Committees
Volunteers are critical to the Society's ability to meet the diverse needs of its members. Each year the President and President-Elect appoint new members to a number of committees, which are marked: Open to Volunteers. If you have thought about getting more involved, we may have opportunities that fit your interests.
Committee members can now view their committees online by logging in and visiting My Committees.
Annual Conference Program Committee
This Annual Conference Program Committee supervises all aspects of program planning for each Annual Conference including selection of section chairpersons and establishing the program format for the conference.
CHAIR Serge R. Mordon, PhD
CHAIR H. Ray Jalian, MD
MEMBER Bernard Choi, PhD
MEMBER Nazanin Saedi, MD
MEMBER Arisa E. Ortiz, MD
MEMBER Dieter Manstein, MD, PhD
MEMBER Girish Munavalli, MD
MEMBER Henry H. Chan, MD, PhD, FRCP
MEMBER Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
MEMBER Richard Gregory, MD
MEMBER Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA, FACS
MEMBER Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
MEMBER Rebecca L. Sprague, RN, NP-C
MEMBER Bahman Sotoodian, MD
MEMBER Joshua Burns
MEMBER Sandeep S. Saluja, MD
MEMBER Jenny T. Mac
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee provides oversight to the Society for financial statement integrity, financial practices, management and audits, internal control systems and standards of conduct. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR E. Duco Jansen, PhD
MEMBER Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
MEMBER Ashish C. Bhatia, MD
MEMBER Robert A. Weiss, MD
MEMBER George Hruza, MD, MBA
MEMBER Alissandro Castillo, MD, MBA
MEMBER Kachiu Lee, MD
Awards Committee
The Awards Committee recommends individuals for recognition by the Society, including the Caroline and William Mark Memorial, Ellet H. Drake Memorial, Leon Goldman Memorial, and Nursing/Allied Health Excellence Awards, as well as the Dr. Horace Furumoto Research Awards. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR J. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD
MEMBER E. Duco Jansen, PhD
MEMBER Gary Lask, MD
MEMBER Vineet Mishra, MD
MEMBER Bing Yu, PhD
MEMBER Anne Marie Tremaine, MD
MEMBER Neil S. Sadick, MD
Constitution and Bylaws Committee
The Constitution and Bylaws Committee deals with all questions related to the Society's governing documents, including requests for amendments. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA, FACS
MEMBER Murad Alam, MD, MSCI
MEMBER Kristen M. Kelly, MD
MEMBER Harris Hausen, MD
MEMBER Edward C. Kuan, MD
MEMBER Austin Moy, PhD
MEMBER Brian Zelickson, MD
Early Career Committee
The charge of the committee is to attract and retain future leaders of the ASLMS by focusing on the educational and networking needs of early career professionals interested in the field of lasers and energy-based devices. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Anthony M. Rossi, MD
MEMBER Bradley S. Bloom, MD
MEMBER Catherine DiGiorgio, MD
MEMBER Elizabeth Geddes, MD
MEMBER Lisa Xu, MD
MEMBER Jenny T. Mac
MEMBER Andres Mar Erlendsson, MD, PhD
Education, Standards and Innovations Committee
The Education and Standards Innovations Committee is responsible for developing strategies and pathways to implement the Society's educational services, consistent with the Society's philosophies and policies. It serves as a resource and consulting body assisting with the development and implementation of the Society's educational programs.
