Raymond Lanzafame MD MBA, FACS

Summary

• Raymond J. Lanzafame, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. is Executive Director and Chairman of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (SLS). He holds 24 organizational memberships including: Society of University Surgeons, SAGES, and Central Surgical Association. He is Executive Editor of Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, on Editorial Boards for General Surgery News, Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery (JLAST), Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (JSLS), and Lasers in Medical Science. He is past president of the Upstate Chapter American College of Surgeons and American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). He has delivered testimony on device regulation, participates national panels on lasers, laser safety (ANSI z136.3, and is SSC3 Chair of the 2024 revision) credentialing, laparoscopy, and managed care; performs medicolegal and biotech consulting, and is consultant to the General and Plastic Surgery Devices and Medical Devices Advisory Committee panels of FDA-CDRH. He has over 40 years’ experience in design, implementation and teaching didactic and hands-on educational programs for surgeons and allied health professionals.
  Publications include over 250 papers and 4 textbooks. He has received numerous awards, including the SLS Excel Award, the ASLMS Horace Furumoto Distinguished Contributor Award, and 8 Who's Who listings. His research interests include light-tissue interactions, wound healing, photobiomodulation, photodynamic therapy, biomaterials, adhesion prevention, medical device and product development and testing, technology assessment, clinical outcomes, and education.