The ALSC proudly recognizes the Kumar Patel Laser Surgery Prize Recipients as ALSC Faculty Members. Additionally, current ALSC members who have:
- Laser surgery in their scope of practice;
- Successfully completed the Laser Institute of America’s Laser Safety Basic Knowledge Exam;
- Successfully completed the ALSC’s Laser Surgery Basic Knowledge Exam; and
- Taught ALSC CE courses (ADA, AGD, AVMA or AMA approved) with a combined 15 or more hours OR have published 4 or more case study articles or book chapters in the field of laser surgery or laser dentistry (each article or book chapter is recognized as equivalent to 4 hours of lecturing and vice versa).
ALSC members who meet the above requirements may be invited to apply to be a Faculty Member at the sole discretion of the ALSC.

Ann M. Bynum, DDS
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Fellow of the American Laser Study Club
Pediatric Dentist
Holly Tree Pediatric Dentistry
Simpsonville, SC, US

Tara Erson, DMD, CLC
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Fellow of the American Laser Study Club
Dentist
Smart Mouth
Las Vegas, NV, US

John C. Godbold Jr., DVM
Kumar Patel Prize in Laser Surgery Recipient
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Honorary Member of the American Laser Study Club
Veterinary Medicine
Stonehaven Veterinary Consulting
Jackson, TN, US

Martin A. Kaplan, DMD
Kumar Patel Prize in Laser Surgery Recipient
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Honorary Member of the American Laser Study Club
Pediatric Dentist
Dentistry by Dr. David
Bolton, MA, US

Cara Riek, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, IBCLC, DABLS
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Fellow of the American Laser Study Club
Family Nurse Practitioner
Arizona Breastfeeding Medicine & Wellness
Scottsdale, AZ, US

Warren B. Seiler, III, MD, DABLS
Kumar Patel Prize in Laser Surgery Recipient
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Honorary Member of the American Laser Study Club
Cosmetic Surgeon
Seiler Skin Cosmetic Laser & Aesthetics Center
Birmingham, AL, US

Robert A. Strauss, DDS, MD, FACS
Kumar Patel Prize in Laser Surgery Recipient
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Honorary Member of the American Laser Study Club
Professor and Director of the Residency Training Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Richmond, VA, US

James M. Thomas, DDS, MS
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Pediatric Dentist
health:latch
Bellevue, WA, US

Peter Vitruk, PhD, MInstP, CPhys
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Laser Physicist
American Laser Study Club Founder / LightScalpel, Inc. d.b.a. Aesculight
Bothell, WA, US

Christopher J. Winkler, DVM, VMLSO, DABLS
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Fellow of the American Laser Study Club
Veterinarian
Suffolk Veterinary Group Animal Wellness and Laser Surgery Center
Selden, NY, US

Karen M. Wuertz, DDS, PA, DABLS
Faculty of the American Laser Study Club
Dentist
cAIRWAYS, LLC
San Antonio, TX, US