Stephen
J. Patrice, M.D., M.P.H., earned his medical degree from
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where
he was awarded the John R. Smith Memorial Prize for his
clinical work in the Department of Medicine.
He
completed his internship in Internal Medicine at The Jewish
Hospital of St. Louis at Washington University Medical Center
before heading to Harvard Medical School's Joint Center
for Radiation Therapy for a residency in Radiation Oncology,
He was selected to be Chief Resident of this program.
After
studying in the Clinical Effectiveness Program through Harvard
Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health and the
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dr. Patrice received his Masters
in Public Health Degree in Health Care Management from the
Harvard School of Public Health.
Dr.
Patrice was awarded research fellowships by both the National
Institutes of Health and the Boston Children's Hospital,
during which time he performed clinical and pathologic studies
concerning vascular tumors.
Certified
in Radiation Oncology by the American Board of Radiology,
he belongs to several professional organizations including
the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology,
the American College of Radiation Oncology and the American
Medical Association.
Research
and publications by Dr. Patrice have focused on such topics
as the role of radiation therapy in the management of lung
cancer and the use of stereotactic radiosurgery (X-Knife(R)
Gamma-Knife(R)) for the treatment of brain tumors.
