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Date Announced: 14 Apr 2014
Professor of anatomy, physiology and genetics to serve one-year term as American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery president.
Wausau, WI – The American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery, Inc. (ASLMS) has named Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D. president. Dr. Anders took office at Laser 2014, the ASLMS annual scientific conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, and will serve for one year.
“It is an honor to serve as President of ASLMS, the premier society and foremost resource for research and clinical applications of biomedical laser and other energy based technologies,” said Dr. Anders.
“The strength of ASLMS lies in the diversity of its membership. In the upcoming year, we will work to: increase interaction and cooperation of scientists, innovators, and clinicians who use lasers and other energy based technologies nationally and internationally, to strengthen our ties with other national and international societies focused on laser and other energy based technologies, and to celebrate the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies by highlighting the major advances that have taken place in the clinical arena.”
Dr. Anders is a Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics and Professor of Neuroscience at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. She has held positions within ASLMS since 1991 including president-elect, vice president, committee chair, and board member.
She specializes in peripheral and central nervous system injury and repair mechanisms and light tissue interactions and is an expert on photobiomodulation. She has been invited to speak and chair sessions at numerous international laser conferences. Dr. Anders serves on the executive councils and scientific advisory boards of many laser societies.
She is the past president of the North American Association of Light Therapy and a founding member of the International Academy of Laser Medicine and Surgery. She serves on the editorial boards of Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, Lasers in Medical Science and Physiotherapy Practice and Research. She has published over 60 peer reviewed articles.
Source: ALSMS
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