Speaker Details

Arisa Ortiz, MD, FAAD

Arisa Ortiz, MD, FAAD

UC San Diego Health

BIOGRAPHY

Arisa E. Ortiz, M.D. is the Director of Laser and Cosmetic Dermatology, and a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University of California, San Diego. She received training in Mohs Micrographic Surgery at UC San Diego and also completed the prestigious cosmetic and laser fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Wellman Center for Photomedicine. Dr. Ortiz completed her dermatology residency training at UC Irvine and Beckman Laser Institute. She has authored over seventy publications and several book chapters. Dr. Ortiz also coedited a textbook called Reconstructive Dermatologic Surgery. She has presented at international and national conferences and is frequently an invited speaker at the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS). She is on the editorial board of the Journal of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine and has won several awards including the ASLMS Dr. Horace Furumoto Young Investigator Award and ASLMS Best of Session Award for Cutaneous Applications, ASDS President’s Outstanding Service Award, Castle Connolly Top Doctors Award, Exceptional Women in Medicine, and Newsweek America’s Best Dermatologists. She has also been featured as the laser expert on Dr. Pimple Popper. Dr. Ortiz has also served as the President of the San Diego Dermatologic Surgery Society and is the immediate past President of ASLMS. Her research interests are in laser treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer. Let's connect on Instagram @arisaortizmd

SESSIONS

F025 It's Complicated: Lasers, Fillers, and Surgical Complications
Mar 28, 2026 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Mile High 1A
F057 Advanced Laser Techniques
Mar 29, 2026 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Four Seasons 4

DISCLOSURES

Aerolase – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Other(Equipment); Allergan, Inc – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker(Honoraria); Bausch Health – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Cutera, Inc. – Consultant(Honoraria); Galderma USA – Advisory Board(Honoraria); Procter & Gamble Company – Consultant(Honoraria); Revance Therapeutics, Inc. – Investigator(Grants/Research Funding); Sciton Inc. – Advisory Board(Honoraria), Speaker(Honoraria); SmartGraft – Consultant(Equipment); Sofwave – Speaker(Honoraria);