Kenneth A. Arndt, MD was awarded the prestigious Leon Goldman Memorial Award by the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery. The Leon Goldman Memorial Award was established in 1998 to recognize the many contributions in the areas of clinical laser research, laser patient care, and medical laser education of Leon Goldman, MD, the "Father of Laser Medicine". The award is given to a practicing who has demonstrated longitudinal excellence throughout their career in performing clinical laser research, providing high quality laser services to patients or educating others in medical laser applications. The individual must also share the characteristics of honesty, high ethical standards, and a dedication to patients that were possessed by its namesake.