Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo
Education and Training:
Certificate, Teaching, D‘Youville College, Buffalo, New York (2003)
PhD, Biophysics, SUNY at Buffalo, Roswell Park Division (1983)
MS, Natural Sciences, SUNY Buffalo Roswell Park Division (1979)
BA, Biology, Nuclear Medicine specialty, State University College at Buffalo (1976)
Employment:
Clinical Associate Professor, Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (2005-present)
Consultant, Engineering Fiberoptic Systems
Consultant, Health Education Technologies
Consultant, LaserScope Laser Systems, Inc.
Consultant, Miravant Medical Technologies
Consultant, Photonics Research Ontario
Consultant, Sanofi-Winthrop Pharmaceuticals
Visiting Professor, Department of Medical Biophysics, Princess Margaret Hospital
Adjunct Faculty, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2006–2007)
Clinical Manager, Photodynamic Therapy, Axcan Scandipharm Inc. (2002–2005)
Clinical Associate Professor, Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (1997–2004)
President, Integrated Biotech Limited (1999–2003)
Director, Worldwide Photodynamic Therapy Marketing, Diomed Lasers, Inc. (2000–2002)
Director, Photodynamic Therapy, Buffalo General Hospital, Radiation Oncology (1996–2000)
Research Associate Professor, Biophysics -Roswell Park, State University of New York at Buffalo Roswell Park Graduate Division (1988–2000)
President, LaserMed Consultants, Inc. (1994–1999)
Cancer Research Scientist III, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Radiation Oncology (1993–1994)
Director, Photodynamic Therapy Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1989–1994)
Research Associate Professor, Assistant Research Associate Professor, Experimental Pathology, State University of New York at Buffalo Roswell Park Graduate Division (1986–1994)
Cancer Research Scientist II, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Division of Radiation Biology (1985–1993)
Research Associate, Department of Experimental Pathology, State University of New York at Buffalo Roswell Park Graduate Division (1987–1990)
Associate Professor, Biology Department, Erie Community College Erie Community College (1986)
Cancer Research Scientist I, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Division of Radiation Biology/Radiation Medicine (1983–1985)
Research Assistant Instructor, Natural Sci. Interdisc.- Roswell Park, State University of New York at Buffalo Roswell Park Graduate Division (1984)
Postdoctoral Research Affiliate, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Division of Radiation Biology (1982)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
American Society for Photobiology
International Association for Dental Research
International Photodynamic Association
National Science Teachers Association
New York Academy of Sciences
Radiation Research Society
Presentations:
"Clinical efficacy and dosimetric fundamentals for the application of Photodyanmic Therapy for the treatment of unresectable cholangiocarcinoma" National Conference; Thomas Jefferson University (2008)
"Light Dosimetry for the Treatment of Barretts Esophagus with High Grade Dysplasia" Conference; St. Michael’s Hospital; International Therapeutic Endoscopy (2007)
"Photodynamic Therapy for Head and Neck and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Malignancies" International Conference; University of Alberta Royal Alexandra Hospital Edmonton (2007)
"Crtical parameters for the treatment of lung malignancies with PDT" International Conference; Notre Dame Hospital (2007)
"Clinical Update and Dosimetry for PDT of upper aero Digestive disease" National Board Meeting; Fairfax Hosptial (2007)
"Dosimetric calculations for Photodynamic Therapy" International Conference; Notre Dame Hospital; Interventional Pulmonology conference (2007)
"Procedural Update for Dosimetry in the Treatment of High Grade Dysplasia associated with Barrett’s esophagus using PDT" National Meeting; Syracuse University Medical Center (2007)
"Photodynamic Therapy for the Upper Aerodigestive tract" National Meeting; Henry Ford Hospital (2007)
"Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Applications of Porfimer Sodium based Photodynamic Therapy" International Conference; Juravinski Cancer Center (2006)
"Photodynamic Therapy for the treatment of early malignancies" National Grand Rounds Conference; Georgetown University Hospital (2006)
"The Fundamental Science and Procedures in PDT for Aerodigestive Cancers and Micro-invasive Disease" National Conference; Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (2006)
"A Review of Mechanisms of Action and Procedures in PDT for Aerodigestive Cancers and Micro-invasive Disease" International Conference; Foothills Hospital Health Science Centre; University of Calgary, School of Medicine (2006)