CHAIR Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA , FACS
MEMBER Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
MEMBER H. Ray Jalien, MD
MEMBER Serge R. Mordon, PhD
MEMBER Eric F. Bernstein, MD, MSE
MEMBER Kachiu C. Lee, MD, MPH
MEMBER J. Stuart Nelson, MD, PhD
MEMBER Utpal Patel, MD
MEMBER Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
MEMBER Rebecca L. Sprague, RN, NP-C
MEMBER E. Victor Ross, MD
MEMBER Sandeep S. Saluja, MD
MEMBER Jenny T. Mac
MEMBER Bahman Sotoodian, MD
MEMBER Joshua Burns
Ethics and Conflicts of Interest Committee
The Ethics and Conflict of Interest Committee makes recommendations to the Board regarding any matters concerning ethics or conflict of interest referred to the Committee by the Board, administrative staff or members. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Juanita J. Anders, PhD
MEMBER Lawrence S. Bass, MD
MEMBER Brian D. Zelickson, MD
MEMBER Stephen Grifka, MD
MEMBER Susan Hammerling, PA, MPAS
MEMBER Lorenzo Kunze, ME
MEMBER Leonardo Longo, MD
Finance Committee
The Finance Committee is responsible for making recommendations regarding fiscal policy for the Society and will review yearly budgets prepared by the Treasurer who is a member of the committee. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Deanne Mraz Robinson, MD
MEMBER Karen L. Beasley, MD
MEMBER Henry H. L. Chan, MD, PhD, FRCP
MEMBER E. Victor Ross, MD
MEMBER Bruce E. Katz, MD
MEMBER Tom Griffin, MD
MEMBER Ronald Harris, MD, MBA
Fundraising Committee
The primary responsibility of the Fundraising Committee is to solicit sponsorship funds to support ASLMS programs and raise funds to support and sustain the ASLMS research program. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Robert A. Weiss, MD
MEMBER Jill S. Waibel, MD
MEMBER Neil S. Sadick, MD
MEMBER Bruce E. Katz, MD
MEMBER Jeffrey S. Dover, MD
MEMBER Elizabeth L. Tanzi, MD
MEMBER Arisa E. Ortiz, MD
Human Resources Committee
This committee shall evaluate and make recommendations to the Board regarding human resources issues, staffing and other related needs of the Society. Members will include the President, Secretary and Treasurer. If a Treasurer-Elect is serving, he or she will serve as a non-voting member of the Committee.
CHAIR Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
MEMBER Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
MEMBER E. Victor Ross, MD
International Affairs Committee
The International Affairs Committee considers any business of the Society related to its affiliation and cooperation with other societies on an international basis. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR David Baxter, PhD
MEMBER Agustina Vila Echague, MD, PhD
MEMBER Zeina S. Tannous, MD
MEMBER Klaus Hoffmann, MD, PhD
MEMBER Neil S. Sadick, MD
MEMBER Hans Laubach, MD
MEMBER Thanh-Nga Tran, MD, PhD
Investment Committee
The Investment Committee assures that the investments of the Society meet the Society's investment goals. The Committee shall consist of the Secretary, Treasurer, Executive Director, current chair of the Finance Committee and a member appointed by the President-Elect to serve a three (3) year term.
CHAIR E. Victor Ross, MD
MEMBER Richard Bankowski
MEMBER George Hruza, MD, MBA
MEMBER Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
MEMBER Deanne Robinson, MD
MEMBER Ashish C. Bhatia, MD
Marketing and Public Relations Committee
The Marketing and Public Relations Committee oversees public relations and marketing activities that support the vision, mission, and policies of the Society. Activities include facilitating membership recruitment and retention, enhanced membership services, communications and promoting the Annual Conference and other activities sponsored by the Society. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Kristen M. Kelly, MD
MEMBER H. Ray Jalien, MD
MEMBER Serge R. Mordon, MD
MEMBER Suzanne L. Kilmer, MD
MEMBER E. Victor Ross, MD
MEMBER Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD
MEMBER Arisa E. Ortiz, MD
MEMBER Anthony M. Rossi, MD
Membership Committee
The Membership Task Force assists ASLMS staff in reviewing and recommending activities that promote and retain members. The task force will develop new member communication strategies to keep members engaged. The task force will also evaluate member recruitment and retention programs, utilizing a variety of measures including membership satisfaction and membership trends. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Dieter Manstein, MD, PhD
MEMBER Adele Haimovic, MD
MEMBER Tom Griffin, MD
MEMBER Faezeh Razjouyan, MD
MEMBER Mara C. Weinstein Velez, MD
MEMBER Arisa E. Ortiz, MD
MEMBER Bernard Choi, PhD
MEMBER Jordan Wang, MD, MBE
MEMBER Chris W. Robb, MD, PhD
MEMBER Paul Herchman
MEMBER Kunal Mitra, PhD
MEMBER Raviraj Vankayala, PhD
MEMBER Gloria Peithman, CRNP
MEMBER Benjamin Garden, MD
MEMBER Glauce M. Neff
MEMBER Stephanie Campbell, DO
MEMBER Griffin Churchwell
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Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee will identify individuals who are capable, talented, interested, and willing to serve as directors and Society or division offices. The Nominating Committee shall consist of seven (7) voting members of the Society, one of which shall be the immediate Past President who shall serve as chairperson, three (3) shall be appointed by the Board of Directors at its annual meeting and the remainder shall be elected by the membership.
