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24 Hours of Lasers and Energy-Based Devices in Cutaneous Applications 2026 

A premier global 24-hour event! Leading experts from around the world present the latest in laser, light, and energy-based device clinical applications for dermatology.

ASLMS members, register today for only $24!

Recordings will be available to registrants following the live event. 

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Thank you to the 2026 Planning Team! 

  • Rachel Christensen, MD - Chair
  • Martin Buta, MD, MBA, MS
  • David Gao, MD
  • Courtney Hanna, MD
  • Andrina Paul, MD
  • Nicole Salame, MD
  • Cemre Turk, MD
 
Jessica G. Labadie, MD

Hour 1:  Skin Tightening: Optimizing Aesthetic Outcomes in the Era of GLP-1 Agonists with Lasers & Energy-Based Devices

Date | Time:  March 6, 2026 | 7:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
Jessica G. Labadie, MD | SkinCare Physicians | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Faculty: Kathleen Coerdt, MD | Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCPC | Ariel Eber, MD |Fatima Mirza, MD
Moderator: David Gao, MD


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Hour 2:  The Business of Lasers and Energy-Based Devices

Date | Time:  March 6, 2026 | 8:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
Jeffrey S. Dover MD, FRCPC | SkinCare Physicians | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Faculty: Emily Guo, MD| Sara Hogan, MD | Jessica Labadie, MD| E. Victor Ross, MD| Jacqueline Watchmaker, MD
Moderator: Andrina Veronica Paul, MD



E. Victor Ross, MD

Hour 3:  Avoiding and Managing Device-Related Complications 

Date | Time:  March 6, 2026 | 9:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
E. Victor Ross, MD | Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology, Scripps Clinic | San Diego, California
Faculty: Eric F. Bernstein, MD, MSE
Moderator: Courtney Hanna, MD



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Hour 4:  Lasers in Cutaneous Oncology: Therapeutic and Preventative Applications

Date | Time:  March 6, 2026 | 10:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
Mathew M Avram, MD, JD | MGH Dermatology Laser & Cosmetic Ctr | Boston, Massachusetts
Faculty: Saud Aleissa, MD| Ray Jalian, MD| Zeina Tannous, MD| Molly Wanner, MD, MBA
Moderator: Cemre Busra Turk, MD


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Hour 5:  Treatment Stacking: Integrating Injectables with Lasers and Energy-Based Devices

Date | Time:  March 6, 2026 | 11:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
Girish S. Munavalli MD, MHS, FACMS | Laser & Vein Specialists of Carolinas | Charlotte, North Carolina
Faculty: Isabella Camacho, MD | Hayley Leight, MD | Payman Kosari,  MD | Brenda Latowsky, MD | Jaishree Sharad, MD 
Moderator: Cemre Busra Turk, MD



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Hour 6:  Laser Safety Eyewear

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 12:00 AM EST
Session Director: 
Patricia A. Owens, BSN, MHA, RN, CMLSO, CNOR
Faculty: Tracey Mancuso, BSc-HS, CMLSO



Hour 7:  Navigating Complex Cases: Patient Scenario Discussions with Expert Panelists

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 1:00 AM EST
Faculty: Joel Cohen, MD, FAAD, FACMS | Jessica Labadie, MD | Arisa Ortiz, MD
Hosted by: David Gao, MD 



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Hour 8:  Treatment of Acne Scarring with Lasers and Energy-Based Devices

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 2:00 AM EST
Session Director: 
Woraphong Manuskiatti, MD | Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University | Bangkok, Thailand
Faculty: Wareeporn Disphanurat, MD |Kang Nien How, M.D| Chanat Kumtornrut, MD| Rosalyn Kupwiwat, MD| Ya-nin Nokdhes, MD


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Hour 9:  Global Innovations & Applications of Lasers & Energy-Based Devices: East Asia

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 3:00 AM EST
Session Director: 
Henry H.L. Chan, MD, PhD, FRCP | Hong Kong Derm & Laser Centre | Hong Kong, China
Faculty: Martin MH Chung, MBBS| Yuk Ming Lau, MD, MPH, FACS| Christina SM Wong, MD
Moderator: Rachel Christensen, MD



Shehnaz Arsiwala, MD

Hour 10: Lasers & EBD in Skin of Colors Hosted by Bharat Society of Laser Medicine & Surgery

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 4:00 AM EST
Session Director:  
Shehnaz Z. Arsiwala, MD, DDV
Faculty:
Sanjeev J. Aurangabadkar, MD | B.S. Chandrashekar, MD, DNB (Dermatology) | Swapnil Shah, MD | Salim T, MD, DNB



