Great Debates and Controversies in Pediatric Laser

Thursday, April 11, 2024

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EDT

Location: Room 316

Course Director(s)

Lisa Arkin, MD

Associate Professor of Dermatology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Jerome Garden, MD

Northwestern University
Andrew Krakowski, MD

Course Directors: Jerome M. Garden, MD; Andrew C. Krakowski, MD; Lisa M. Arkin, MD

Treating children introduces different considerations of safety. This session will address patient selection, treatment options, dosing considerations, and anesthesia in the pediatric population.

10:05 AM – 10:11 AM EDT

POINT: Anesthesia and Pain: What’s the Right Balance in Kids?
Faculty: Yasmine Kirkorian, MD – Children's National Hospital
10:12 AM – 10:18 AM EDT

COUNTERPOINT: Anesthesia and Pain: What’s the Right Balance in Kids?
Faculty: Gerald N. Goldberg, MD – University of AZ/ Banner
10:19 AM – 10:25 AM EDT

POINT: Lasers for Acne: How do They Stack up to Conventional Treatment?
Faculty: Fernanda H. Sakamoto, MD, PhD – Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School and Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
10:26 AM – 10:32 AM EDT

COUNTERPOINT: Lasers for Acne: How do They Stack up to Conventional Treatment?
Faculty: Peter R. Shumaker, MD – VA San Diego
10:33 AM – 10:39 AM EDT

POINT: Nevi and Lasers: Practical Considerations
Faculty: Andrew C. Krakowski, MD
10:40 AM – 10:46 AM EDT

COUNTERPOINT: Nevi and Lasers: Practical Considerations
Faculty: Yakir Levin, MD, PhD
10:47 AM – 10:53 AM EDT

POINT: Optimizing the Treatment of Port Wine Birthmarks: What Comes Next?
Faculty: Kristen M. Kelly, MD – University of California, Irvine
10:54 AM – 11:00 AM EDT

COUNTERPOINT: Optimizing the Treatment of Port Wine Birthmarks: What Comes Next?
Faculty: Roy G. Geronemus, MD – Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York
11:00 AM – 11:25 AM EDT

Complicated Pediatric Laser Cases: What Would YOU Do?
Faculty: Lisa M. Arkin, MD – University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health