle rollers
· Quantifying aesthetic changes such as skin
tightening, jaw lift, neck tightening
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2012 Laser Aesthetics Course
The popular 3rd Annual Laser Aesthetics Course was
held October 6 and 7 at the Beckman Laser Institute in
Irvine, California with attendance at capacity. Course
director was J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D. and faculty
were Gerald N. Goldberg, M.D., E. Victor Ross,
M.D., and Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D. Topics covered
during the day and a half course included biophysics,
tissue interaction, and various dermatologic clinical
applications including pearls and pitfalls. Featured
again this year was the presentation of end points
with faculty using video as a means of demonstrating
clinical applications for a variety of techniques which
attendees rated as a valuable addition to an already
robust course. ASLMS is in the planning stages for a
fall 2013 offering at the Beckman Laser Institute with
a date to be announced in the near future.
Laser Aesthetics Course Faculty from left to right, E.
Victor Ross, M.D., Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D., J. Stuart
Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., Gerald N. Goldberg, M.D.
A Request from Your Executive Committee
We invite you to join the ASLMS Executive Committee and members who have
already contributed to the 2012 ASLMS Research Fund. Inherent in the ASLMS
mission “to promote excellence in patient care” is a commitment to the continuous
development and innovation of lasers in health care applications. Since 2007, the
ASLMS Research & Development Committee has awarded over $1.3 million to
select applicants who submitted innovative grant proposals.
We encourage you to contribute at the level you feel appropriate and have
established the following contribution levels for your consideration. Contributor
names are published in the ASLMS Newsletter and on the website.
$5,000 + $2,500 - $4,999
$1,000 - $2,499
Luminary
Visionary Innovator
$500 - $999 Explorer
$100 - $499 Futurist
$25 - $99 Catalyst
For your convenience, you can remit your tax deductible contribution online at
www.aslms.org using your User Name and password, mail your contribution to
the ASLMS Central Office, or call the Central Office at (715) 845-9283.
We appreciate your consideration of this request and look forward to great support
for and success from the ASLMS research program.
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Thank You!
We would like to thank the following ASLMS members and staff who have contributed to the Research Fund as of
November 30, 2012.
2012 Contributors
Jason D. Bloom, M.D.
Anita M. Bon, M.D.
Beverly Breshers, R.D.H.,
L.C.P.E.
Visionary ($2,500 - $4,999) Lori Brightman, M.D.
Trudy S. Brown
R. Rox Anderson, M.D.
Richard Burgmeier, M.D.
Dieter Manstein, M.D.
A. Jay Burns, M.D.
J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
Maximilian Catenacci, M.D.
Robert A. Weiss, M.D.
Sasha Chaddah, M.D.
Innovator ($1,000 - $2,499) Henry H.L. Chan, M.B.B.S.,
Ph.D., F.R.C.P.
Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D.
Michael R. Davin
Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D.
David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D. Francesca de Angelis, M.D.,
Ph.D.
Russ Krausser, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Michael A. DellaVecchia, M.D.,
James C. Hsia, Ph.D.
Ph.D.
Hsien-Li P. Peng, M.D.
Mehdi F. Derambakhsh, M.D.
Ava T. Shamban, M.D.
Barry E. DiBernardo, M.D.
Margaret A. Weiss, M.D.
Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D.
Wichai Hongcharu, M.D.
Pavel Efremkin, Ph.D.
Darrell L. Ellis, M.D.
Explorer ($500 - $999)
William A. Farinelli, B.A.
Deniz Akyurekli, M.D.,
Deborah M. Farrell, M.D.
F.R.C.S.C.
Leo D. Farrell, M.D.
Tina S. Alster, M.D.
Jerome M. Garden, M.D.
Richard Bankowski
Mark D. Gaughan, M.D.
Karen L. Beasley, M.D.
Roy G. Geronemus, M.D.
Alberto Blay, M.D.
Stanley F. Glazer, M.D.
Craig A. Drill
David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D.
Paul M. Friedman, M.D.
Gerald N. Goldberg, M.D.
J. David Holcomb, M.D.
George J. Hruza, M.D., M.B.A. Richard O. Gregory, M.D.
Ronald E. Grimwood, M.D.
Haelyung Hwang
J. Rachel Gronke, M.B.B.S.
Karen M. Joos, M.D., Ph.D.
Robert E. Grove, Ph.D.
Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D.
Dwight E. Hiscox, M.D.
Elizabeth L. Tanzi, M.D.
Jeffrey A. Hunt, D.O.
Tatjana Walser, M.D.
Wen-Chung Hsu, M.D.
Molly Wanner, M.D.
Ray Jalian, M.D.
Henrik L. Jensen
Futurist ($100 - $499)
Julie K. Karen, M.D.
Emily M. Altman, M.D.
Bruce E. Katz, M.D.
Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D.
Kristen M. Kelly, M.D.
Bahman Anvari, Ph.D.
Suzanne L. Kilmer, M.D.
Kenneth A. Arndt, M.D.
Taro Kono, M.D., Ph.D.
Andrea M. Bandy, R.N.
Somyos Kunachak, M.D.
Leonard J. Bernstein, M.D.
Gary P. Lask, M.D.
Brian S. Biesman, M.D.
Tiziana A. Lazzari, M.D.
Patrick H. Bitter, Jr., M.D.
Luminary ($5,000+)
Murad Alam, M.D.
Brian D. Zelickson, M.D.
John C. Long, Jr., M.D.
Leonardo Longo, M.D.
Dieter Manstein, M.D.
Francesco Marangoni
Jean-Michel A. Mazer, M.D.
