RAYMOND J. LANZAFAME, MD, MBA, FACS NAMED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIETY OF LAPAROSCOPIC & ROBOTIC SURGEONS (SLS)

Miami, FL: The Society of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons (SLS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Raymond J. Lanzafame, MD, MBA, FACS to the position of Chairman. Dr. Lanzafame has been a key part of SLS’s success since joining the Society in 1992. He continues to serve as the Society’s Executive Director and Scientific Program Chair.

Dr. Lanzafame is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He received a Bachelor of Science with Honors and Distinction from Cornell University, an MD from George Washington University, and an MBA from the William E. Simon School of the University of Rochester.

He holds 24 organizational memberships including: Society of University Surgeons, SAGES, and Central Surgical Association. He is Executive Editor of Photobiomodulation Photomedicine and Laser Surgery, on Editorial Boards for General Surgery News, Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery (JLAST), Journal of the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons (JSLS), Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, and Lasers in Medical Science. He is past president of the Upstate Chapter American College of Surgeons, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), and The North American Association for Photobiomodulation Therapy (NAALT). He Chairs the ANSI Z136.3 Safe Use of Lasers in Health Care 2019 Revision Committee, delivered testimony on device regulation, participates national panels on lasers and laser safety, credentialing, laparoscopy, managed care, performs medicolegal and biotech consulting, and is consultant to the General and Plastic Surgery Devices and Medical Devices Advisory Committee panels of FDA-CDRH. His publications include over 250 scientific papers and 4 textbooks. He received numerous awards, has 8 Who’s Who listings, and is Director of CME for ASLMS.

The Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons Is a non-profit, multidisciplinary and multispecialty educational organization established in 1990 to improve patient care and promote the highest standards of practice through education, training, and information distribution. SLS provides a forum for the introduction, discussion and dissemination of new and established ideas, techniques, technologies and therapies in laparoscopic, endoscopic, robotic, and minimally invasive surgery. SLS is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Miami, FL (November 14, 2016)–The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS) will now provide its members who have Apple or Android technology with its journal research in minimally invasive surgery via a new app called JSLS Anywhere.

Smartphones have been shown to offer significant benefits for health care providers in terms of improved communication and ready access to guidelines and data. SLS is betting that having new research at the touch of a link will be popular among its members.

“I can access, download, share and send JSLS research quickly, and that could be important if it’s something related to what I’m doing,” says Dr. Larry Glazerman, obstetrician-gynecologist, who was a part of the focus group to test the new technology. “I believe we need to pick and choose what we add to desktop carefully—but this is one app I’m happy to have.”

Busy surgeons will now be able to access its research with or without internet access JSLS research on planes, public transport, and in all corners of the hospital.

Today’s smartphone users in the U.S. spend an average of four-and-a-half hours a day on their phones alone. While traveling by air, the majority of air passengers will have at least one electronic device with them while they fly, and busy surgeons are no exception, with mobile phones and pads having become an integral part of the physician’s life. They are commonly used for personal and professional scheduling, accessing medical information, drug information and emails. SLS is responding to both these trends, by digitizing its journal, JSLS.

“The bottom line is that we want to save our surgeons time, says Dr. Paul Wetter, founder and chairman of the society. “The average busy surgeon needs to be able to access our research quickly and conveniently in today’s healthcare environment. JSLS Anywhere provides a convenience that has been made possible by Apple technology.”

SLS’ new product also debuts at a time when adopting the electronic option in order to have less environmental impact is becoming more of a trend, too. Electronic journaling is easier on the environment, as no paper, inks or distribution are required.

JSLS
Under the editorial leadership of Michael S. Kavic, MD., JSLS is a peer-reviewed, Index Medicus journal first published in January 1997. It is available on line with 100% open access for download from PubMedCentral, and is also free for members.

The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS)
The Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (SLS), a 501(c)(3) organization, is the nation’s leading group of multi-specialty surgeons, including general surgery, urology, OB-GYN and others, SLS advocates for minimally invasive surgery and improved surgical outcomes for all these specialties. It is a voluntary, nonprofit membership organization of over 5,000 surgeons. www.sls.org