Our Researchers
Sarkis Meterissian, MD
Cancer AxisResearch Focus
Clinical: Clinical investigations on the efficacy of various diagnostic and therapeutic modalities such as sentinel node mapping, axillary ultrasound and MRI. Education: Assessment of clinical reasoning in surgical residents using the script-concordance test, development of a feedback tool for open operative skills and development of guidelines for choosing and assessing the performance of Program Directors. Dr. Meterissan’s interests also include developing innovative approaches to the teaching of the Core Competencies.
Keywords
Gene microarray, angiogenesis, sentinel node mapping, prognosis, chemotherapy response predictors
Selected Publications
Finak G, Bertos N, Pepin F, Sadekova S, Souleimanova M, Zhao H, Chen H, Omeroglu G, Meterissian S, Omeroglu A, Hallett M, Park M. Stromal gene expression predicts clinical outcome in breast cancer. Nature Medicine 14(5): 518-527; 2008.
Meterissian S, Liberman M, McLeod P. Games as Teaching Tools in a Surgical Residency. Med Teach 29(9): e258-260; 2007.
Meterissian S, Zabolotny B, Gagnon R, Charlin B. Is the Script-Concordance Test a Valid Instrument for Assessment of Intra-operative Decision-Making Skills? American Journal of Surgery 193(2): 248-251; 2007.
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