CHAIR Kristen M. Kelly, MD
MEMBER Macrene R. Alexiades, MD
MEMBER David Baxter, TD, Dphil
MEMBER Kenneth A. Arndt, MD
MEMBER Arisa E. Ortiz, MD
MEMBER Jennifer Barton, PhD
MEMBER Gary Lask, MD
Research and Development Committee
The Research and Development Committee leads the development and implementation of the Society's student and non-student research initiatives. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Praveen Arany, DDS, PhD
MEMBER Robert A. Weiss, MD
MEMBER Omar Ibrahimi, MD, PhD
MEMBER Bing Yu, PhD
MEMBER Sherry Thomas, MD
MEMBER Bruce E. Katz, MD
MEMBER Thanh-Nga Tran, MD, PhD
Silent Auction Committee
The primary responsibility of the Silent Auction Committee is to solicit sponsorship funds to support the annual ASLMS Silent Auction and raise funds to support and sustain the ASLMS research program. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Jason N. Pozner, MD
MEMBER Michael H. Gold, MD
MEMBER Thomas E. Rohrer, MD
MEMBER Eric F. Bernstein, MD, MSE
MEMBER Gary Chuang, MD
MEMBER Bruce E. Katz, MD
Social Media Committee
The purpose of the Social Media Committee is to assist ASLMS staff in reviewing and recommending activities that improve social media efforts. The committee works to refine existing social media strategies and to develop new strategies to build and maintain online communities. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Nazanin Saedi, MD
MEMBER Girish S. Munavalli, MD
MEMBER Arisa E. Ortiz, MD
MEMBER Rachel N. Pritzker, MD
MEMBER Anthony M. Rossi, MD
MEMBER Ramona Behshad, MD
MEMBER Anne M. Chapas, MD
MEMBER Dennis A. Porto, MD
MEMBER Louis Scafuri
MEMBER Farhaad Riyaz, MD
MEMBER Sean Johnson
MEMBER Sean T. Doherty, MD
MEMBER Chiranjiv Chhabra, MD
MEMBER Melanie D. Palm, MD, MBA
Web Strategy Committee
ASLMS Staff and the Web Strategy Committee work with the web consultant to assist with developing web strategy, architecture, design and content for the redesigned ASLMS website. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Nazanin Saedi, MD
MEMBER Jennifer Barton, PhD
MEMBER Ashish C. Bhatia, MD, FAAD
MEMBER Patricia A. Owens, RN, MHA, CML, CNOR
MEMBER Utpal Patel, MD PhD
MEMBER David Verebelyi, MD
MEMBER Dale Dansie
MEMBER Bradley S. Bloom, MD
MEMBER Jeremy A. Brauer, MD
MEMBER Keyvan Nouri, MD
MEMBER Elliott T. Weiss, MD
MEMBER Anthony M. Rossi, MD
MEMBER Geeta Shah, MD
MEMBER Robert Bard, MD
MEMBER Janel Zitzka, LPN
MEMBER Anna Sylwestrowicz, MD
MEMBER Shilpi Khetarpal, MD
Women in Energy-Based Devices Committee
Highlight the excellence of women involved in the ASLMS and implement strategies to advance networking and training opportunities. Promote the professional development of women using energy-based technologies at all career and training levels through teaching, mentoring and organization leadership. Open to volunteers.
CHAIR Kristen M. Kelly, MD
MEMBER Arisa E. Ortiz, MD
MEMBER Jill S. Waibel, MD
MEMBER Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhD
MEMBER Susan Hammerling, PA, MPAS
MEMBER Sheetal Davit
MEMBER Nazanin Saedi, MD