Sarkis Meterissian
Academic title(s):
Professor of Surgery and Oncology
Location:
McGill University Health Centre (MUHC - Glen) - Royal Victoria Hospital
Office:
D02-7322
Division:
General Surgery
Hospital title:
Director of the Breast Center of the MUHC
Degree(s):
MD, MSc, FRCS, FACS
Awards, honours, and fellowships:
- McGill Faculty Honor List for Educational Excellence – 2005
- Association for Surgical Education Outstanding Teacher Award – 2007
- Canadian Association for Medical Education Certificate of Merit – 2018
- Associate Member of the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators
- MUHC Physician of the Year Award - 2017
Fellowships:
- Research Fellowship in Surgical Oncology: New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA
- Surgical Oncology Clinical Fellowship: MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Current research:
- Breast cancer: assessment of margins with Raman spectroscopy: collaboration with the U de M (NSERC grant funded)
- Breast Cancer: The effect of a life coach in improving life adjustment in breast cancer survivors (funded by the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation)
- Breast cancer: The molecular biology of DCIS (funded by the Cancer Research Society)
Clinical Interests:
Breast cancer and melanoma
Language(s) spoken:
English
French
Armenian