Our Physicians

UCI Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic is a world-renowned, university-based academic research and treatment center in laser medicine. The Institute combines clinical expertise with advanced scientific research to heal those in our community and around the world.  Since the opening, Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic physicians have seen more than 90,000 patient visits.

Dr. J. Stuart Nelson, Institute medical director, is a pioneer in the field of optics and photonics in biology and medicine.  His innovative Dynamic Cooling technology can be found on more than 25,000 medical lasers worldwide and is the standard-of-care for the treatment of port wine stains, hemangiomas and other vascular birthmarks in infants and young children.  Dynamic Cooling technology has made possible the treatment of a wide variety of skin diseases that were previously untreatable and has improved the lives of tens of millions of patients worldwide.

The highly trained, board-certified physicians at UCI Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic include: