Recap · Association event · American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
ASLMS Annual Conference 2026: recap
ASLMS Annual Conference 2026 took place May 7–9, 2026 at Savannah Convention Center, Savannah, GA, run by American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. The programme centred on 4 headline themes with 6 named headline speakers, listed below as the organiser published them.
Headline themes
- Daily plenary sessions: Emerging Devices, Awards Presentations and Tech Connect · aslms.org
- Over 20 workshops covering clinical specialties, practice management, basic science and advanced research · aslms.org
- Pre-conference course on laser fundamentals and laser safety, with an optional laser safety quiz · aslms.org
- New iASLMS pre-conference session on global approaches to lasers and energy-based devices across diverse skin types · aslms.org
Headline speakers
- Ashish C. Bhatia, MD, FAAD, FASLMS · ASLMS 2025-2026 President · aslms.org
- Lesley R. Clark-Loeser, MD · ASLMS 2026 Co-Chair · aslms.org
- Mona Sadeghpour, MD · ASLMS 2026 Co-Chair · aslms.org
- Girish S. Munavalli, MD, MHS, FACMS · ASLMS 2026 Co-Chair · aslms.org
- Mathew M. Avram, MD, JD · Caroline and William Mark Memorial Award recipient · aslms.org
- Christopher B. Zachary, MBBS, FRCP · Kenneth A. Arndt, MD Lifetime Mentorship Award recipient · aslms.org
Notable
- 45th Annual Conference of the society · aslms.org
- Record-breaking number of abstract submissions for 2026 · aslms.org
- 11th Annual Celebration of ASLMS Women in Energy-Based Devices · aslms.org
- Presidency passed from Ashish C. Bhatia, MD to incoming president Omar A. Ibrahimi, MD, PhD at the business meeting · aslms.org
Sponsors
Candela, Solta Medical, Jeisys, Sofwave, Acclaro Corporation, Aerolase, Agnes Medical, Allergan Aesthetics, ASTERASYS CO., LTD., AVAVA, Cutera, Cynosure Lutronic, Fotona, Galderma, InMode, Merz Aesthetics, ( plated ) Skin Science, Sciton, Inc., SkinCeuticals. Organiser’s list.
Recap built only from the organiser’s own pages, checked Nov 6, 2026. Each item links to the page that states it; anything not shown was not published. Sources: aslms.org, aslms.org, aslms.org, aslms.org, aslms2026.eventscribe.net. Spot an error? Tell us.