M. Dean McLaughlin, M.D.
D. Scott Miller, M.D.
Serge R. Mordon, Ph.D.
Mary B. Mudd, M.D.
Albert J. Nemeth, M.D.
Aleksander Nikolic, M.B.B.Ch.
Cheryl L. Parisi
Joseph E. Parisi, III
Sasha S. Parker, ASN, RN,
CMS, FS
Nancy R. Powel, M.B.A
Holla’e Ploof-Mnatzaganian,
C.L.T.
Gordon H. Sasaki, M.D.
Kevin T. Schomacker, Ph.D.
Mack D. Stewart, M.D.
Hamid Taghaddos, M.D.
Whitney D. Tope, M.Phil, M.D.
Matteo Tretti Clementoni, M.D.
David M. Verebelyi, M.D.
Jill S. Waibel, M.D.
Petra E. Wilder-Smith, D.D.S.,
Ph.D
Frank Y. Yung, D.D.S., M.Sc.
Catalyst ($25 - $99)
Shino B. Aguilera, D.O.
Sylvie Angel
Marta Bermejo, M.D.
Jayant D. Bhawalkar, Ph.D.
James W. Bridge, D.V.M.
Richard E. Buckley, M.D.
Marina Buckley, M.D.
Alejandra Builes, M.D.
Bruce M. Byers
Judy A. Chamberlain, R.N.,
M.S.N., C.M.L.S.O.
Tsoi-Nam Chan, N.D., Ph.D.,
Lic.A.
Bernard Choi, Ph.D.
Elvira Chiritescu, M.D.
Beth M. Comeau, M.D.
Robert A. De Stefano, M.D.
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Joshua Fink, M.D.
John R. Friskey, M.D.
Yoshitaka Fukuzumi, M.D.
Natalie Gabinskiy, P.A.-C.
Mitchel P. Goldman, M.D.
Beth M. Haney, D.N.P.
Phil J. Harrington, D.C.
David M. Harris, Ph.D.
Dhiya A. Houssien, Ph.D.,
M.B.Ch.B.
Justus F. Ilgner, M.D.
Roger J. Koreen, M.D.
Nobuharu Kushikata, M.D.
Jon Langeland, M.D.
Leslie G. Lattin
Richard K. Lee, D.P.M.
Valerie A. Luethge-Stern, P.A.-C
Claudio E. Linares, M.D.
Diane C. Madfes, M.D.
Laura Marcu, Ph.D.
Terrence F. McCarthy, D.D.S.
Tara A. McGreevy-Dimitriou
Ruby L. McNamara, R.N.
Syllene Nunes, M.D., Ph.D.
Dilip Y. Paithankar, Ph.D.
Helio Plapler, M.D.
Martin Purschke, Ph.D.
Elizabeth Roche, M.D.
Laura S. Romero, M.D.
Aura I. Ruiz Rosas
Diana L. Sanchez, M.D.
Joel Schlessinger, M.D.
David H. Sliney, Ph.D.
Amy F. Taub, M.D.
Doreen Trust, M.B.E.
Elizabeth Ulbrich, R.N.
Ingrid P. Warmuth, M.D.
Sandra A. Woods, P.A.
Libbyette E. Wright, M.D.
Min Yao, Ph.D.
Dena B. Yearwood, R.N.,
C.M.L.S.O.
Your ASLMS 2012 Research Grant Recipients
The ASLMS supports research projects designed to foster the development and use of lasers and other related
technologies in medical and surgical applications. The primary purpose of the ASLMS Research Grant Program is
to conduct research which can be applied to medical and surgical care of patients. Preference is given to proposed
research projects which have a direct implication for medical or surgical applications. The 2012 ASLMS Research
Grants were funded by net proceeds received from the Silent Auction held at the 2011 Annual Conference,
Industry Advisory Council memberships, and member research contributions.
2012 Student Research Grant Recipients
Timothy M. Baran, B.S.
University of Rochester – Institute
of Optics, Rochester, NY
Baharak Bahmani, B.S., M.S.
University of California,
Riverside, CA
Supporting ASLMS Member
Thomas H. Foster, Ph.D.
Supporting ASLMS Member
Jennifer K. Barton, Ph.D.
“Determination of Doxorubicin
Concentration in TACE Treatment
of Primary Liver Cancers by Fluorescence Spectroscopy”
Intra-tumor drug concentration can have a large effect
on the outcome of the therapy. In previous studies,
doxorubicin concentration in systemic circulation was
measured. However, the concentration in the tumor was
not measured. We propose to study this intra-tumor
drug concentration directly by use of fluorescence
spectroscopy, since doxorubicin is fluorescent.
“Laser-Mediated Photothermal Destruction of
Ovarian Cancer Cells using ICG-loaded Nanocapsules
Functionalized with Anti-HER2”
As a first step to determine the efficacy of ICG-NCs for
photothermal destruction of peritoneal ovarian cancer
cells, the project is aimed at functionalizing ICG-NCs
to target and thermally destroy cancer cells in-vitro.
Specifically, due to over-expression of Human Epidermal
Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER-2), ICG-NCs will be
functionalized with anti-HER2. Successful outcomes
of these experiments will provide the proof-of-concept
data to further pursue ICG-NCs for imaging and
photothermal destruction of peritoneal ovarian cancer in
animal models, and ultimately in patients.
Scott M. Thompson, B.A.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Supporting ASLMS Member
Roger J. McNichols, Ph.D.
Richa Mittal, B.E., M.S.
