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Education:
1966-1972
1972-1974
1974-1975
1975-1979
1978
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Roxbury Latin School
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston University, Boston, MA
Six Year Program, Liberal Arts and Medicine
B.S. Degree; Magna Cum Laude
Edinburgh University, Faculty of Arts
Edinburgh, Scotland
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
M.D. Degree
Edinburgh University, Faculty of Medicine
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Postdoctoral Training:
1979-1980
1980-1981
1981-1985
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Surgical Intern, Beth Israel Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Fellow in Neurosurgery, Massachusetts
General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
Resident in Neurosurgery, Duke Hospital
Duke Medical School
Durham, North Carolina
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Licensure and Certification:
1989-present
1993-present
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Massachusetts license
number: 71248
Rhode Island license
number: 8444
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Hospital Appointments:
1985-1989
1986-1989
1989-1992
Active
1992-1993
1993-Present
Active
1993-present
Courtesy Staff
1994-present
Consulting Staff
1996-present
Consulting Staff
1996-present
Consulting Staff
1997-present
Associate Active
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Senior Staff Fellow
Clinical Neurosurgery Section
National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland
Staff Neurosurgeon
Bethesda Naval Hospital, Naval Medical Center
National Capital Region
Bethesda, Maryland
New England Medical Center
Department of Neurosurgery
750 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02111
New England Medical Center
Department of Neurosurgery
750 Washington St.
Boston, MA 02111
Rhode Island Hospital
Department of Neurosurgery
593 Eddy Street
Providence, RI 02903
Newport Hospital
Department of Surgery/Division of Neurosurgery
11 Friendship Street, Newport, RI 02840
Orest Zaklynsky, M.D., Department Chief
Women & Infants' Hospital
Department of Surgery/Division of Neurosurgery
101 Dudley Street, Providence, RI 02905
Blake Cady, M.D., Department Chief
Westerly Hospital
Department of Surgery/Division on Neurosurgery
25 Wells Street, Westerly, RI 02891
John T. Auth, M.D., Department Chief
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
Department of Surgery/Division of Neurosurgery
211 Park Street, P.O. Box 2963
Attleboro, MA 02703
Bruce S. Auerbach, M.D., Department Chief
St. Joseph Hospital, Fatima Unit
Department of Surgery/Division of Neurosurgery
200 High Service Avenue
North Providence, RI 02904
Allan A. DiSimone, M.D., Department Chief
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1999-present
Division Chief
1999-present
Active Staff
1999-present
Active Staff
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St.
Joseph Hospital
Fatima Unit
Division of Neurosurgery
Roger Williams Medical Center
Department of Surgery / Division of Neurosurgery
825 Chalkstone Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
Landmark Medical
Department of Surgery/ Division of Neurosurgery
115 Cass Avenue Woonsocket, RI 02895
Frank Detoire, M.D., Department Chief
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Academic Appointments
1989 -1992
1992-1993
1993-1999
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Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
New England Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachussets
Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
New England Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachussets
Associate Professor
Department of Neurosurgery
Rhode Island Hospital
Brown University School of Medicine
Providence, RI
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Committees, Positions
1993-1994
1994-1999
1993-1999
1998-2001
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Acting Director, New England Gamma Knife Center
Director, Rhode Island Brain Tumor Clinic
Director, Rhode Island Neuro-Oncology Board
Neurosurgery Subcommittee, Radiation Therapy
Oncology Group (RTOG)
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Teaching Responsibility:
1994-present
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Brown
Neurosurgical Residency Program |
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Memberships:
1980
1986
1988
1989
1990
1990
1991
1993
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American Board of Medical Examiners, Diplomate
Congress of Neurosurgery
American Board of Neurological Surgery, Diplomate
Research Society of Neurological Surgery
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Tumor Section
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Spine Section
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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| Editorial boards:
I have reviewed papers for the
following journals
- Cancer Research
- Cancer
- Neurosurgery
