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Over a period of several years, I was a participant in two medical laser societies. One of these, the YAG Laser Society, founded by laser surgeon Stephen N. Joffe , concentrates its attention on the use of YAG lasers in medicine. I was, in fact, introduced to laser medicine when Steve Joffe invited me to be the featured dinner speaker at the YAG Society’s inaugural meeting.
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After sharing and surviving the South America adventure together, John, Kathleen , and I became good friends. And in 1994, John successfully nominated me for honorary inclusion in the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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Maiman, T.H. (2018). South American Adventure. In: The Laser Inventor. Springer Biographies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61940-8_25
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