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Biographies of 2010 Conference Speakers
Invited Speakers
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Dr. Jackson Streeter, M.D.
Dr. Jackson Streeter earned his B.S. degree in Biology, graduating with High Distinction from the University of Nevada Reno and received his M.D. from the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He then went on to serve as an Officer in the U.S. Navy, completing a general surgery internship at Naval Regional Medical Center Portsmouth, Virginia and then primary Flight School at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. During his military service Streeter was the first Naval Flight Surgeon selected as a Top Gun staff instructor.
Dr. Streeter served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of PhotoThera until 2006 and more recently, as Executive Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer focusing on managing a large phase III international stroke clinical trial that included 59 clinical centers. During his tenure at PhotoThera, he spearheaded efforts to raise over $120 million of private and venture capital funding. Dr. Streeter will remain on the Board of Directors at PhotoThera.
Dr. Streeter, effective January 2010, was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical officer of Banyan Biomarkers, Inc., the leader in developing in vitro diagnostic products to address unmet clinical needs for the detection of traumatic brain injury. Dr. Streeter and his family will relocate to Gainesville, Florida from San Diego, CA where he is the Founder and former Chief Scientific Officer of PhotoThera, Inc.
Presentation Title:
Photobiomodulation; Past, Present and Future.
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Dr. Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D.
Dr. Juanita J. Anders is a Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. She also has a secondary appointment as Professor of Neuroscience at USUHS. She received her Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of Maryland Medical School and specializes in peripheral and central nervous system injury and repair mechanisms. While at the National Institutes of Health in the Laboratory of Neuropathology and Neuroanatomical Sciences, NINDS, she specialized in glial/ neuronal interaction in normal and injured nervous tissue. Since joining USUHS, her research interests have expanded to the use of light as a non-invasive therapy for deep tissue injuries and the interaction of light with pluripotent cells. Her research on the use of light applied non-invasively for repair of spinal cord injury has received international attention. She is recognized as an expert in light therapy and 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 several laser societies. She is also the Basic Sciences Representative on the Board of ASLMS. She is the past president of the North American Association of Laser 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 and Lasers in Surgery and Medicine and as a reviewer for several other journals. She has published over 50 peer reviewed articles.
Presentation Title:
Potential of Light Therapy for Treatment of Nervous System Injury and Disease
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David S Bradley, DVM, FASLMS
David S Bradley, DVM, FASLMS graduated from UF in 1987. He has practiced for over 20 years in Mixed, SA, Equine, and Exotics with a special interest in surgery. Dr Bradley began using Lasers in private practice in 1999. Shortly thereafter, he began training and education in Laser physics and tissue interaction. He is a well respected laser consultant. Dr. Bradley’s years of laser experience includes working with all the major Laser companies currently marketing to the veterinary community as well as many human companies. He has had the opportunity to use many different types of surgical, dental, aesthetic, and therapeutic Lasers. He has consulted with dozens of Laser specialists and hundreds of veterinary and human physicians. Dr. Bradley has lectured nationally and internationally on veterinary laser use and will cover the science and practical application of laser therapy in veterinary medicine.
Presentation Title:
Emerging Trends in Veterinary Laser Technology: Revolutionizing Pain Management and Wound Healing
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William E. Draper, DVM
A resident in Neurology and Neurosurgery at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Draper is very interested in inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system, management of seizures, and adjunctive therapies for acute spinal cord injury.
Dr. Draper graduated from North Carolina State University in 2000 with a degree in Biological Sciences. He joined the Genome Core Facility at Duke University to participate in genetic research using microarrays to assess gene expression. He then helped to form the start-up company Expression Analysis in order to provide the same lab access to the private research community. After several years in the research lab, he rediscovered his love for clinical medicine and decided to attend veterinary school. Dr. Draper obtained his DVM from Ross University in 2006. After graduation, he went into general practice to work with companion animals in Illinois. He then completed a Rotating Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. From there, it was out to southern California where he completed a Neurology internship at the Veterinary Specialty Hospital of San Diego. This past summer he started his residency at the University of Florida.