Irwan Junawanto, MD

Hour 11:  The Game Changer of Skin Quality: Skin Booster & Growth Factor Enhanced by Picosecond laser 

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 5:00 AM EST
Session Director: 
Irwan Junawanto, MD
Faculty: Tingsong Lim, MD| Billy Thionatan, MD |M. Akbar Wedyadhana,MD| Jonathan Kurnia Wijaya, MD



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Hour 12: Safe and Ethical Use of Devices in Skin of Color

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 6:00 AM EST
Session Director: 
Mukta Sachdev, MD | Manipal Hospital | Bangalore, India
Faculty: Sanjeev Aurangabadkar, MD| Anurag Tiwari, MD | Anil Ganjoo, MD



Hour 13: Navigating Complex Cases: Patient Scenario Discussions with Expert Panelists

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 7:00 AM EST
Faculty: Gerald N. Goldberg, MD | Omar A. Ibrahimi, MD, PhD
Moderator: David Gao, MD



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Hour 14: Periorbital Laser Resurfacing

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 8:00 AM EST
Session Director: 
Jill S. Waibel, MD | Miami Dermatology and Laser Institute | Miami, Florida
Faculty: Adam Scheiner, MD
Moderator: Julia Roma May, MD



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Hour 15: From Regrowth to Removal: 2026’s Biggest Hair Tech Innovations

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 9:00 AM EST
Session Director: 
Ronda Farah, MD | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota
Faculty:  Maria Hordinsky, MD| Natasha Atanaskova Mesinkovska MD, PhD|Neil Sadick, MD
Moderator: Julia Roma May, MD



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Hour 16: What's New in Vascular Lasers

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 10:00 AM EST
Session Director: 
Omar Ibrahimi, MD, PhD
Faculty: Gerald N. Goldberg, MDMartin Kassir, MD| Khalil Khatri, MD| Zeina Tannous, MD
Moderator: Cemre Busra Turk, MD



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Hour 17: Treatment of Traumatic and Surgical Scars

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 11:00 AM EST
Session Director: 
Molly Wanner, MD, MBA | Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard University | Boston, Massachusetts
Faculty: Hans-Joachim Laubach, MD| Patricia Richey, MD, FAAD| Jill Waibel, MD
Moderator: Haya Raef, MD 



Monica Li, MD, FRCPC, FAAD

Hour 18: Treating Melasma and Pigment

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 12:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
Monica Li MD, FRCPC, FAAD
Faculty: Valéria Campos, MD | Jeffrey T.S. Hsu, MD, FAAD| Tong Lin, MD | Chao-Chin Wang, MD
Moderator: Rasika Reddy, MD



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Hour 19: Laser Safety Essentials for Clinical Practice

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 1:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
John E. Hoopman, CMLSO | University of Texas SW Medical Center | Mansfield, Texas
Faculty: Joel Cohen, MD, FAAD, FACMS| Angela Dubbs, DNP, FNP-BC| Jason Holecek CMLSO
Moderator: Nicole Salame, MD, FAAD


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Hour 20: Energy-Based Devices for Muscle Toning

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 2:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
Robert Weiss, MD, FAAD | MD Laser Skin & Vein Institute | Hunt Valley, Maryland
Faculty: Prachi Aggarwal, MD
Moderator: Margaret Weiss, MD



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Hour 21: Philanthropy in Lasers and Energy-Based Devices

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 3:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
Paul M. Friedman, MD | Dermatology & Laser Surgery | Houston, Texas
Faculty: R. Rox Anderson, MD| Mary Dick, MD| Jeffrey S. Dover MD, FRCPC| Emily Guo, MD| Arianne Shadi Kourosh, MD| Pooja Sodha, MD
Moderator: Michelle Chang, MD


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Hour 22: Picosecond Lasers versus Non-Ablative Fractional Lasers

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 4:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
Douglus Wu, MD, PhD | Cosmetic Laser Dermatology | San Diego, California
Faculty: Annamarie Hosking, MD| Elizabeth Kream, MD
Moderator: Rachel Christensen, MD


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Hour 23: Controversies in Energy-Based Devices

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 5:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
Kristen M. Kelly, MD | Beckman Laser Institute & Med Clinic | Irvine, California
Faculty: Lisa Arkin, MD| Ilana Breen, MD| E. Victor Ross, MD| Christopher Zachary, MBBS FRCP
Moderator: Julia Roma May, MD


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Hour 24: The Future of Lasers and Energy-Based Devices

Date | Time:  March 7, 2026 | 6:00 PM EST
Session Director: 
R. Rox Anderson, MD
Faculty: Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD | Yakir Levin, MD, PhD | Dieter Manstein, MD, PHD
Moderator: Cemre Busra Turk, MD


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