Roy G. Geronemus (born March 5, 1953) is an American

dermatologist Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.'' Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. . It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist is a specialist medi ...

in the field of laser treatment of skin disorders.

Career

Geronemus is the director of the Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York. He is also Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the

New York University Medical Center NYU Langone Health is an integrated academic health system located in New York City, New York, United States. The health system consists of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, both part of New Y ...

. Geronemus has contributed to the clinical development of laser and technology systems for devices for the treatment of skin problems including the

pulsed dye laser A dye laser is a laser that uses an organic dye as the lasing medium, usually as a liquid solution. Compared to gases and most solid state lasing media, a dye can usually be used for a much wider range of wavelengths, often spanning 50 to 100 na ...

and the Picosecond laser. Geronemus' publications have covered treatments for

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stains,Kauvar A, Geronemus R. "Pulsed dye laser therapy of resistant port-wine stains." ''Dermatol Surg.''1995;21:515-21.

hemangioma A hemangioma or haemangioma is a usually benign vascular tumor derived from blood vessel cell types. The most common form, seen in infants, is an infantile hemangioma, known colloquially as a "strawberry mark", most commonly presenting on the sk ...

s, sun damaged skin, wrinkles, telangiectases, birthmarks, skin laxity, hair removal, tattoo removalBrauer JA, Reddy KK, Anolik R, Weiss ET, Karen JK, Hale EK, Brightman LA, Bernstein L, Geronemus RG. "Successful and rapid treatment of blue and green tattoo pigment with a novel picosecond laser." ''Arch Dermatol.'' 2012 Jul;148(7):820-3. and

Nevus of Ota Nevus of Ota is a hyperpigmentation that occurs on the face, most often appearing on the white of the eye. It also occurs on the forehead, nose, cheek, periorbital region, and temple. It was first reported by Masao Ōta of Japan in 1939. Cau ...

removal. Geronemus has advocated the early intervention of vascular birthmarks, encouraging treatment during early infancy.

Awards and service

Geronemus is a past President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. Geronemus received the 2001 Ellet Drake Memorial Award from the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. He received the 2013 Samuel J. Stegman Award for Distinguished Service by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.SAMUEL J. STEGMAN, MD, AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Accessed 2020-08-18.

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Roy Geronemus, Chairman of the Board of NYSCF
profile at the New York Stem Cell Foundation {{DEFAULTSORT:Geronemus, Roy Living people American medical researchers American dermatologists 1953 births