- Journal of Biological Response
Modifiers
- Journal of Immunotherapy
- Journal of Neurosurgery
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Bibliography:
refereed clinical and scientific
articles
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| 1. |
Saris
SC: Chorea caused by caudate infarction. Arch Neurol 40:590-591,1983 |
| 2. |
Saris
SC, Vavoulis G, Linder J, Friedman A: Fibrosarcoma of the
heart metastatic to the brain. Neurosurg 13:327-329,1983 |
| 3. |
Saris
SC, Bigner SA, Bigner DD: Intracerebral transplantation
of a human glioma line in immunosuppressed rats. J Neurosurg
60:582-588,1984 |
| 4. |
Bullard
DE, Saris SC, Bigner DD: Internal carotid artery injections
in 40-99 gram Fischer rats: Technical note and evaluation of
blood flow by various techniques. Neurosurg 14:406-411,1984 |
| 5. |
Saris
SC, Nashold BS Jr: Dorsal root entry zone coagulation for
post-amputation pain. J Neurosurg 62:72-76,1985 |
| 6. |
Saris
SC, Silver J, Vieira J, Nashold BS Jr: Sacral rhizotomy
for perineal pain. Neurosurg 19:789-793,1986 |
| 7. |
Saris
SC, Rawlings CE III, Muraki A, Friedman A: Syringomyelia
in a man with sarcoidosis. Neurosurg 16:805-807,1986 |
| 8. |
Saris
SC, Patronas N, Loriaux L, Cutler GB, Niemann L, Chrousos
G, Doppman J, Oldfield EH: Pituitary CT scanning in Cushing
Syndrome. Radiology 162:775-777,1987 |
| 9. |
Saris
SC, Shook D, Blasberg R, Doppman J, Dedrick R, Lutz R, Blacklock
JR, Bankiewicz K, Oldfield EH: Intracarotid drug delivery with
diastole-phased, pulsed infusion. J Neurosurg 67:721-725,1987 |
| 10. |
Saris
SC, Wright DC, Oldfield EH, Blasberg RG: Intravascular streaming
and variable delivery to brain following intracarotid artery
infusions in the Sprague-Dawley rat. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab
8:116-120,1988 |
| 11. |
Saris
SC, Nashold BS Jr: Successful treatment of phantom pain
with dorsal root entry zone lesions. Appl Neurophysiol 51:188-197,
1988 |
| 12. |
Saris
SC, Vieira FS, Nashold BJ Jr: Dorsal root entry zone coagulation
for intractable sciatica. Appl Neurophysiol 51:206-211, 1988 |
| 13. |
Saris
SC, Rosenberg SA, Friedman R, Rubin JT, Barba D, Oldfield
E: Penetration of interleukin-2 across the human brain-cerebrospinal
fluid barrier. J Neurosurg 69: 29-34, 1988 |
| 14. |
Alexander
JA, Saris SC, Oldfield EH: The effect of interleukin-2
on the blood-brain barrier in the 9L gliosarcoma rat model.
J Neurosurg 70: 92-96,1988 |
| 15. |
Barba
D, Saris SC, Holder C, Rosenberg SA, Oldfield EH: Intratumoral
LAK cell and interleukin-2 therapy of human gliomas. J Neurosurg
70: 175-182, 1989 |
| 16. |
Plunkett
RJ, Saris SC, Bankiewicz K, Weber R: Implantation of
dispersed cells into primate brain. J Neurosurg 70: 441-445,
1989 |
| 17. |
Saris
SC, Alexander JA, Frank, Dwyer A, Rosenberg SA, Rubin JT,
Oldfield EH: The effect of intravenous interleukin-2 on brain
water content. J Neurosurg 71:168-174, 1989 |
| 18. |
McCutcheon
I, Baranco R, Katz D, Saris SC: Adoptive immunotherapy
of brain metastases in mice. J Neurosurg 72: 102-109, 1990 |
| 19. |
Saris
SC, Blasberg RG, Carson RE, DeVroom HL, Lutz R, Dedrick
RL, Pettigrew K, Chang R, Doppman J, Wright DC, Herscovitch
P, Oldfield EH: Intravascular streaming during carotid artery
infusions: Demonstration in humans and reduction using diastole-phased,
pulsatile administration. J Neurosurg 74: 763-772, 1991 |
| 20. |
Akbasak
A, Oldfield EH, Saris SC: Expression and modulation of
mouse primary brain tumor major histocompatibility antigens
in vitro. J Neurosurg 75: 922-929, 1991 |
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Saris
SC, Spiess P, Lieberman D, Wallbridge S, Lin S: Adoptive
immunotherapy of brain metastases in mice with tumor infiltrating
lymphocytes. J Neurosurg 76: 513-519, 1992 |
| 22. |
Saris
SC, Solares G, Wazer D, et al. Boron neutron capture therapy
for murine malignant gliomas. Cancer Research 52: 4672-4677,
1992 |
| 23. |
Wexler
LH, DeLaney T, Saris SC, Horowitz M. Long-term survival
after CNS relapse in a patient with osteosarcoma. Cancer 72:
1203-1208, 1993 |
| 24. |
Solares
GR, Zamenhof RG, Wazer DE, DiPetrillo TA, Saris SC, Cano
G, Harling OK. Effects of fractionation of boron neutron capture
therapy in a mouse glioma model. In press, Proceeding of the
Fourth International Symposium on Boron Neutron Capture Therapy. |
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Perez-Cruet
M, Adelman L, Anderson M, Roth P, Ritter A, Saris SC. CT-guided
stereotactic biopsy of non-enhancing brain lesions. Stereotactic
and Functional Neurosurgery, 61:105-117, 1993. |
| 26. |
Burgess
F.W., S. Saris. Interventional Pain Management. Issues
in Pain Management. December 1994. Volume 1:2. |
| 27. |
Cano
GC, Anderson M, Borden J, Saris SC. Hydromyelia associated
with a posterior fossa cyst. Surgical Neurology, February 1995. |
| 28. |
Brem
H and the Polymer-Brain Tumor Treatment Group (Saris S,
Principal Investigator, New England Medical Center) Placebo-controlled
trial of safety and efficacy of intraoperative controlled delivery
by biodegrdable polymers of chemotherapy for recurrent gliomas.
