GREGORY T. ABSTEN

 

GREGORY T. ABSTEN has been actively involved in the Medical Laser field for more than 27 years, with an initial background in critical care and surgery in the Allied Heath areas and Critical Care Medicine. He is an internationally recognized lecturer and author on medical lasers, and has taught hundreds of surgical and nursing courses in every specialty over the years.

He is founder and Executive Director of the nonprofits Professional Medical Education Association, and chairs the National Council on Laser Excellence - a laser credentialing board of the nonprofits group. He is a partner in Laser Service Alliance, a National Laser Service & Laser Sales group. A Scientific Fellow with the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), he served as the Course Director for their "Laser Biophysics and Safety" workshops for more than eight years, is the Exhibits Chairman at their annual scientific meeting, and serves on the Board of Directors of the ASLMS.