University of California
Irvine, CA
“Monitoring of Laser Induced
Apoptosis with 3D Molecular
Bioluminescence Imaging in a
Rat Model of Hepatocellular
Carcinoma: Pilot Study”
Our specific aim is to determine the feasibility of noninvasive measurement of apoptotic cell death with
combined 3D molecular bioluminescence imaging and
magnetic resonance imaging following US-guided laser
ablation in a rat model of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Supporting ASLMS Member
Petra Wilder-Smith, D.D.S., Ph.D.
“A minimally-Invasive Approach to
the Challenge of Oral Neoplasia”
We hypothesize that the photosensitizer hexylaminolevulinic (HAL or HexvixR) – a lipophilic ester
derivate of 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) - can be used for
photodetection and photodestruction of oral dysplasia.
Student Testimonial
“As a graduate student, I have found that my ASLMS membership provides an excellent opportunity to keep
up with the latest developments in biomedical laser applications in numerous fields of study. The availability of
research awards specifically designed to encourage innovative projects led by students and young investigators
was a particularly appealing aspect of membership. The ASLMS Student Research Grant has enabled me to
expand my research and actively develop presentation and grant writing skills which are instrumental in my
career development. Finally, I believe the annual ASLMS conference is a great forum to showcase my work to a
multidisciplinary audience which includes students, scientists, clinicians, and industry representatives.” - Adam
Boretsky, Student Research Grant Recipient.
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2012 Research Grant Recipients
Giuliano Scarcelli, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Wellman Center for Photomedicine
Cambridge, MA
ASLMS Policy on Mechanism to Identify
and Resolve Conflict of Interest
Supporting ASLMS Member
R. Rox Anderson, M.D.
The American Society for Laser Medicine and
Surgery is accredited by the Accreditation Council
for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). This
accreditation is important for our organization and
members. To achieve and maintain this accreditation,
the ASLMS implemented a process for meeting the
ACCME’s Criteria for providing continuing medical
education at the highest standard.
A Pilot Study to Identify “At-Risk” Subjects for PostLASIK Ectasia Using Brillouin Microscopy
The biomechanical properties of the cornea are essential
for its function. Corneal collagen fibers provide the
mechanical strength to withstand the intraocular
pressure; if corneal tissue becomes abnormally weak,
corneal ectasia (i.e. thinning and bulging) ensues, causing
severe vision degradation. Abnormal weakening of the
cornea is a dreaded complication of LASIK surgery. When
clinical symptoms manifest, corneal ectasia is often at an
advanced stage that leads to corneal transplant. If inherent
corneal weakness were detected early, at-risk subjects
could be consulted to avoid LASIK surgery; however,
current clinical instruments only provide morphological
information. This proposal addresses this need through
Brillouin microscopy, a novel imaging technology that
maps the elastic modulus of material without contact and
with 3D resolution. The central hypothesis of the proposal
is that low Brillouin elastic modulus is a predictor of postLASIK ectasia. A pilot clinical study will be performed
to compare normal, post-LASIK normal and post-LASIK
ectasia corneas in vivo. Introducing elasticity-based risk
factors is likely to change the current paradigm for LASIK
pre-operative screenings and enable proper identification
of at-risk candidates.
As part of this process, every person who is in
a position to control the content of an ASLMSsponsored education activity must disclose all
financial relationships with any commercial interests.
If such a financial relationship presents a conflict of
interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest, the
conflict will need to be resolved prior to continued
involvement. If a presenter declines to disclose all
financial relationships, they will be disqualified from
being a part of the planning and implementation of
the CME activity.
ASLMS Disclosure of Interest Guidelines
To comply with ACCME Standards as well as with FDA
regulations, the ASLMS requires:
•Written and verbal disclosure of all financial interests
or benefits presenters received within the last 12
months, and that no presentations are made with the
appearance of a conflict of interest. If any conflict
develops from the time presenters submit a disclosure
form to the time of the CME activity, they must notify
the ASLMS in writing and disclose the conflict.
Wenbin Tan, Ph.D.
University of California/Beckman
Laser Institute
Irvine, CA
Supporting ASLMS Member
J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D.
•Written and verbal disclosure of any off-label uses of
drugs or devices.
“Molecular Mechanism of Photochemotherapy on
Port Wine Stain Disease”
The proposed research will focus on targeting the clinical
barrier that appears to diminish PWS laser therapeutic
outcome, namely reformation and reperfusion of
PWS blood vessels after PDL treatment. A series of
pharmacological, molecular and biochemical approaches
are proposed herein to support this novel approach for PWS
treatment: (1) the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of
newly developed topical formulations of RPM and (2) the
time course of RPM-mediated inhibition on angiogenesis
pathways induced by PDL. We expect the proposed
studies will advance our understanding of molecular
pathophysiology of PWS and improve response to PDL
treatment.
•FDA approval is specific regarding approved uses and
labeling of drugs and devices. The presenter must
disclose whether or not the device or treatment is
approved by the FDA or whether it is considered to be
investigational. The presenter must also fully disclose
any off-label use of devices, drugs or other materials
that constitute the subject of the presentation.
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ASLMS Research Grant Application Guidelines
for Students and Non-Students
Grant Deadline: January 7, 2013 (11:59 p.m., CST)
Introduction
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
(ASLMS) supports research projects designed to foster
the development and use of lasers and other related
technologies in medical and surgical applications.
While the best research projects will be given priority
for funding, a concerted effort will be made to award
a minimum of 50% of the research grant funds to nondermatologic laser application research proposals.