"Clinical Oral Microbiology" Conference; American Association for Dental Research (2006)
"Photodynamic Therapy: Current and Future Applications" International Conference; Calgary Health Region; Photodynamic Group (2006)
"Procedures in Photodynamic Therapy for Aerodigestive, Micro-invasive and Metastatic Lesions" International Conference; University of Edmonton (2006)
"Current Use of Laser Technology in Dentistry" National Meeting; Eastman School of Dental Medicine (2006)
"Scientific Fundamentals and Clinical Applications of PDT" National Meeting; Boston VA Hospital (2006)
"Interventions of Malignant Airway Management" National Meeting; St. Joseph’s Hospital Atlanta Georgia (2005)
"Photodynamic Therapy Clinical Review and New Developments in the Fourth Modality" International Conference; Juravinski Cancer Center (2005)
"Photodynamic Therapy with Porfimer Sodium" International Conference; St. Luc Hospital; Department of Gastroenterology (2005)
"Photodosimetry for DPT Clinical Procedures" International Photodynamic Therapy Summit (2005)
"Photodynamic Therapy" International Summit; Photodynamic Therapy Summit, Mount-Royal Centre (2005)
"PDT in the Early 21st Century" A one-day symposium; Royal Society of Medicine (2005)
"PDT in the Early 21st Century" Symposium; Royal Society of Medicine (2005)
"Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy in Oncology" National Meeting; East Carolina University; Brody School of Medicine (2005)
"New Applications of Lasers in Dentistry" National Meeting; Eastman School of Dental Medicine (2004)
"Clinical Results of the Phase III Clinical Study for PDT in the treatment of High Grade Dysplasia in Barrett’s Esophagus" National Conference; Duke University Medical Center (2004)
"Photodynamic Therapy: Overview, Scientific fundamentals and Clinical Applications of the Fourth Modality" National Meeting; UPMC Heritage Valley Hospita (2004)
"Photodynamic Therapy for GI and Pulmonary Malignancies" National Conference; Alexian Brothers Hospital (2003)
"Photosensitive Drugs and PDT Mechanisms of Action. Photodynamic Therapy" National Conference; East Carolina University; The Brody School of Medicine (2002)
"Thirty Years of PDT: What’s Gone Right, What’s Gone Wrong. Photodynamic Therapy" National Conference; East Carolina University; The Brody School of Medicine (2002)
"Lasers in Dentistry" National Meeting; Eastman School of Dental Medicine (2002)
"PDT in 2002" National Meeting; University of Alabama Birmingham (2002)
"GI Indications for Photodynamic Therapy" National Meeting; University of Miami School of Medicine (2001)
"Photodynamic Therapy in Pulmonary Disease" National Meeting; University of Miami School of Medicine (2001)
"The Use of Photodynamic Therapy for Hyperproliferative Disease" National Conference; Eastern Florida Cancer (2001)
"Treatment of Head and Neck Malignancies with Photodynamic Therapy" National Tumor Board Conference; University of Miami School of Medicine (2001)
"Use of Photodynamic Therapy for Thoracic Malignancies" National Tumor Board Conference; University of Miami School of Medicine; Thoracic Surgery Department (2001)
"Current Application and future Trends In the use of Lasers for Photodynamic Therapy" National Board Conference; Holy Cross Hospital (2001)
"Overview of Clinical and Research Use of Photodynamic Therapy" National Meeting; Howard University School of Medicine (2001)
"Clinical Photodynamic Therapy Update" International Roundtable Meeting (2000)
"New Advances in Photodynamic Therapy" 28th Annual Meeting; American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (2000)
"The Advanced Didactic Photodynamic Therapy Training Course" 28th Annual Meeting; American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (2000)
"Novel Therapies for Esophageal and Endobronchial Malignancies" National Conference; Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (1999)
"PDT in Endobronchial Cancers" National Meeting; Sarasota Memorial Hospital (1999)
"Photodynamic Therapy (PDT): A Physician Introduction" National Meeting; Jupiter Medical Center (1999)
"PDT in Esophageal, Endobronchial and other Cancers" National Conference; University of Louisville; Norton Hospital Cancer Treatment Center (1999)
"Photodynamic Therapy in Clinical Practice: Advances in Treatment" National Satellite Meeting; American Society of Thoracic Surgery (1999)
"General Concepts and Overview of PDT" National Meeting; University of Louisville; Norton Hospital Cancer Treatment Center (1998)
"Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy: “Introduction to Lasers”" International Conference; Wellesley Hospital (1998)
"Introduction to Lasers" ; Wellesley Hospital; Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy (1998)
"General Concepts of PDT and Dosimetry Workshop" National Meeting; University of Louisville; Norton Hospital Cancer Treatment Center (1998)
