Roy Geronemus

Roy G. Geronemus (born March 5, 1953) is an American dermatologist in the field of laser treatment of skin disorders.

Career

Geronemus is the director of the Laser & Skin Surgery Center of New York.[1] He is also Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the New York University Medical Center.

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[2] and the Picosecond laser.[3]

Geronemus' publications have covered treatments for port wine stains,[2][4][5] hemangiomas,[6][7][8] sun damaged skin, wrinkles, telangiectases, birthmarks,[9] skin laxity,[10][11] hair removal, tattoo removal[3] and Nevus of Ota removal.[12][13] Geronemus has advocated the early intervention of vascular birthmarks, encouraging treatment during early infancy.[14]

Awards and service

Geronemus is a past President of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.[15]

Geronemus received the 2001 Ellet Drake Memorial Award from the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.[16]

He received the 2013 Samuel J. Stegman Award for Distinguished Service by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.[17]

References
  1. "Roy G. Geronemus, M.D." www.laserskinsurgery.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. Kauvar A, Geronemus R. "Pulsed dye laser therapy of resistant port-wine stains." Dermatol Surg.1995;21:515-21.
  3. Brauer 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.
  4. Lou W, Geronemus R. "Treatment of port-wine stains by variable pulse width pulsed dye laser with cryogen spray: a preliminary study." Dermatol Surg.2001;27:963-5
  5. Geronemus R, Lou W, Quintana A, Kauvar A. "High fluence modified pulsed dye laser photocoagulation with dynamic cooling of port wine stains in infancy." Arch Dermatol.2000;136:942-3.
  6. Reddy KK, Blei F, Brauer JA, Waner M, Berstein L, Brightman LA, Hale EK, Karen JK, Weiss ET, Geronemus RG. "Infantile hemangiomas treated with a combination of propranolol and pulsed dye laser." Lasers Surg Med.2012;44(S24):3-4.
  7. Geronemus RG, Hunzeker CM. "Letter regarding early laser treatment of periorbital infantile hemangiomas may work, but is it really the best treatment option?" Dermatol Surg. 2010; 36(9):1495-97.
  8. Geronemus RG. "Pulsed dye laser treatment of vascular lesions in children." J Dermatol Surg Oncol.1993 Apr;19(4):303-10.
  9. Waldorf HA, Kauvar AN, Geronemus RG. "Treatment of small and medium congenital nevi with the Q-switched ruby laser." Arch Dermatol.1996 Mar;132(3):301-4.
  10. Brightman LA, Brauer J, Geronemus RG, Karen J, Hale E, Bernstein L, Weiss ET, Anolik R, Reddy K. Abstract of “3-dimensional evaluation of a minimally invasive fractional bipolar radiofrequency device for lifting and volumizing of the face.” Lasers Surg Med. 2012; 44(S24):12-3.
  11. Brightman L, Weiss E, Chapas A, Karen J, Hale E, Bernstein L, Geronemus RG. “Improvement in arm and post-partum abdominal and flank subcutaneous fat deposits and skin laxity using a bipolar radiofrequency, infrared, vacuum and mechanical massage device.” Lasers Surg Med.2009;41:791-8.
  12. Landau JM, Vergilis-Kalner I, Goldberg LH, Geronemus RG, Friedman PM. "Treatment of Nevus of Ota in Fitzpatrick skin type VI with the 1064-nm QS Nd:YAG laser." Lasers Surg Med. 2011 Feb; 43(2):65-7.
  13. Geronemus RG. "Q-switched Ruby Laser Therapy of Nevus of Ota." Arch Dermatol. 1992 Dec; 128(12):1618-22.
  14. Chapas AM, Eickhorst K, Geronemus RG. “Efficacy of early treatment of facial port-wine stains in newborns: A review of 49 Cases.” Lasers Surg Med. 2007 Aug;39(7):563-8
  15. Roy Geronemus, Chairman of the Board of NYSCF, profile at the New York Stem Cell Foundation. Accessed 2020-08-20.
  16. Ellet H. Drake Memorial Award, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. Accessed 2020-08-18
  17. SAMUEL J. STEGMAN, MD, AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. Accessed 2020-08-18.
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