Presentation Title:
Can low level laser therapy aid in acute spinal cord injury in the dog?
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Richard L. Godine, DVM
Dr. Richard L. Godine is the owner and hospital director of Ruckersville Animal Hospital and Veterinary Laser Therapy Center, a five doctor practice small animal practice located outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. He has a special interest in laser therapy as it applies to all diseases in veterinary medicine as well as expertise in orthopedic surgery, cardiology, and ultrasonography. Dr. Godine is an adjunct professor of ultrasonography and laser therapy at the Blue Ridge College of Veterinary Technology and a member of the curriculum committee and admissions committee at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a past president of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association and the current Virginia Delegate to the American Veterinary Medical Association. Dr. Godine is married to fellow veterinarian, Dr. Caroline Godine, and has three sons and one daughter. He enjoys spending time with his family, coaching his sons in lacrosse, playing bluegrass music and getting out on the golf course.
Presentation Title:
LILT as palliative treatment for Canine urinary bladder Transitional Cell Carcinoma.
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Introduction to Laser Therapy
Lars Hode will be teaching the Introduction to Laser Therapy Session. It will be held on Friday, June 4 for those interested. This is included in the cost of attending the conference.
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Lars G.V.T. Hode
Website: www.laserworld.org
Website: http://www.hode.com (in Swedish)
Education Summary
1966-1971 Royal Institute of Technology, Maser of Technology, Physics
1971-1975 Institute of Optical Research, Dr of Science.
Theses: Real Time Speckle Interferometry
Specialty: Optical radiation and its application in medicine.
Other Relevant Activities
Founder (1989) and chairman of the Swedish Laser-Medical Society (SLMS).
Author and co-author of several books in laser medicine. Teaching in Sweden and other countries.
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Abstract Speakers
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Dr. Simin Bakhshi
Prof. Bakhshi was born in 1955 in Chalous, a beautiful city in north Iran. She graduated from Soraya High school in her hometown. Tehran Medical Faculty is where she received her education in medicine.
Her study as an Anesthesiologist happened to be in Iran Medical University. She practiced in Nowshahr City Hospital for three years. She had one year refreshing course at SIU(Southern Illinois University).
Then she was accepted as a full time professor at Iran Medical University. In the meantime, she had a Pain Clinic Course in Wurzburg University by professor Sprotte. Since 1996 she has been working at Arya General Hospital as an anesthetist and is in charge of Pain Clinic. In 2004, she took part in an SLMS course in laser therapy and passed the exams.
Dr. Bakhshi is currently a member of IMLA (Iran Medical Laser Association) and NAALT (North American Association of Laser Therapy), and is a member of the research team in Rooyan Institute. She has a private practice laser therapy and pain therapy clinic.
Presentation Title:
Effect of 830nm diode laser irradiation on human sperm motility
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Tom Corbin P.A.LAc.
Tom Corbin is a licensed acupuncturist with specialties in pain and addiction. He is a Registered Trainer for the National Acupuncture Detox Association and also is on the Board of the Auriculotherapy Certification Institute. He received his advanced acupuncture training while working with the World Health Organizations Collaborative Training Program in Nanjing,P.R.China. From 1999 he has specialized in German Auricular Medicine and teaches ear acupuncture throughout the USA and Puerto Rico. He runs a Chronic Pain Acupuncture Program at the West Palm Beach Veterans Affairs Hospital and is a Clinical Director of an acupuncture school in south florida. His interests and research has focused on pain and public health problems. He bagan using laser acupuncture in 1996 by bringing in semiconductor lasers for laser acupuncture. Tom continues to use lasers in his practice, especially in his PTSD diagnosed patients.
