ACOMS Review - Spring 2019 ACOMS Review April 2019 | Page 10

Kumar Patel Prize in Laser Surgery
Congratulations to Dr. Robert Strauss, Past
ACOMS President & Chair of our Annual
Residents Meeting, for receiving the
2019 Kumar Patel Prize in Laser Surgery
from the American Laser Study Club for
his outstanding contribution to oral and
maxillofacial laser surgery education.
Dr. Strauss is the director of the Residency
Training Program in Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery at the Virginia Commonwealth
University Medical Center. He is board-
certified by the American Board of Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery and is a former chair
of the Major Surgery Section of the board.
Over the last 30 years, he has authored
numerous publications and textbook
chapters on the use of lasers in oral and
maxillofacial surgery.
Dr. Strauss specializes in laser surgery of the
head and neck, facial and jaw reconstructive
surgery, cosmetic facial surgery and
sleep apnea surgery. His research interests include laser and cosmetic surgery, sleep apnea,
anesthesia and orthognathic and reconstructive surgery.
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