ASLMS Research Grant
To be eligible, applicants must presently be enrolled
in or have completed post-doctoral and/or residency
training after January 1, 2006. Research grants are
funded for a one year period of time with a maximum
award of $70,000.
• ASLMS Research Grant Instructions/Guidelines are
available online at www.aslms.org, “Research Grants/
Awards”.
• ASLMS Research Grant Pre-Application* Deadline:
Eligibility
Monday, January 7, 2013; 11:59 p.m. (Central)
Any individual or organization desiring to conduct • ASLMS Research Grant Application Deadline:
research which fosters the development and/or use
Monday, March 4, 2013*;11:59 p.m. (Central)
of lasers in medical or surgical applications and who *NOTE! Only top scoring Pre-Applications will be
meets the eligibility criteria can apply for an ASLMS selected to submit a Grant Application.
research grant or student research grant. All nonASLMS members will be required to apply for and be ASLMS Student Research Grant
accepted into ASLMS membership.
To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate student
or employed by an organization in a capacity or
Purpose and Use of Grant Funds
classification due primarily to your student status.
The primary purpose of the ASLMS Research Grant A maximum of four student research grants may be
Program is to conduct research which can be applied awarded each year with a maximum award of $5,000.
to medical and surgical care of patients. Preference will ASLMS Student Research Grant Instructions/Guidelines
be given to proposed research projects which have a are available online at www.aslms.org, “Research Grants/
direct implication for medical or surgical applications. Awards”.
Grant funds may be used for all costs associated with
the research project. Equipment requests included • ASLMS Student Research Grant - Deadline:
as part of a proposal will be reviewed thoroughly to
Monday, January 7, 2013; 11:59 p.m. (Central)
determine the necessity of the equipment for the
proposed research. Proposals which include equipment For additional information or questions regarding the
requests that are superfluous to the proposed research grant submission process, please contact Barb Brown
project will reduce the likelihood that the project will via e-mail [email protected] or by calling the ASLMS
be considered for funding. Indirect costs (IDC or F&A) Central Office (715) 845-9283.
cannot exceed 10% of the direct cost of the project.
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Robert A. Weiss, M.D.
Member Since 1995
Jason N. Pozner, M.D.
Member Since 1995
In terms of advancing unbiased
research in new lasers and new
laser applications, ASLMS is in
a unique position. I have been
committed to ASLMS for well
over a decade and I understand
the importance of research in maintaining the vitality
of an organization. That is why I am an ardent
supporter of the ASLMS research fund. The primary
way for our organization to advance its standing in
the medical community and to maintain leadership
in lasers is to fund research. In particular, ASLMS
needs to engage and fund young investigators and
embrace new concepts in laser science. I urge all
ASLMS members to become supporters and increase
contributions to this critical undertaking.
We need to encourage young
(and old) investigators to help
develop new technology and
to show our colleagues and
the public good solid evidence
of the efficacy of our existing
lasers and devices. The best way I can think of
to accomplish this is to contribute to the ASLMS
research fund.
Testimonial
“I am very excited to receive the research grant from American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). This is
the first funding I have received and it accelerates the transition for me to become an independent researcher. With the
support of this grant, I have been able to move my current projects forward very quickly and expand my research into
many new exciting directions. ASLMS grant has been a great benefit for my subsequent NIH KO1 grant application.”
- Wenbin Tan, Ph.D., Research Grant Recipient
Virtual Classroom
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Important Dates & Deadlines
2012 Member-Get-A-Member Program
January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2012
Horace Furumoto Award Application Deadline
August 31, 2013
Membership Application Deadline
December 31,2012
Annual Conference Award Nomination Deadline
August 31, 2013
Late Breaking Abstracts
January 1, 2013 – February 1, 2013
Officer Nomination Form Deadline
September 15, 2013
2013 Member-Get-A-Member Program
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
2014 ASLMS Annual Conference
April 2-6, 2014
Phoenix Convention Center/Sheraton Phoenix
Downtown Hotel
Phoenix, AZ
2013 Research Grant Deadline
January 7, 2013
A. Ward Ford Memorial Research Grant Deadline
February 1, 2013
2015 ASLMS Annual Conference
April 22-26, 2015
Gaylord Palms™ Resort and Convention Center
Kissimmee, FL
2013 ASLMS Annual Conference
April 3-7, 2013
Sheraton Boston Hotel/Hynes Convention Center
Boston, MA
The following members and industry have referred new members in the 2012
Member-Get-A-Member drive (as of November 30, 2012):
Sam Abaza, M.D.
Gregory T. Absten, B.Sc., M.B.A,
C.L.R.
*Guillermo Aguilar, Ph.D.
Zahra Alidina, M.D.
Jesper K. Andersen
R. Rox Anderson, M.D.
Barry I. Auster, M.D.
Thomas H. Barrows, M.D.
*Eric F. Bernstein, M.D., M.S.E.
Brian S. Biesman, M.D.
Marc E. Boddicker, M.D.
Trudy S. Brown
Gabriel Buendia Nunez, M.D.
A. Jay Burns, M.D.
Mitchell C. Chasin, M.D.
M.Cristina Chavantes, M.D., Ph.D.
Cyrus Chess, M.D.
Deborah L. Collins, R.N.
Don Conant, C.L.S.
Alexander J. Covey, M.D.
James K. Daniel, M.D.
Scott A. Davenport
William P. Davey, M.D., M.B.A.,
F.A.C.P.
Nina G. Desai, D.O.
Barry E. DiBernardo, M.D.
*Jeffrey S. Dover, M.D.
Carol M. Ecker, R.N.
Renee E. Edkins, N.P.-C.