Presentation Title:
Alternative Therapies for Pain in a Veterans Administration Hospital Physical Rehabilitation and Chronic Pain program
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Peter T Dorsher MSc, MD
Consultant, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Mayo Clinic
- Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Assistant Professor
- BSc, Biomedical Engineering, Case Institute of Technology, Cleveland Ohio
- MSc Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- MD, Rush Medical College, Chicago Illinois
- Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota
- Research Interests: Acupuncture Practice/Physiology, Pain Management
Presentation Title:
Clinical Equivalence of Laser Needle to Metal Acupuncture Needle in Treating Musculoskeletal Pain: A Pilot Study.
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James D Carroll FRSM, AMInstP
Fellow Royal Society of Medicine
Assoc Member Institute Physics
Editor Photomedicine and Laser Surgery Literature watch
Founder & CEO THOR Photomedicine
WEB SITE: www.thorlaser.com
BLOG: blog.thorlaser.com
James Carroll, founder and CEO of THOR Photomedicine has been involved in the design and manufacture of low level laser and LED Therapy products since 1988 and speaks internationally on beam measurement, dose rate effects, and the special requirements for LLLT laboratory studies.
Presentation Title:
Sperm Motility Enhancement with Low Level Laser and LED Photobiomodulation. A Dose Response Study
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Jeri-Anne Lyons, PhD
Jeri-Anne Lyons, PhD, completed her Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1989. She earned her PhD in Microbiology/Immunology from the Medical College of Wisconsin in 1997 under the guidance of Dr. Robert Fritz, studying T cell migration into the central nervous system in an animal model of multiple sclerosis. She was a fellow of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society from 1997-2000, studying the role of B cells and antibody in MS pathogenesis under the guidance of Dr. Anne Cross at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. She remained at Washington University until 2003, when she joined the faculty of the Department of Health Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program, at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. She is currently an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director for the Clinical Laboratory Sciences Program at UWM. Her current research interests include investigation of near infrared light as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
Presentation Title:
The Therapeutic Potential of Near Infrared Light Therapy for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis.
Presentation Summary:
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune demyelinating disease characterized by accumulating neurologic deficit. Current therapeutic agents target the inflammatory component but do not prevent the neurodegeneration associated with chronic disease. Near-infrared (NIR) light therapy shows promise in resolution of chronic inflammation and protection from neurodegeneration. The therapeutic potential of NIR light therapy for the treatment of MS was investigated using the Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of MS. NIR light therapy ameliorated the clinical course of EAE when administered via prevention and treatment protocols. NIR light treatment resulted in up-regulation of anti-inflammatory mediators and down-regulation of proinflammatory mediators in vitro and in vivo. In addition, down-regulation of nitrosative stress and apoptotic death was noted over the course of disease. Ongoing studies investigate neuroprotection by NIR light therapy and the potential of NIR light therapy as an adjunct therapy for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
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Margaret A. Naeser, Ph.D., Lic.Ac.
Margaret Naeser is located at the VA Boston Healthcare System, and is Research Professor of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine. She is a graduate of the New England School of Acupuncture, and is a licensed acupuncturist in Massachusetts.
She studied laser acupuncture in Shanghai, China, in 1985, and has published four papers on acupuncture/laser acupuncture to treat paralysis in stroke patients; and has written two invited reports on this topic for the FDA (1994) and the NIH (1997). She has published two papers on laser acupuncture to treat carpal tunnel syndrome, and has one book on Laser Acupuncture. Her current area of research with stroke patients is with functional fMRI and transcranial magnetic brain stimulation to improve speech in stroke patients with aphasia. She has recently initiated a pilot research project at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (Harvard Medical School) in Boston, to study the possible effect of transcranial light-emitting diode therapy to improve cognitive function in chronic, mild traumatic brain injury cases.
Presentation Title:
Improved Cognition in Chronic, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury following home treatment with transcranial, red and NIR light-emitting diode therapy: case report
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Rose M. Ortega Pignataro, PT, DPT, CWS
Rose Pignataro is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitative Sciences, Stony Brook University. Dr. Pignataro has 21 years of clinical experience including specialty certification in wound care through the American Academy of Wound Management and has completed basic and advanced laser therapy training through Meditech, Toronto, Ontario. She completed a doctorate in physical therapy in 2005 and is currently pursuing a PhD in public health through the Department of Community Medicine at West Virginia University.