"Oncology/Head and Neck Cancer" International Conference; International Photodynamic Therapy Association (1998)
"Photodynamic Therapy on Patients with Esophageal Cancer and Other Malignancies" National Meeting; The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Minimally Invasive Surgery Center (1997)
"Medical Photobiology" 25th Annual Meeting; American Society for Photobiology (1997)
"Laser-Induced Fluorescence Photodetection" National Meeting; MIT; Lester Wolfe Workshops in Laser Biomedicine, MIT Industrial Liaison Program & Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (1996)
"The State of the Art in Photodynamic Therapy" Annual Lecture Series; The Society of Operating Room Nursing (1996)
"Oncology/Photodynamic Therapy" Conference; American Society for Lasers in Medicine and Surgery (1996)
"Photodynamic Therapy for Cutaneous Malignancies" National Clinical Conference; New York University School of Medicine; The Ronald O. Perlman Department of Dermatology (1996)
"The Treatment of Kaposi's Sarcoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies With PDT using Various Photosensitizers" National Conference; Case Western Reserve University; Skin Diseases Research Center, Department Of Dermatology (1995)
"Lasers in Dentistry; Applications of Photodynamic Therapy" National Meeting; State University of New York at Buffalo (1994)
"Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Cutaneous Malignancies" National Annual Meeting; American Society of Photobiology (1994)
"Laser and Photodynamic Therapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer" National Symposium; Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1993)
"Strategies for the Application of PhotodynamicTherapy for the Treatment of Bladder Cancer" National Focus Group Meeting; NIH (1993)
"Basic Science and Uses of Lasers in Medicine" National Lecture Series; State University of New York at Buffalo; Department of Dermatology (1993)
"An Overview of PDT" National Conference; State University of New York at Buffalo; Department of Radiation Oncology (1993)
"The Use of Lasers and Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Malignant Disease" National Lecture Series; DuPont Company (1993)
"Photodynamic Biology" 21st Annual Meeting; American Society for Photobiology (1993)
"Fundamentals and Properties of Lasers, Laser Effects on Tissue, and Photodynamic Therapy" National Seminar; Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1993)
"Mechanisms of Tissue Injury and Immunological Response to Photodynamic Therapy" National Seminar; American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery (1993)
"Oncology Seminar Series, Basic Science Laser" Seminar; Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1993)
"Update on Photodynamic Therapy" National Seminar; Medical Laser Marketplace (1993)
"Mechanisms of Interaction of Photodynamic Therapy in the Malignant Pancreas" International Conference; Wellesley Hospital (1992)
"Photodynamic Therapy in Thoracic Malignancies" National Conference; Western New York Pulmonary and Critical Care Society (1992)
"Medicine and Pre-clinical Studies" 3rd Biennial Meeting; International Photodynamic Association` (1992)
"Laser Tissue Interactions and Research and Future Developments in Laser Medicine" National Conference; University of Chicago; Physicians' Certifying Course in General Laser Surgery (1991)
"Photodynamic Therapy: A Clinical Overview" National Confernece; University of North Carolina; Radiology Department (1990)
"Dosimetric and Fiberoptic Techniques in PDT" International Meeting; American Cyanamid; European Photodynamic Therapy Investigators (1990)
"Current Prospects and Future Challenges of PDT" National Conference; The 1990 NDA Pipeline Conference (1990)
"Clinical Treatment of Various Cancer Types by Means of Photodynamic Therapy" National Conference; The Johns Hopkins University; Applied Physics Laboratory Colloquium (1990)
"American Society for Photobiology, 18th Annual Meeting" Annual Meeting; American Society for Photobiology (1990)
"Current Prospects and Research Initiatives in Photodynamic Therapy" International Clinical Seminar; Hamilton Regional Cancer Center (1989)
"Recent Developments in Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer" National Seminar; Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1989)
"Clinical and Research Aspects of Photodynamic Therapy" National Seminar; Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1989)
"Advances and Challenges in Photodynamic Therapy" International Symposium (1989)
"New Developments in Clinical Trials and Research Protocols in Photodynamic Therapy" National Seminar Series; Loyola University School of Medicine (1988)
"Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer" National Lecture Series; American Cancer Society (1988)
"Principles, Biophysics and Safety of Photodynamic Therapy, Tutorial on CO2, Nd: YAG and Photodynamic Lasers" National Confernce; RPMI (1988)