Lisa E. Esler-Brauer, M.D.
Sonia Feroz, M.D.
Jennifer Fick, R.N., B.S.N.
*Trudy R. Fleming
*Ray C. Fluken, C.L.S.
Garrett B. Gause, M.D.
Michael H. Gold, M.D.
David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D.
Richard O. Gregory, M.D.
Joop M. Grevelink, M.D., Ph.D.
Mario Grinblat, M.D.
*Laurie C. Grizzard, R.N.
Kristin B. Groop, C.L.T., L.E.
Stephan L. Hatch II, M.D.
Al N. Hawks, M.D.
*Sherry Hevelone, C.L.S.
John E. Hoopman
George J. Hruza, M.D., M.B.A.
Tahl N. Humes, D.O.
Haelyung Hwang
*M. Shahidul Islam
Helena Jelinkova, Ph.D.
Kathleen W. Judge, M.D.
Matthew R. Kelleher, M.D.
Kristen M. Kelly, M.D.
Younghoon Kim, M.D.
Marla K. Kragel, R.M.A.
Sean W. Lanigan, M.D.
Sharyn A. Laughlin, M.D.
*Jill E. Lezaic, D.O.
*Peter T. Lin
John R. Luckasen, M.D.
Azhar M. Malik, M.D.
Deborah L. Manjoney, M.D.
Deiter Manstein, M.D.
Thomas O. McMeekin, M.D.
Roger J. McNichols, Ph.D.
Tania A. Meneghel, M.D.
H.W. Mark Miller M.D.
Serge R. Mordon, Ph.D.
Kei Negishi, M.D.
Susan E. Neil, M.D.
Joseph Niamtu, III, D.M.D.
Farhad Niroomand, M.D.
Dan E. Novinski, D.O.
Gary D. Palmer, M.D.
David J. Pataca, M.S.L.
Julie M. Pena, M.D.
*Jason N. Pozner, M.D.
Dianne Quibell, M.D.
Babar K. Rao, M.D.
Celia Remy, M.D.
Bradley J. Renton, Ph.D.
Chung-Ku Rhee, M.D., Ph.D.
Martha C. Rivero Sepulveda, M.D.
Lorena Rodriguez, M.D.
Armando L. Rojas, M.D.
E. Victor Ross, M.D.
Ricardo B. Rossetti, M.D.
Cecilia Salazar, M.D.
Gary D. Schachter, M.D.
Gordon E. Searles, O.D., M.D.
Warren B. Seiler III, M.D.
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Samantha Y. Shek, M.B.B.S.
Carl W. Soderstrom, M.D.
Michael D. Spence, M.D.
Mack D. Stewart, M.D.
Elizabeth L. Tanzi, M.D.
Roy A. Taylor, M.D.
Janice Towse
James W. Tunnell, Ph.D.
Mariano Velez-Gonzalez, M.D.
Jardis A. Volpe, M.D.
Joan L. Warren, M.D.
Robert A. Weiss, M.D.
Lucile E. White, M.D.
Andrea Willey, M.D.
David A. Woodrum, M.D., Ph.D.
Christopher B. Zachary, M.B.B.S.,
F.R.C.P.
*Ann C. Zedlitz, M.D.
*Brian D. Zelickson, M.D.
Evan Zelinger, D.O.
*Ulthera
*Sciton
Cutera
Ellman
Lasering
Lumenis
Syneron/Candela
Zeltiq
*Referred three or more members
2013 Membership Dues
The ASLMS is the premier organization in the world for
those who have a serious interest in the use of lasers
in medicine and surgery. The annual membership fee
is an outstanding value. We ask that you remit your
dues promptly, and continue to be a part of the Society’s
growing network of extraordinary laser professionals. We
value your membership and look forward to continuing
to serve your needs as a member of the Society.
Worldwide Contacts Members have free 24-hour access to
the ASLMS online membership directory.
Take a few minutes to review the many benefits of
membership and renew your membership. For your added
convenience, you are able to submit your dues payment online. All payments reside on a secure server.
Improve the Quality of Your Practice The ASLMS name
and associated membership provides additional credibility
to your practice.
Membership Newsletter and Web Site Members stay upto-date on the latest developments in laser medicine and
surgery by reading The LightReader, the ASLMS newsletter.
The ASLMS Web site at www.aslms.org also offers public
information about the use of lasers and related technology.
Use of ASLMS Logo The ASLMS Logo and guidelines are
available on the Web site.
What’s in it for you?
Many members believe the professional growth and
networking opportunities available through the ASLMS are
well worth the annual membership fee. However, there are
many other benefits as well.
Awards, Research and Travel Grants The ASLMS offers
a number of significant research grants, travel grants and
awards to members and students to support and present
research at the Annual Conference.
Annual Subscription to Our Well Respected Medical
Journal, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine (LSM)
LSM is ranked 36th out of 198 journals in the Surgery
category, based on 2011 Impact Factor.
A Multidisciplinary Body of Knowledge By continuously
exchanging information across scientific, technological and
medical disciplines, ASLMS members are often the first
in their fields to hear about and try new laser procedures
and treatments. This body of research is invaluable to
enhancing patient care through innovative new techniques
and technology.
The journal contains clinical studies, reviews and research
reports about the latest findings and uses of lasers in all
surgical and medical specialties.
A Prestigious Annual Conference/Pre-Conference
Courses The chance to learn about emerging technology,
cutting edge information and new ways to improve
laser patient care by attending the 33rd ASLMS Annual
Conference in Boston, Massachuesetts, April 3 - 7, 2013.
