Adam R. Mester

M.D. PhD

Head of National Laser Therapy Centre

Peterfy Sandor Teaching Hospital, Budapest

Born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. His father Endre Mester, MD full professor of surgery and chairman of the 2nd Surgery Department of the Semmelweis Medical University in Budapest who was the fourth physician publishing laser application in medicine and the inventor of Laser Biostimulation. His two sons Adam and Andrew (MD otolaryngologist in Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, California) were close co-workers in both the basic science and clinical studies of Endre Mester in the low power laser investigation.

Adam Mester received his MD and started his radiology residency program at the Semmelweis Medical University in 1974. He received his Ph.D. diploma in 2002 and European Diploma of Musculoskeletal Radiology in 2009.

Activity in Laser Therapy: he started as medical student as assistant of his father. He introduced radiology imaging in laser therapy planning. He was chairman of LLLT (Low Level Laser Therapy) Society of Hungary, secretary general of Low Power Laser Society, board member of LLLT Society and he got honorary membership of WALT and of European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology ESSR.

At the same time, he was working at the Laser Research Centre of the Postgraduate Medical University in Budapest with his Father, Endre and his Brother, Andrew. He married Judit Ortutay M.D., who joined laser therapy using in rheumatology.

He was active in national Scientific Societies: board member in Hungarian Society of Radiologists, chairman of the Skeletal section of the latter, board member of Hungarian Association of Rheumatologists, and the Hungarian Osteo-Arthrology Interdisciplinary Society, secretary general of the latter. He received 3 awards of national societies (Radiology, Osteoporosis and Osteoarthrology, and Rheumatology).

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