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Leon Goldman (February 14, 1904 – March 4, 1975) was an American surgeon. Goldman was the father of Dianne Feinstein, who was the former mayor of San Francisco and a longtime member of the United States Senate from California.
- March 4, 1975 (aged 71)
- February 14, 1904, San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Surgeon
Learn about the life and achievements of Leon Goldman, the "father of laser surgery" who performed the first laser surgery in 1966 and founded the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. He was a dermatologist, diagnostician and educator who also served as a consultant at the San Diego Naval Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati.
Dec 7, 1997 · Dr. Leon Goldman, a pioneer in laser surgery and a leading educator in the field, died on Tuesday in San Diego. He was 91. In 1961, Dr. Goldman became the first researcher to use a laser to...
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Dec 6, 1997 · Dec. 6, 1997 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Dr. Leon Goldman, a dermatologist and surgeon who pioneered laser medicine and was the founding president of the American Society of Laser Medicine,...
Leon Goldman, MD. In Memoriam. Professor Emeritus. UCSF Department of Surgery. Jump to a Section. Biography. Education. Biography. Academic surgery lost one of its most able and revered practitioners on the occasion of the death of Leon Goldman on March 4, 1975, at the age of seventy-one. Dr. Goldman was born in San Francisco, February 14, 1904.
Leon Goldman (1906 – December 2, 1997) was an American dermatologist and a pioneer in laser medicine. His research areas included the application of lasers in dermatology, cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) and the use of organic dyes in PDT.
Jul 7, 2017 · In 1963, Leon Goldman, also known as the “father of lasers in medicine”, was the first to use the laser in dermatology, thus anticipating an era of unimaginable technological development and innovative therapeutic potential.