Members receive discounted registration fees. Research
papers are presented by the world’s leading medical laser
experts. Members who attend can earn CME credits or CE
contact hours.
Physician Locator Service Board certified physician
members of the ASLMS can be located by the general public
through our “Physician Locator” service at www.aslms.
org. Physicians can list specific procedures viewable by the
public.
Laser Aesthetics Course Enjoy learning in a smaller setting
at this course hosted at the Beckman Laser Institute, Irvine,
California, Fall 2013.
Online Educational Courses are available through
the ASLMS Professional Development Institute at
www.aslms.org.
Free Access to ePosters from the 32nd ASLMS Annual
Conference held in April 2012 are available for viewing at
your convenience on our Web site at www.aslms.org.
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ASLMS News and
Announcements
The ASLMS is pleased to announce the addition of Matthieu Vollmer to the Central Office staff
We are pleased to welcome our newest addition to the ASLMS staff, Matthieu Vollmer. Matthieu
will serve as the Marketing & Communications Coordinator. In this capacity, he will coordinate the
organization’s internal and external marketing and communications efforts.
“I am very excited about this opportunity and to be part of a world class organization such as
ASLMS.” said Matthieu.
Matthieu’s duties include writing society content, managing online conversations, conducting
market research, developing communication strategies, engaging in media relations, and more.
Matthieu comes to the Society from his previous position as the Communications & Marketing Director for United Way
of Portage County in Central Wisconsin. He has also held positions with Midwest Communications, Inc., the University
of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Bell Pottinger Consumer, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Matthieu is accessible by phone: 715-301-1634 or email: [email protected] and is open to any suggestions, questions or
concerns that ASLMS members may have.
ASLMS Membership Can Use
the Society’s Name and Logo
for Promotional or Advertising
Purposes
Specific graphic design guidelines
and a downloadable logo are located
in the Member Services area of the
Web site. The guidelines for the use
of the Society’s name and logo are also
available on the Web site.
Points Required to Maintain Fellow
Status
Fellows are Members of the Society
who qualify by their activities and
who have been Members in good
standing for a period of two years or
a period as specified by the Board of
Directors. Members must accumulate
two points in a two year period to
achieve Fellow status. Fellows must
accumulate a minimum of two points
in each three year period in order to
maintain Fellow status. Here is how
points are awarded:
Attend Annual Conference
2.0
Educational Activity
(pre-conference, regional or
online course)
2-4 hours
4 hours or more
0.5
1.0
Committee Participation
0.5
Publish Paper in Society’s
Journal
1.0
Author/Co-Author Paper
Presented at Annual
Conference
Serve as Faculty at
Society-Sponsored
Course/CME/Activity
0.5
Important: Please notify the ASLMS
Central Office if you are currently
60+ years old as you are exempt
from the point system.
0.5
Serve as Reviewer for
the Society’s Journal
0.5
Serve as Reviewer for
Research Grant Applications
0.5
Member-Get-A Member
referrals resulting in three
or more members
0.5
Other Activity Approved
by the Board
(As determined)
Those Fellows who do not accumulate
the requisite points shall revert to
Member status.
Fellows will be
renewed every three years. Those
individuals who have maintained
active Fellow status for four cycles
(i.e. 12 years) are exempt from the
point system requirements and are
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automatically renewed as Fellows
upon continued dues payments.
Similarly, those Fellows who are 60
years or older will be exempt from the
point system requirements.
Governance Documents Available
on our Web site.
The ASLMS Code of Ethics, Bylaws,
and Board Policies, are located in the
“Governance” section in the Member
Services area of the Web site. Login
using your Member I.D. number and
password to view the documents.
Employment Listings
ASLMS Members are encouraged
to post approved employment
advertisements on the Society’s Web
site. We provide this service as a
benefit of membership at no cost to
our members. Please E-mail your
employment opportunities to Diane
Dodds, ([email protected]).
Jobs Wanted
ASLMS Members are encouraged
to post approved job wanted
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each year from individuals requesting
such information.
On-line Access to Lasers in Surgery
and Medicine (LSM)
ASLMS members can access the
journal, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine
(LSM), through the Society’s Web site
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Physician Locator Service
The ASLMS implemented a Physician
Locator Service on the ASLMS Web
site. Prospective patients can visit the
Society’s Web site and search for board
certified physicians via geographic
area, city name, board certified
specialty or by zip code. Coming
soon – search by procedure.
If you are an ASLMS board certified
physician, we encourage you to
submit to the Central Office a list of
special laser and related technology
procedures that you currently perform.
The special procedures are viewable
by the public on the Physician
Locator Service and allow members of
the public to make informed choices
regarding the medical care they are
seeking.
To submit your list of special
procedures, logon using the Member
Profile page located in the Member
Services area or by e-mailing
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No Fee Web Links to Board Certified
Physician Members
The ASLMS is providing a free Web
link from the Physician Locator
Service directly to the ASLMS board
certified member’s practice Web
site. Board certified members can
submit their Web site address online using the Member Profile Page
located in the Member Services
area of the Web site or by e-mailing
[email protected].
Research Grant Guidelines
The guidelines for research grants
are available on the ASLMS Web site
www.aslms.org.
Welcome New Members
The American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
welcomes these new members and is pleased to include them
in its growing network of extraordinary laser professionals.
Sura Agnieszka, M.D.
Warszawa, Poland
James E. Chlebowski, M.D.
Selinsgrove, PA
Heather Hamilton, M.D.
Boston, MA
Shawn R. Amyot, M.D., CCFP
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Susan M. Conner, R.N., B.S.N.
