1966-1972
1972-1974
1974-1975
1975-1979
1978
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
1979-1980
1980-1981
1981-1985
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
1989-present
1993-present
Massachusetts license
number: 71248
Rhode Island license number:
8444
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
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
1999-present
Division Chief
1999-present
Active Staff
1999-present
Active Staff
Fatima Unit
Division of Neurosurgery
Roger Williams Medical Center
Department of Surgery / Division of Neurosurgery
825 Chalkstone Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
Harold Wanabo, M.D., Department Chief
Landmark Medical
Department of Surgery/ Division of Neurosurgery
115 Cass Avenue Woonsocket, RI 02895
Frank Detoire, M.D., Department Chief
1989 -1992
1992-1993
1993-1999
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
Committees, Positions
1993-1994
1994-1999
1993-1999
1998-present
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)
Teaching Responsibility:
1994-present
Brown Neurosurgical Residency Program
1980
1986
1988
1989
1990
1990
1991
1993
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
I have reviewed papers for the following journals
- Cancer Research
- Cancer
- Neurosurgery
- Journal of Biological Response Modifiers
- Journal of Immunotherapy
- Journal of Neurosurgery
Bibliography:
refereed clinical and scientific articles
| 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 |
| 21. | 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. |
| 25. | 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 |
| 29. | 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 |
| 30. | 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 |
| 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. |
| 5. | 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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