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Optimizing Results with Ablative Resurfacing (Non-CME)
Recorded On: 04/11/2024
This session will focus on all ablating modalities, including both light-based and non-light-based sources, and fractional and non-fractional devices. The goal is to describe how best to apply the available ablative tools for different needs and how to balance benefit and risk during ablation of skin. Note that there is a separate session on "resurfacing" that will cover non-ablative approaches.
Speaker Role | Speaker |
Course Director | A. Jay Burns, MD |
Course Director | Adam Wulkan, MD |
Faculty | Brian Biesman, MD |
Faculty | Adam Wulkan, MD |
Faculty | Jason Pozner, MD |
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A. Jay Burns, MD
national medical director
RSMD/Cosmetic Physician Partners
Dr. A. Jay Burns has enjoyed a successful practice in Dallas for over 30 years. He graduated with high honors from Baylor University undergraduate and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. He was board certified in general surgery training the University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals in Salt Lake City followed by a plastic surgery residency at University of Texas Southwestern. He was fellowship trained vascular anomalies and birthmarks at Harvard Affiliated Hospitals and is board certified in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Dr Burns is a national and internationally renowned expert and speaker in Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, with specific acumen and focus on Cosmetic Surgery, Lasers and other energy/technology devices.
Dr Burns a partner and also the National Medical Director of Cosmetic Physicians Partners, which at the time of this writing is the largest group of aesthetic practices in the United Statess and has beat all predictions on growth due to their unique partnership and approach that is NOT PE or VC based and retains control by the owner.
He continues to work hand in hand with industry in the development of new products, and is intimately involved with FDA research which enables such products to enter the marketplace.
Dr. Burns has been a member of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery since 1992 and served on the board several years culminating in he service as President of the organization in 2006-7. He remains active in the society. Dr. Burns is also a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc., and the American Association of Plastic Surgeons. He has been a national spokesperson for both societies and served as Traveling Professor for the Aesthetic Society for the years 2001 to 2003. In addition, he is also a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Dallas Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons. His expert opinions are sought out regularly by multiple media sources. He was featured on the Oprah Winfrey “Medical Miracles” show. Dr. Burns has been voted numerous times by his peers D Magazine’s “Best Doctors”, including the last 7 years from 2017 to 2023. He has been voted a Texas Monthly’s “ Super Doctors” for as long as the award has been given.
Dr. Burns and his wife, Ginny, have two children, and seven grandchildren. He is enthusiastically involved with his family and Watermark Community Church. He strives daily to be a more fully devoted follower of Jesus Christ. He and his wife started and lead the Prodigal ministry, which brings hope to families dealing with the chaos of prodigal or wayward children. He loves traveling with his wife, family and friends. He also enjoys the mountains, golf, and video editing.
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Adam Wulkan, MD
Dr. Adam Wulkan is a board-certified dermatologist and the director of the Laser & Cosmetic Dermatology Center at Lahey Health. He completed a prestigious fellowship in laser & cosmetic dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Wellman Center for Photomedicine. Dr. Wulkan graduated magna cum laude from the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Nutritional Sciences. He received his medical degree from the University of Miami, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society in his junior year. He subsequently completed an internship in Internal Medicine and residency in Dermatology, both at the University of Miami.
Dr. Wulkan has a passion for medical and cosmetic applications of laser and energy-based devices and has authored several peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters with a focus on treatment of scars.
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Brian Biesman, MD
MD
Brian S Biesman MD FACS
Brian S. Biesman, MD, FACS, is the Director of his practice in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center Department of Ophthalmology. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis.
Dr. Biesman earned his medical degree at the University of Michigan School of Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He completed an ophthalmology residency at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago, Illinois. He then completed a fellowship at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital in New York City. He returned to Illinois to serve as chief resident of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Dr. Biesman has been published widely in peer-reviewed journals and has lectured extensively throughout the country. His research interests include optimizing and expanding the use of existing soft tissue fillers, exploring novel injectable fillers, optimizing energy-based devices for aesthetic applications, developing and testing novel energy-based devices, developing and testing cosmeceuticals, and developing combination therapy techniques for rejuvenation of the body and face. He also is actively pursuing novel treatments for acne, hyperhidrosis, syringomas, xanthelasma, and other dermatologic disorders. He is a principal investigator in many industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated clinical trials and has published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature.
Dr. Biesman is a member of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, among others. He has been recognized for his Excellence in Education by the ASLMS and received the Henry Baylis Lectureship Award from ASOPRS.
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Jason Pozner, MD
Dr. Jason Pozner is Board Certified in Plastic Surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a member of numerous medical societies. He is the founder of Sanctuary Plastic Surgery in Boca Raton, Florida. He is currently adjunct clinical faculty at Cleveland Clinic Florida and Assistant Professor at the University of Miami. Dr. Pozner is a consultant or advisory board member of several laser and aesthetic companies and is actively involved with new product development. He is the author of many scientific articles, books and book chapters and lectures nationally and internationally on many aesthetic surgery related topics.