Susan Pories, MD

STAFF PHYSICIAN_148

Mount Auburn Hospital

Surgery

Contact Information

Office:	ST-810C
Email:	spories@mah.harvard.edu
Address:	330 Brookline Ave; ST-810C Boston, MA 02215

Advanced Degree And Training

Year	Institution	Area or Rank
1985	University of Vermont	Medicine
1985	University of Vermont	Surgeon

Areas of Interest

1 Cancer

Major Research Theme

My most important work has been investigation into urinary metalloproteinases as potential tumor markers for breast cancer.

We are also working together on a public health project, looking at current barriers to screening African American women for breast cancer and evaluating what the response of this population will be to newer screening tests such as urine or blood tests. For this project we are collaborating with Dr. Karen Hacker of the Institute for Community Health in Cambridge.

Publications

List of Publications via PubMed database at NIH NLM

External Recognition

Major Committee Assignments
National Committees
       2002       Study Section Reviewer, Pathogenesis Committee, California Breast Cancer Research Program, University of California Office of Health Affairs
2002       AstraZeneca Breast Cancer Research Clinical Advisory Board
       2003       Study Section Reviewer, Pathogenesis Committee, California Breast Cancer Research Program, University of California Office of Health Affairs
       2004              Study Section Reviewer, Pathogenesis Committee, California Breast Cancer Research Program, University of California Office of Health Affairs
       2004              Awards Committee, Association of Women Surgeons
       2004              Abstract Poster Review Committee, American Society of Breast Disease
       2004              The Rehabilitation and Psychosocial Working Group, American Society of Breast Disease

Major Collaborative Activities

We have a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional group working on collecting and analyzing urines from normal women as well as women with benign disease, ADH, ALH, LCIS, DCIS, localized invasive breast cancer and metastatic disease. The group includes: Dr. Marsha Moses and Dr. David Zurakowski of Childrens Hospital, Dr. Carolyn Lamb of BI and Mount Auburn, Dr. Sughra Raza from BWH, Dr. Susan Schumer from BI and Dr. Rochelle Scheib from DF.

Investigator's Lab Web Site

Research Lab URL	None listed
Harvard Catalyst Site:	Pories Harvard Catalyst Web Site