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Sarah P. Thayer, M.D.
Division of General Surgery
15 Parkman Street, WANG (WACC) 460
Boston, MA 02114
sthayer@partners.org
phone: (617) 726-0624
fax: (617) 726-0630

Clinical Background:

MD Degree:
University of Virginia, MD
Cornell University, Ph.D.

Residency:
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Surgery

Fellowship:
Surgical Research Fellow, Cornell University/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
The Varazted H. Kazanjian Research Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital

Board of Certifications:
American Board of Surgery

Clinical Interests:
Pancreatic, Colorectal and Breast Cancers and Hepatobiliary Surgery

Professional Societies:
American Association for the Advancement of Science; member
American Association for Cancer Research; member
American Society of Clinical Oncology; member
International Association of Pancreatology; member
New York Academy of Sciences; member

Recent Publications:

1. Warshaw AL, Thayer SP. Pancreaticoduodenectomy, how I do it. J Gastrointest Surg 2004 (in press).

2. Salvia R, Fernández-del Castillo C, Bassi C, Thayer SP, Falconi M, Mantovani W, Pederzoli P, Warshaw AL. Main-duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas: clinical predictors of malignancy and long-term survival following resection. Ann Surg 2004 (May); 239(5):678-687.

3. Thayer SP. The emerging role of the Hedgehog signaling pathway in gastrointestinal cancers. Clin Adv Hematol Oncol 2004; 2:1,20,63.

4. Thayer SP, Pasca di Magliano M, Heiser P, Roberts DJ, Nielsen CM, Lauwers GY, Qi YP, Gysin S, Fernández-del Castillo C, Yajnik V, Antoniu B, McMahon M, Warshaw AL, Hebrok M. Hedgehog is an early and late mediator of pancreatic cancer tumorigenesis. Nature 2003; 425 (23 Oct.):851-856.

5. Fernández-del Castillo C, Targarona J, Thayer SP, Rattner DW, Brugge WR, Warshaw AL. Incidental pancreatic cysts: clinicopathologic characteristics and comparison with symptomatic patients. Arch Surg 2003; 138:427-434.

6. Thayer SP, Fernández-del Castillo C, Balcom JH, Warshaw AL. Complete dorsal pancreatectomy with preservation of the ventral pancreas: a new surgical technique. Surgery 2002; 131(5):577-580.

7. Dubois M, Chen J, Thayer SP, Narang P, Kaufman J, Hatendi A. Pharmacokinetics of Alfentanil continuous IV infusion in neurosurgical patients. Anesthesia and Analgesia 1987; 66:S44.