Franklin, TN
Caterina M. Harb
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Carol Anderson, B.S.N.
Chesterfield, MO
Erin C. DeVita, CST, CMLSO,
CCRC
South Barrington, IL
C. R. Holbrook, M.D.
Leawood, KS
Melanie R. Baughn, D.O., C.L.S.
Highlands Ranch, CO
Lisa L. Downey, RDMS, RVT, RTR
New Bern, NC
Deidra A. Blanks, M.D.
Wilmington, NC
Jessica Doyle, R.N., C.L.S.
Fort Collins, CO
Louis A. Bourget, BSC, PhD,
DDS, MSC
Dina A. Eliopoulos, M.D.
Halifax, NS, Canada
Chelmsford, MA
John B. Brantley, M.D.
Baton Rouge, LA
Patricia A. Campbell, M.D.
Goose Creek, SC
Andrew Campbell, M.D.
Mequon, WI
April (Chih-Yun) Chen
Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei, Taiwan
Harry Erickson, C.L.S.
Philadelphia, PA
Charles Fisch, M.D.
Mount Sinai, NY
Victor H. Garcia, M.D.
Maracaibo, Venezuela
Sherellen B. Gerhart, M.D.
El Dorado Hills, CA
Stefan G. Chevalier, D.O.
Middletown, NY
Ryan M. Greene, M.D., Ph.D.
Lauderdale Lakes, FL
Karlene M. ChinQuee, M.D.
New York, NY
Souha I. Haj Ibrahim, M.D.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Denise Hyland, MBBCH
St. Johnís, NF, Canada
Terrence C. Keaney, M.D.
Washington, DC
Jung Ho Kim, M.D.
Busan, Republic of Korea
Diego A. Klersfeld, M.D.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Natthee Kooltasnasilp, M.D.
Phuket, Thailand
Lee P. Laris, D.O.
Phoenix, AZ
Richard Le, D.O.
Bakersfield, CA
Byung Hak Lee
Busan, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Bradford W. Lee, M.D., MSc
Miami, FL
JoAnne M. Lehmann, C.L.S.
Fountain, CO
Martin A. Morse, M.D., FACS
Great Falls, VA
Angela E. Porter, C.L.S.
Franklin, TN
Alyson D. Lyons, R.N.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Mike Murphy, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nancy Powel, M.B.A.
Brisbane, CA
Brooke N. Macdougall, B.S.,
D.N.C., R.N.
Peoria, IL
Lisa M. Newman, R.N.
Pewaukee, WI
Amelia Prado, M.D.
Corona, CA
Tam Nguyen, M.D.
Santa Clara, CA
Rachel N. Pritzker, M.D.
Chicago, IL
Rachel Oldham, B.S.N., M.S.N.,
N.P.-C.
Silver Lake, OH
Dimitry Rabkin, M.D.
Cresskill, NJ
Paul Malkin, R.N.
Palm Desert, CA
Marnie S. Marlette, M.D.
High Point, NC
Audra E. McAleer, C.L.S.
Sioux City, IA
Milena Osorio Abdala, M.D.
Barranquilla, Columbia
Eva M. Remlova, M.D., Ph.D.
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Amelia J. McGill, P.A.-C.
Bowling Green, KY
Chan Hee H. Park, M.D.
Seoul, South Korea
Brooke Riddleberger, M.M.S.,
P.A.-C.
Denver, CO
Sue M. McPherson, Associate
R.N.
Flushing, MI
Arash Pasha, M.D.
Montoursville, PA
Misook L. Roberts, C.L.S.
Fremont, CA
Jayesh R. Patel, MBChB
Meopham, United Kingdom
Deanne M. Robinson, M.D.
Chestnut Hill, MA
Utpal Patel, M.D., Ph.D.
Chesterfield, MO
Mi Ryung Roh, M.D., Ph.D.
Seoul, South Korea
Constanca P. Pereira, M.D.
Salvador-Bahia, Brazil
Argen R. S. Rombot, M.D.
Cilegon, Indonesia
Mara Helena C. Pereira, M.D.
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Lucy Ruiz, L.T.
Dallas, TX
Tania R. Peters, M.D.
Washintgon, DC
Karl W. Schwarz, M.D.
Raleigh, NC
Tonya R. Pollak, A.D.N.
Chesterfield, MO
Cindy Seifried, C.L.S.
Centennial, CO
Julie Miller, B.S.N.
Keizer, OR
Vineet Mishra, M.D.
San Diego, CA
Gwendolyn M. Montgomery,
M.S.N.
Campbell, OH
Stephanie N. Morandi
Center Moriches, NY
Belinda R. Mori, M.S.N.
Albuquerque, NM
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Eric P. Smith, M.D.
Palo Alto, CA
Michele D. Vandenhoven, M.D.
Manhattan Beach, CA
Jacqueline M. Youtsos, M.D.
Ruidoso, NM
Ho-Chan Son, M.D.
Seoul, South Korea
Kimberly D. Vincent, M.D.
Nashville, TN
Allan N. Zacher, M.D.
Clyde, NC
Joshua P. Spanogle, M.D.
Jacksonville, FL
Karin A. Wells, R.N.F.A.
Key West, FL
Brittany L. Zimmerman, P.A.-C.
Loves Park, IL
Christopher B. Stewart, D.P.M.
Charlottesville, VA
Carol A. Weltin, C.L.S.
Ubly, MI
David J. Zweiback, D.O.
Jenkintown, PA
Wendy Suljak
Pleasanton, CA
Cindy A. Wilson, B.S.N., M.S.N.
