John C. Godbold, Jr., DVM, Stonehaven Park Veterinary Hospital Laser Surgery Center, Jackson, Tennessee, is the most-requested speaker on CO2 laser surgery in veterinary medicine. It is estimated that he has trained over 4,000 colleagues. He has conducted over 160 continuing education events, wet labs, and workshops in USA, Canada and Europe.
In addition to teaching, he has worked with over 10 laser equipment manufacturers in the design, development and testing of laser devices, device software, and accessories. Equally important has been Dr. Godbold's role in the development of techniques and procedures using the CO2 laser. He has published in the Journal of the AVMA, Laserpoints, and the Newsletter of the Veterinary Laser Surgical Society.
In 2002 he published the widely acclaimed CD Atlas of CO2 Laser Surgery Procedures. This publication, updated each year since, has been distributed across the world to over 7,000 colleagues. Excerpts from Dr. Godbold's CD Atlas are incorporated into the software of several manufacturers' laser devices.
