• Connecting Laser Science Across Europe

About us

Executive Committee

Dr. Rafael Serena

President

Rafael Serena, MD licensed in Medicine and Surgery at the Autonomous University of Barcelona and Master in Laser in Medicine and Surgery, fundamentals, and applications by the Rovira and Virgili University of Tarragona (URV). He is the Medical Director of Serena Clinic in Barcelona, Spain, with experience for more than 30 years at the aesthetic medicine and surgery field. He is the President of the European Laser Association (ELA), belongs to the Executive Committee of the Spanish Society of Medical and Surgical Lasers and is Director of the Master: Laser and Energy-Based Devices in Dermatoesthetics of the Barcelona University

Dr. Daron Seukeran

Secretary General

MBChB (Glasgow), DCH, DRCOG. MRCGP. FRCP (Lon)

Dr Daron Seukeran is a Consultant Dermatologist at the James Cook University Hospital, Teesside, UK. He is the General Secretary of the European Laser Association and President Elect for the British Cosmetic Dermatology Group. He has a wide range of expertise in laser surgery but particularly in the treatment of vascular lesions, laser resurfacing for acne scarring as well as laser use in skin of colour.  His research included laser treatment of inflammatory acne been involved in the development of  BAD guidelines for  photodynamic therapy and Rosacea, and lectures nationally and Internationally on Laser surgery.

Dra. Virginia Benítez

Treasurer

Dr Virginia M. Benitez Roig.

Bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery, specialising in General Surgery. Master’s degree in medicine and Aesthetic Surgery, a master’s in medical Laser Surgery from the University of Rovira and Virgili in Tarragona, Spain and a Master’s in Anti-Ageing Medicine from the University of Barcelona.

Diploma of Advanced Studies in the Doctorate program for the Investigation into Experimental Sciences as applied to Biomedicine. Director of the Laser and Aesthetic Department at Helicopteros Sanitarios Hospital, Marbella.

President of the Spanish Laser Society and Scientific Board Member of the International Academy of Cosmetic Gynaecology.

Professor of the master’s degree in Medical Surgical Laser and Energy-Based Systems in Dermatoesthetic Pathology and Interventions of the University of Barcelona and the University of Nebrija, Madrid.

International speaker and trainer of doctors for different applications of EBD.

Member of the International Affairs Committee of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS).

Dr Mario A. Trelles

Honorary president

Dr. Mario A. Trelles is a Doctor in Medicine and Surgery, Plastic-Aesthetic Surgeon, American Board of Laser Surgery in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Visiting Professor Mazareschi University Plastic Surgery Dpto. Brno, Czech Republic and Part-Time Professor Aarhus University Dermatology Dpt. Denmark He is also Honorary President of the Spanish Society of Surgical Medical Lasers (SELMQ).

Vasant Oswal

Honorary secretary

Vasant Oswal, MB, MS, FRCS (Eng.), FRCS (Ed), DLO, DORL – Emeritus Consultant Otol. H & N Surgeon at James Cook University Hospital, Cleveland, UK. – Vice President & Chair, Ed Committee, British Medical Laser Association (BMLA) – Founder Chair of Asia-Pacific Laryngology Association (APLA).

Delagate Sister Societies Members

UK

Vishal Madan

British Medical Laser Association (BMLA)

PERU

Fernando Chávarri Michaels

Asociación Peruana del Láser Médico Quirúrgico (APLAMEQ)

BOLIVIA

Yuri Mollinedo Montaño

Asociación de Médicos Estéticos, Láser y Envejecimiento (AMELE)

PARAGUAY

Jose Mª Aguilera

Sociedad Paraguaya de Láser en Medicina y Cirugía (SPLMC)

LATVIA (LETONIA)

Valdis Gilis

Asociación Letona de Cirugía Láser Estética (LEMA)

SPAIN

Virginia Benítez

Sociedad Española de Láser Médico Quirúrgico (SELMQ)

NEDERLANDS

Claudia van der Lugt

Asociación Holandesa de Láser Estético (DALA)

PORTUGAL

Antonio Lucio Baptista

Sociedad Portuguesa de Medicina Estética y Cosmética (SPMEC)

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