Dr. Roy Geronemus, Director of the Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York, is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the NYU Langone Medical Center where he has founded its laser program and served nine years as its Chief of Dermatologic and Laser Surgery.  He is also the Director of the Skin/Laser Division in the Department of Plastic Surgery at the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary.  He is presently the president of the American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery and a past president of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.

He graduated from Harvard University and pursued his medical education at the University of Miami School of Medicine.  He trained in dermatology at the New York University Medical Center where he was the Chief Resident and subsequently underwent fellowship training in Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology.

He has received the ASLMS Ellet Drake award and will receive the Leon Goldman award this year.  Dr. Geronemus has been a featured speaker of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery for many years, as well as speaking to other national and international audiences. He has published over 165 medical articles, chapters and books, including the 2nd Edition of Illustrated Cutaneous and Aesthetic Laser Surgery.

He has been involved with the development of several new laser systems and therapeutic techniques, which are now commonly used throughout the world.