Dr. Raymond J. Lanzafame is Executive Director and Chairman of The Society Of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (SLS), 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. Raymond J. Lanzafame, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Laser Surgery. He received a Bachelor of Science with Honors and Distinction from Cornell University, an M.D. from George Washington University, and an MBA from the William E. Simon School of the University of Rochester. He holds numerous 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 of 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 1996, 2005, 2011, and SSC3 Chair for the 2018 and 2024 revisions), credentialing, laparoscopy, managed care, performs medicolegal and biotech consulting, and is a consultant to the General and Plastic Surgery Devices and Medical Devices Advisory Committee panels of FDA-CDRH. Publications include over 255 papers and 4 textbooks. He has received numerous awards, including the SLS Excel Award, has 8 Who’s Who listings, was Vice President for Medical Affairs at Lakeside Memorial Hospital (2004-2006), is President Emeritus of NAALT, is Executive Director and Chairman as well as Scientific Chair of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (SLS) and was Director of CME for ASLMS from 1997-2022. His research interests include light-tissue interactions, host tumor immunity, wound healing, photobiomodulation, photodynamic therapy, biomaterials, adhesion prevention, medical device and product development and testing, technology assessment, clinical outcomes, and education