"American Society for Photobiology, 16th Annual Meeting" Annual Meeting; American Society for Photobiology (1988)
"Photodynamic Therapy" International Conference; Institute Gustave-Roussy and Roswell Park Cancer Institute (1987)
"Laser Treatment for Bladder Cancer" National Conference; American Urological Association, Allied; Niagara Frontier Chapter (1987)
"New Directions in Research and Clinical Applications of Photodynamic Therapy" International Conference; University College School of Medicine, Department of Surgery; The Rayne Institute (1987)
"Fundamental Principles and New Directions in Photodynamic Therapy" National Conference; Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center; Ohio Valley-Lake Erie Association of Cancer Centers (1987)
"Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Pancreatic Carcinoma" National Conference; Dartmouth Medical School; Department of Pathology (1987)
"Fluorimetry and Early Pancreatic Studies" National Symposium; University of Louisville, Departments of Surgery and Medicine,; Graham Brown Cancer Center (1986)
School of Dental Medicine, Student Research and Honors Committee; Member (2006–2008)
Faculty Senate; Member (2006–2008)
School of Dental Medicine, Ad Hoc Committee; Chair (2006–2007)
American Cancer Society, Eastern Division; Advisory Board (2006–2009)
UB 2020 - Strategic Strength in Clinical and Translational Research; Member (2006)
UB 2020 - Aging and Chronic Disease Committee; Member (2006)
Associate Editor The Journal of Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy; Editor (2004–2007)
Orchard Park Town Board of Recreation; Member (2001–2005)
Laser Safety Laser Safety Officer, Buffalo General Hospital; Other (1997–1999)
American Cancer Society, Western Division; President (1995–1999)
The Committee for the Development of Standards for Training The Committee for the Development of Standards for Training, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.; Member (1995–1998)
American Cancer Society; Department Representative (1995–1997)
Medical Laser Industry Medical Laser Industry Report; Advisory Board (1993–2007)
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Faculty Council; Department Representative (1993–1995)
Council Member Council of the Association of Scientists; Member (1993–1994)
Institute Animal Care and Use Institute Animal Care and Use Committee; Member (1992–1994)
Editorial Board The Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE); Editorial Board Member (1991–1995)
City of Buffalo Pest Management Board; Board Member (1990–1995)
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Continuing Education Committee Postgraduate Education/Continuing Medical Education Committee, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery; Member (1989–1991)
American Cancer Society, Erie County Unit; Board of Directors (1987–1995)
Laser Safety Committee Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Member (1986–1994)
Committee Member Graduate Admissions Committee, Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Member (1986–1994)
American Cancer Society, Erie County Unit; Organizing Committee Member (1983–1987)
Canadian Thoracic Surgeons Advisory Board Canadian Thoracic Surgeons Advisory Board, PDT for Barrett’s with High Grade Dysplasia and Lung Malignancies” Banff, Alberta Canada, February 2005.; Chair
Thoracic Surgeons Advisory Board Thoracic Surgeons Advisory Board, “PDT For Barrett’s Esophagus with High Grade Dysplasia”, Tampa, January 2005; Chair
GI Endoscopy Advisory Board GI Endoscopy Advisory Board, “PDT in Esophageal Malignancies” Orlando October 2004; Chair
Head and Neck Surgeons Advisory Board Head and Neck Surgeons Advisory Board, “PDT for Laryngeal Tumors, American College of Surgeons Study Proposal Review”, New York City, September 2004; Co-Chair
Pulmonology Advisory Board Pulmonology Advisory Board, PDT for Early Lung Disease”, Orlando, September 2003; Chair
Head and Neck Surgery Advisory Board Head and Neck Surgery Advisory Board, “PDT for Oral and Head and Neck Malignancies”, Chicago Ill., November 2002.; Chair
Thoracic Surgeons Advisory Board Interdisciplinary Advisory Board - Photodynamic Therapy Thoracic Surgeons Advisory Board “PDT for lung malignancies and High Grade Dysplasia” Washington, DC, May 2002; Chair
Journal Reviewer Cancer Research; Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal Reviewer Lasers in Medical Science; Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal Reviewer Photochemistry and Photobiology; Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal Reviewer American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery; Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal Reviewer Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy; Ad Hoc Reviewer
Journal Reviewer Lasers in the Life Sciences; Ad Hoc Reviewer