Presentation Title:
The Use of Low Intensity Light Therapy for Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
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Dr. Gerry Ross, DDS
Dr. Gerry Ross has been practicing dentistry for over 30 years in Tottenham, Ontario as a general dentist who specializes in TMJ Treatment. He has been using lasers, both low level and surgical, since 1990 and has lectured extensively in Canada, the United States and Internationally. He holds advanced proficiency status from the Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD) and a fellowship from the American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS).
In October 2008, Dr. Ross presented a paper and chaired a dental session at the World Association of Laser Therapy (WALT) Meeting held in South Africa. Dr. Ross has written many articles on the use of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in Dentistry, which have been published in such journals as Ontario Dentist, Oral Health, the Journal of the ALD and, most recently, the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD). Dr. Ross holds memberships in the ALD, ASLMS, Ontario and Canadian Dental Associations, WALT, and has recently become a board member of the North American Association of Laser Therapy (NAALT).
Presentation Title:
Utilizing the Appropriate Dose and Wavelength for Effective Dental Applications
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Dr. Fernanda Saraga
Fernanda Saraga holds an Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and a Master of Science and Doctorate Degree in Physiology from the University of Toronto. She completed her post-doctoral work in the Department of Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Toronto. She has published 6 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has previously lectured at York University and the University of Toronto. Since joining Meditech International Inc., Fernanda has been actively involved in the Clinical Research and Education Department, including lecturing in the Laser Therapy Certification Program.
Presentation Title:
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Low Intensity Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Low Back Pain Using Thermographic Imaging
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Michael Weber, MD,GP
Degreed Biochemist
General Medicine, Natural Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Acupuncture
Authorized educator for General Medicine, Natural Medicine and Acupuncture of the Medical Association of Hannover, Lower Saxony President of the European Association for Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture(EGLA), Hospital Neu Mariahilf Göttingen, Co-editor of the Journal "Pain and Acupuncture"
Chairman and general manager of Webermedical GmbH,
Sohnreystrasse 6, 37697 Lauenförde
Tel: +495273/367780, Fax: +495273/3677819
Mail:
Internet: www.webermedical.com
Medical center
Lönsstrasse 10, D-37697 Lauenförde, Germany
tel.: +495273/8455, fax.: +495273/7450
Mob.: +49/1721637368
Mail:
Internet: www.egla.de
Weber Institut
Hospital Neu Mariahilf
Humboldtallee 10 - 12, D-37073 Göttingen, Germany
tel.: +49551/50429660, fax.: +49551/50429669
Mail:
Internet: www.weberinstitut.de
1950 Born in Hofgeismar, Germany
1968-1974 Studies of Chemistry and Biochemistry with Diploma in University of Marburg in Germany
1974-1976 Highschool teacher in chemistry, biology and physics
1976-1983 Medical studies, University of Göttingen, Germany,
1983 Medical doctor
1983-1984 Research Max Planck Institute for Experimental Medicine in the field of gastrointestinal hormones, Göttingen, Germany
1984-1987 Assistant doctor University clinic of Göttingen, department of internal medicine, gastroenterology and cardiology
1987-1988 Assistant doctor in general and trauma surgery St. Ansgar Hospital Höxter, Germany
Since 1988 Own medical clinic in Lauenförde/Germany for general and internal medicine
2000 Acupuncture A-and B-diploma
2001 Opening of a specialized center for acupuncture and related techniques in Lauenförde/Germany
2006 Opening of a second medical center for acupuncture and laser treatment and research at the Hospital Neu Mariahilf, University of Göttingen
- Authorized educator for general medicine, natural medicine and acupuncture of the government medical association in Hannover, Lower Saxony
- President of the European Society of Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture, Göttingen, Germany
