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Disclosures of Interest Statements by the
Board of Directors as of 4/17/109

Effective April 4, 2010 – April, 2011

Guillermo Aguilar, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering Board Representative

I received equipment and intellectual property rights with CoolTouch; consulting fees from Aesthera and Lumenis.

Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D., Basic Science Board Representative
I received equipment and a research grant from Cooperative Research Agreement with PhotoThera, Inc. and LiteCure; royalties from PhotoThera; intellectual property rights with Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

R. Rox Anderson, M.D., Past-President, Director of Government Communication and Education
I am a stockholder with Ulthera (ultrasound equipment) and Photomedex; royalties from Syris Scientific and Massachusetts General Hospital

Mathew M. Avram, M.D., J.D, Interim Treasurer
I am a stockholder with Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. 

Brian S. Biesman, M.D., Laser Safety Board Representative
I received consulting fees from Cutera and TRIA Beauty; discount from Candela and Zeltiq; research grant from Lumenis and TRIA Beauty

Barry E. DiBernardo, M.D., Laser Surgery Board Representative
I received a discount from Canfield, Cutera, Cynosure, Eclipsemed, Zeltiq, Zerona, and Ulthera

David J. Goldberg, M.D., J.D., Legal Advisor
I received a grant from Cynosure, Cutera, Lumenis, Sanofi, Solta, and Syneron; ASDS and ASLMS Board of Directors. 

Richard O. Gregory, M.D., Historian
No disclosure 

Robert E. Grove, Ph.D., Industrial Marketing Board Representative
I receive a salary, ownership interests, travel expenses, and intellectual property rights with TRIA Beauty (formerly SpectraGenics) and serve on their board of directors and ASLMS Board.

James C. Hsia, Ph.D., Industrial R&D Board Representative
I received travel expenses, salary, and stockholder with Candela Corporation. 

George J. Hruza, M.D., MBA, Vice President
No disclosure 

E. Duco Jansen, Ph.D., President
I received consulting fees from several law firms when acting in capacity as expert witness in patent cases; travel expenses, salary, and intellectual property rights with Vanderbilt University; research grants from NIH, DOD, HFSP, ASLMS, NSF, ACS; royalties from Lockheed-Martin-Aculight, Bothell, WA; honoraria from various academic institutions; ASLMS Board of Directors.

Kristen M. Kelly, M.D., Laser Medicine Board Representative
I received equipment through UC Irvine from Candela, CoolTouch, Iridex, and Solta Medical; research grant from Candela and Graceway Pharmaceuticals.

Raymond J. Lanzafame, M.D., MBA, CME Director
I received a grant from NIDDK #2R44DK62571-03 concluded in 2008; SBIR1 NIGMS #1R43GM087753-01; ownership interests in Kodak, Jamar, Lucid (total aggregate value of stocks <$1,000); honoraria from ASLMS, SLS, NAALT; intellectual property rights with Provisional Patent Application and Conversion Energy Enterprises, Inc.   In addition, I am currently editor-in-chief of Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, and I am on the editorial boards of General Surgery News, Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery, Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons, and Lasers in Medical Science. I have been appointed as a consultant to the General and Plastic Surgery Devices and other panels of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health. I perform medicolegal consulting for various law firms and entities. I serve as a consultant for various biomedical technology companies including Conversion Energy Enterprises (CEE), Eastman Kodak Company, Lucid, Surgicon and consult for various Business and venture capital groups including DeutscheBank, Lehman and others. I have received more than $3.5 million in grants and equipment from various laser and device manufacturers (no equipment grants have been received in the past 12 months however). I am the president emeritus of the North American Association for Laser Therapy (NAALT). I am a member of the Board of Trustees of the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons and also serve as its Past President and Director of Continuing Education and its Scientific Program Chairman. I am a member of the Board of Directors of the Monroe County Medical Society, and also serve on its Community Internship and Scholarship Committees. I am a member of the House of Delegates of the Medical Society of The State of New York and represent the 7th District Branch. I am on the Council of the New York Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and I serve as the Chairman of the Committee on Applicants for the Upstate District #2 of the American College of Surgeons. I am currently the Director of CME for ASLMS, serve on its Board of Directors, and on numerous of its committees.

Serge R. Mordon, Ph.D., Basic Science Board Representative

I received travel expenses, salary, royalties and intellectual property rights with INSERM (French National Institute of Health and Medical Research); stockholder and serves on Board of Directors for Ekkyo; research grant from Osyris Medical, Photocure, Quantel Medical, and Steba Bitotech.

J. Stuart Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., Secretary, Editor-in-Chief
I received funding through a research grant and honoraria from Candela; equipment from Candela, Cynosure, Fotana, Genentech, New Star, and Wyeth; royalties from Candela and New Star; and intellectual property rights with Candela, New Star and Syneron. 

Patricia A. Owens, R.N., Nursing/Allied Health Board Representative
I received consulting fees from Malady/Cengage Publisher, Lumenis, and Rockwell Laser Industries; travel expenses from Olympic Dermatology and Laser Clinic. 

Jason N. Pozner, M.D., Laser Surgery Board Representative
I received equipment from HOYA ConBio, Elemé Medical, and Sciton; consulting fees from Liposonix and Sciton; discount from Aesthera, Alma, Sciton, and Zeltiq; stockholder with Sciton; research grant from Ultrashape; honoraria from Sciton, Ulthera, and Zeltiq.

David H. Sliney, Ph.D., Safety Director
I received consulting fees from Avedro, Palomar Medical, P&G, and others in the past; travel expenses from Palomar. 

Elizabeth L. Tanzi, M.D., Laser Surgery Board Representative
I received equipment from Cynosure, Cutera, Lumenis, Palomar, Sciton, Solta, Syneron, and Zeltiq; stockholder with Zeltiq. 

Robert A. Weiss, M.D., Laser Medicine Board Representative
I received honorarium from Aesthera, Allergan, Bioform, Biopelle, CoolTouch, Cynosure, Neutrogena/Johnson and Johnson, Lumenis, Medicis, Palomar, Solta Medical, VNUS; equipment from Aesthera, CoolTouch, Cynosure, Lumenis, Palomar; grants from Aesthera, Cynosure, Elemé Medical, Galderma, Fibrocell, Lumenis, Medicis, Medicis Technologies/Liposonix, Palomar, Revance, Ultrashape, Zeltiq

Brian D. Zelickson, M.D., President-Elect

I received a research grant from Candela Syneron, Cutera, Lumenis, Palomar, Sciton, Silk’n, Solta, Ulthera, and Zeltiq; royalties from Candela; intellectual property rights with Candela and Syneron.