Lancet 345: 1008-1012, 1995 |
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Glantz
MJ, Choi K, Kearns CM, Cole BF, Mills P, Zuhowski EG, Saris
S, Rhodes CH, Stopa E, Egorin MJ. Phase I study of weekly
outpatient paclitaxel and concurrent cranial irradiation in
adults with astrocytomas. J Clin Onc 14: 600-609, 1996 |
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Zunkeler
B, Carson RE, Olson J, Blasberg RG, DeVroom H, Lutz RJ, Saris
SC, Wright DC, Kammerer W, Patronas NJ, Decdrick RL, Herscovitch
P, Oldfield EH. Quantification and pharmacokinetics of blood-brain
barrier disruption in humans. J Neurosurg 85: 1056-65, 1996 |
| 31. |
Saris
S. Multidisciplinary approach to malignant gliomas. Rhode
Island Medical Journal, 1997 |
| 32. |
Ulin
K, Bornstein LE, Ling M, Saris S, Wu J, et al. A technique
for accurate planning of stereotactic brain implants prior to
head ring fixation. Int J Radiation Oncology Biol Phys 39: 757-767,
1997 |
| 33. |
Glantz
M, Mills P, Saris SC, et al. High dose intravenous methotrexate
for patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatissis: Is intrathecal
chemotherapy necessary. J Clin Onc 16: 1561-1567, 1998
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Patchell
RA, Tibbs PA, Regine WF, Payne R, Saris S, Kryscia RJ,
Young B. A randomized trial of direct decompressive surgical
resection in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused
by metastasis. Proceedings of ASCO 22:1, 2003. |
| 35. |
Regine
WF, Tibbs PA, Young A, Payne R, Saris S, Kryscio RJ,
Patchell RA. Metastatic spinal cord compression: a randomized
trial of direct decompressive surgical resection plus radiotherapy
vs. radiotherapy alone. International Journal of Radiation Oncology
Biology Physics 1;57(2 Suppl):S125, 2003. |
| 36. |
Patchell
RA, Tibbs PA, Regine WF, Payne R, Saris S, Kryscio RJ,
Young B.
A randomized trial of direct decompressive surgical resection
in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastasis.
Jourrnal of Clinical Oncology 1;21(23 Suppl):237, 2003. |
| 37. |
Patchell
RA, Tibbs PA, Regine WF, Payne R, Saris S, Kryscio RJ,
Young B.
A randomized trial of direct decompressive surgical resection
in the treatment of spinal cord compression caused by metastasis.
Submitted to: The New England Journal of Medicine,
September 2004.
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| 1. |
Saris
SC, Bigner DD: Experimental Neuro-oncology, Chapter 24 in
Foundations in Neurosurgery. Crockard A, Hayward R, Hoff J (eds),
Blackwell Scientific Publications, London, England. pp 392-416,
1985 |
| 2. |
Bronec
P, Saris SC, Nashold BS Jr: Dorsal Root Entry Zone Coagulation,
In Operative Surgery, Symonds L (ed), Butterworths, London/Boston,
1990 (in press) |
| 3. |
Heilman
C, Saris SC: Malignancies of the brain. In Primary Malignancies,
Cameron R. (ed), Lange Series, Chaper 54, pp 435-443. |
| 4. |
Roth
P, Saris SC: Neurologic Emergencies. In Primary Malignancies,
Cameron R. (ed), Lange Series, 1994, Chapter 11, pp 53-59. |
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Harling
OK, Zamenhof RG, Yanch JC, Choi R, Saris SC, et al: Boron
neutron capture and radiation synovectomy research at the M.I.T
research reactor. In Boron neutron capture therapy. |
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