American Laser Society appoints Jeffrey S. Dover as president

April 15, 2013
The American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS) named Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCPC, as its new president at the ASLMS annual scientific conference held in Boston, MA. He will serve in his role for one year.

The American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery (ASLMS; Wausau, WI) named Jeffrey S. Dover, MD, FRCPC, as its new president at the ASLMS annual scientific conference held in Boston, MA. He will serve in his role for one year.

Dover is an associate clinical professor of dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine (New Haven, CT), adjunct professor of medicine (dermatology) at Dartmouth Medical School (Hanover, NH), and adjunct associate professor of dermatology at Brown Medical School (Providence, RI). He also serves as director of SkinCare Physicians (Chestnut Hill, MA).

His research interests are lasers in medicine, cosmetic surgery, and medical education. He is the author of over 350 scientific publications, and has co-authored and edited over 40 textbooks. Titles include Illustrated Cutaneous Laser Surgery: A Practitioner’s Guide, Controversies and Conversations in Cutaneous Laser Surgery, Atlas of Cosmetic Surgery, and the series Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology.

He is the founding editor of Journal Watch for Dermatology, produced by the publishers of the New England Journal of Medicine. He is past president of both the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the New England Dermatological Society. He organizes and directs numerous medical conferences, including the annual Controversies in Cutaneous Laser and Cosmetic Surgery Symposium.

Honors he has received include repeated nominations for “teacher of the year” at Harvard Medical School, as well as the Leon Goldman Memorial Award and the Ellet Drake Award from the ASLMS. He was also honored for his work in laser surgery by the Sturge Weber Foundation at its 20th Annual Gala.

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