Events
24 Hours of Lasers and Energy-Based Devices 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.
Recordings will be available to registrants soon. Watch your email for more details.
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
Sessions & Faculty
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
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
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 ·
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
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
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 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 · ·
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 ·
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
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 ·
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 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
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
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, MD | Martin Kassir, MD| Khalil Khatri, MD| Zeina Tannous, MD · Moderator: Cemre Busra Turk, MD
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
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
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 ·
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
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
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 ·
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 ·
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
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
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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