Ooltewah, TN
Lisa M. Thomas, P.A.-C.
Pewaukee, WI
Robert G. Woodrome, M.D.
Livingston, TX
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The election ballot deadline is March 1, 2013.
The nominees are as follows:
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VICE PRESIDENT
 Barry E. DiBernardo, M.D.
 Robert A. Weiss, M.D.
Laser Medicine Board Representative
Basic Science Board Representative
Laser Safety Board Representative
 John Hoopman, A.A.S., C.M.L.S.O.
 Patricia A. Owens, R.N., M.H.A., C.M.L.S.O.
 Dieter Manstein, M.D.
 Emil A. Tanghetti, M.D.
 Charles J. Gomer, Ph.D.
 James W. Tunnell, Ph.D.
Laser Surgery Board Representative
 Paul M. Friedman, M.D.
 Thomas E. Rohrer, M.D.
Industrial - R & D Board Representative
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 Craig Drill
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Kenneth A. Arndt, M.D.
Jennifer K. Barton, Ph.D.
E. Duco Jansen, Ph.D.
Kristen M. Kelly, M.D.
Serge R. Mordon, Ph.D.
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Miramar Labs
NexTech
Oculo Plastik, Inc.
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc.
Pinnacle Biologics
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Ra Medical Systems, Inc.
Rockwell Laser Industries
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Sciton, Inc.
Solta Medical, Inc.
Sound Surgical Technologies, LLC
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New Product/Applications
The purpose of the New Product/Application section is to keep ASLMS
Members informed of the latest developments within the laser and other
related technologies field. ASLMS Members, companies who exhibited
at the 2012 ASLMS Annual Conference and Members of the ASLMS
Industry Advisory Council are invited to post their new products. An
application blank and submission guidelines are posted on the ASLMS
Web site, www.aslms.org under the “Industry” section.
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Honoring Dr. Roger McNichols
Sadly, we lost a great
contributor to the world
of lasers in medicine and
surgery and long-time
ASLMS member. Tragically
and unexpectedly, Roger Joseph McNichols, Ph.D.
passed away on Monday, December 3, 2012.
Roger was a great father and provider for his
family. He had many gifts and talents that were
inspirational to those around him. Roger was also
very devoted to his family and enjoyed teaching
his children to water-ski, spending time fishing or
going on fun family vacations. He loved music,
played in several bands and could play a variety of
instruments. Roger enjoyed building or working
Dr. McNichols was a member of ASLMS since 2004 on projects around the house, and with his
and served as co-chair for the Surgical Applications mechanical mind, he could fix anything, and you
Session at the 32nd Annual Conference in 2012. can bet he had the tool to do it! He also served as a Course Director and Section
Chair in 2011.
A little over three years ago Roger embarked
on a journey to marry laser interstitial thermal
He was the Vice-President and Chief Scientist therapy to a trans-rectal MRI-guided approach to
for BioTex, Inc. where he oversaw all aspects of the prostate gland in order to treat intermediate
research and development. Dr. McNichols was grade prostate cancer focally. He perfected the
also the co-founder of two spin-off companies, technique over time and co-authored numerous
Visualase, Inc. and Base Pair Bio-Technologies, papers on the subject. His results were presented
where he served as Chief Technical Officer and as in Athens, Greece, Noordwijk, The Netherlands,
a board member.
and most recently at the Radiological Society of
North America in Chicago. He was dedicated to
In addition, Dr. McNichols served as principal the advancement of technology to improve the
investigator on a number of NIH, JDRF, and DoD quality-of-life for patients.
sponsored research projects including the $4.9M
development of the Visualase™ image-guided To work with Roger was always a pleasure
therapy system, which won the DeBakey Life
for everyone involved. He approached each
Sciences Award.
procedure methodically, with knowledge and
confidence. Every case was a fun, exciting learning
He also led development of an implantable opportunity for those who participated with him.
fluorescent polymer glucose sensor, diagnostic Roger possessed a very rare combination of humor,
systems which combined fluorescence and optical intelligence and humility that garnered the respect
coherence tomography for cancer detection and a and friendship of all who encountered him. His
number of novel laser therapeutic devices.
brilliant mind and visionary thinking led him
to medical discoveries that will help patients for
Dr. McNichols had extensive experience in decades to come.
biomedical-based optical sensor design and hands
on development of optical sensors. He received his It was a privilege to know him. He will be greatly
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from missed by all that knew and loved him.
the Ohio State University in 1992 and his Ph.D.
degree in Biomedical Engineering from Texas A&M Sincerely,
University in 1998. He has served as a lecturing
faculty member in the Biomedical Engineering Bernadette Greenwood, BSRS, RT(R)(MR)
department at Texas A&M University and has a Friend and co-investigator
strong background in life sciences including a year
of formal training in medical school.
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2013 ASLMS Annual Conference
April 3-7, 2013
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Boston, MA
Late Breaking Abstract Deadline:
February 1, 2013
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The Vision of the American Society for Laser Medicine
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and other related technologies, research, education, and clinical knowledge.
The Mission of the ASLMS is to promote excellence in patient
care by advancing biomedical application of lasers and other
related technologies world wide.
ORGANIZATION VALUES
Excellence ~ The “sine qua non” of our existence.
Integrity ~ We advocate and emulate high ethical conduct in
all we do.
Multidisciplinary ~ We advocate inclusion and embrace all
specialties with whom we work and share knowledge.
Leadership ~ We lead through example and recognize
caring must be a cornerstone of our professional and patient
interactions.
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