DR. LEONARDO LONGO, MD

 

DR. LEONARDO LONGO, MD, is the Head of Institute for Laser Medicine of Florence (I.L.M.), Professor of Laser Medicine and Surgery of Siena University and Republic of San Marino University, Visitor Researcher Professor of Bethesda University, Founding President of the International Academy for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Fellow of  24 Scientific Societies, founding and honour member of 4 Scientific Societies, President-elect of the International Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery for the year 2005-2007. Dr. Longo studies and uses the biological and surgical effects of laser and intense light on  human tissue, especially on  the skin, vein, nerve, muscle, tendon, connective tissue, stem cells and keloids, for wound healing and scars remodeling, diabetes and metabolic diseases, and for cutting and  coagulation. Dr. Longo collected until 2004 more than 50 meeting titles and   scientific publications, more than 15 treatises, 200 meeting papers, is Editor of Laser Florence SPIE Proceedings, since 1999 until today and also President of Laser Florence Annual Congress.