- President of the American Association of Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture (AALA)
- Co-editor of the Journal "Pain and Acupuncture"
- Member of the Editorial Board of "Medical Acupuncture", the official journal of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
Member of the following societies:
- European society of Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture (EGLA)
- American Association for Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture (AALA)
- European Medical Laser Association (EMLA)
- European Academy for Acupuncture and Auriculomedicine (DAAAM)
- German Medical Association for Acupuncture (DÄGfA)
- German Association for Acupuncture and Neuraltherapy (DGfAN)
- Austrian Society for Controlled Acupuncture (OGKA)
- American Academy of Medical Acupuncture (AAMA)
Lectures:
- Annual lectures since 2002 on the congresses of the European Academy of Acupuncture and Auriculomedicine on spring and fall congress twice every year
- Annual congress of the Austrian Society for Controlled Acupuncture 2002, 2004, 2005
- Annual congress of the DÄGfA, Germany 2004
- Annual congress of the DGfAN, Germany 2004 and 2005
- World congress of orthopaedics 2004, University of Mainz, Germany
- Arab health congress Dubai 2005
- World congress in homeopathy and acupuncture, university of Khota Bahru, Malaysia 2003
- Annual congress of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture, 2005, 2008 Washington, USA
- International congress for acupuncture, Yeddah Saudi Arabia, May 2007
- World congress of ICMART ( International council of acupuncture and related techniques ) in Edinburgh, UK, 2002, Washington 2005, Prague 2006, Barcelona 2007, Budapest 2008
- Meeting of Care (Council for acupuncture research and education), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA 2008
- World congress of the European Medical Laser Association (EMLA), Prague, Czech Republic 2007, Helsinki, Finland 2008
- International congress of traditional Chinese medicine in Graz, Austria 2004, 2005, 2006, Vienna 2007 and Graz 2008
- International congress of the European Society for Biological Laser Therapy and Acupuncture University of Göttingen, Germany 2006, 2007 and 2008
- International congress of the Iranian Heart Association in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology, Teheran, Iran, November 2008
Publications
Weber M.; Acupuncture with laserneedles - a new therapeutical dimension in the medical practise. Der Schmerz 2001; Band 15 Supplement 1: 73-74
Weber M.; Experience report on laserneedle therapy - a new therapeutical dimension in
medical practice.; Der Akupunkturarzt, Auriculotherapeut, EuropÄische Zeitschrift
für Akupunktur. 2/2002; 28: 31-38
Weber M. Laserneedle for combined laserneedle electro acupuncture
German Patent No..102004032394.1
Weber M. Laserneedle therapy - an innovation in acupuncture. NaturaMed, 10/2002; 17: 33
Weber M. Device for acupuncture by laser irradiation. German utility patent 20309976.1, International PCT /DE 2004/000960
Weber M. Device for the fixation of at least one laserneedle at the patient's body
20115555.9; European patent PCT/EP02/10498
Weber M. The new laserneedle acupuncture in clinical application. World
Journal of Traditional Chinese Orthopedics. 2004; No.1 Vol.6: 22
Weber M, Ruth M, Zenz M. Examination of the efficiency of laser acupuncture for chronic lumbar spine disorders. In preparation.
Weber M. Vorrichtung zur intravasalen Laserblutbestrahlung und Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Einmal-Katheters für eine solche Vorrichtung. Deutsche Patentanmeldung 10 2005 019 006.5-55; www.webermedical.com
Weber M. Der blaue Laser. Schmerz & Akupunktur, 2006, 32, 4:208-210
Weber, M. Needles of Light, American Journal of medical Acupuncture 10/2007
Weber M. The intravenous laser therapy, German Journal for Acupuncture and related Techniques, 10/2007
Co-author of the book: Laserneedle acupuncture, pabst Science Publishers 2006 (in German, English and corean)
Co-Author of the German Journal "Pain and Acupuncture
Member of the editorial Board of "Medical Acupuncture"
Presentation Title:
Intravenous Laser Blood Irradiation, A New Therapeutic Approach In Immunology And Cancer Therapy
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Poster Presentation
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Dr. Joe DiDuro DC BABCN MS
Neuropathy Patient Satisfaction High with IR LED Care
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