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Juanita J. Anders, MS, PhD

Professor
Dept. AP&G, USUHS
Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Juanita J. Anders, Ph.D. is a Professor of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics and Neuroscience, at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. She has done Photobiomodulation (PBM) research for over 30 years and is an internationally recognized expert in PBM. Her specialty is nervous system injury and repair mechanisms, nerve regeneration and pain modulation using PBM, and light/tissue interactions. Dr. Anders received her Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of Maryland Medical School then joined the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Currently, she is funded by the US Department of Defense and NIH to investigate the use PBM as a non-pharmaceutical therapy for pain management.

Professor Anders serves on scientific review panels including those of the NIH, the FDA, Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. She also serves on the Executive Councils and Scientific Advisory Boards of numerous international laser conferences. She is the past president of the North American Association of Laser Therapy, a founding member of the International Academy of Laser Medicine and Surgery, Past President of the American Society of Lasers in Medicine and Surgery and Past Co-Director of the Optical Society of America (OPTICA) PBM Technical Group

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