RobertLeoSheridanMD

General Surgery • Boston, MA

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Associate Professor of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Office
51 Blossom Street
Sbi Shriners Burn Institute
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-5633

Fax+1 617-367-8936

Education & Training

National Capital ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 1982 - 1986
Madigan Army Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1979 - 1980
Boston University School of MedicineClass of 1979

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
NH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2019 - 2026
VT State Medical License 2021 - 2026
CT State Medical License 2020 - 2025
ME State Medical License 2019 - 2025
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Study of Glutamate and Glutamine Metabolism in Burn Patients Receiving Enteral or Parenteral Nutrition Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Efficacy of a Fibrin Sealant in Burn Surgery Start of enrollment: 2000 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Study of Arginine Metabolism and Nitric Oxide Formation in Relation to Glutamine Supply in Severely Burned Patients Start of enrollment: 1997 Aug 01
Unknown status
Not Applicable
Proline Metabolism in Severely Burned Patients: Effect of Modulated Parenteral Feeding Start of enrollment: 1997 Sep 01
Withdrawn
Effect of Glutamine Supplemented Nutrition Support on Protein and Glutamine Metabolism in Burns
Withdrawn
Glutamine Enriched Total Parenteral Feeding and Proline Metabolism in Severely Burned Patients Start of enrollment: 1997 Aug 01
Withdrawn
Alterations in Protein Synthesis Rates of Burn Patients Measured Over Time Using PET Scans Start of enrollment: 2009 Nov 01
Unknown status
Feedback System of PROMS in Children With Burns Start of enrollment: 2015 Apr 08
Unknown status
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

868 citations
Identification of microRNAs of the herpesvirus family
Sébastien Pfeffer, Alain Sewer, Mariana Lagos-Quintana, Robert L. Sheridan, Chris Sander
Nature Methods. 2005-02-16
317 citations
Characterization of small RNAs in Aplysia reveals a role for miR-124 in constraining synaptic plasticity through CREB.
Priyamvada Rajasethupathy, Ferdinando Fiumara, Robert L. Sheridan, Doron Betel, Sathyanarayanan V. Puthanveettil
Neuron. 2009-09-24
1365 citations
Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.
Katherine A Hoadley, Christina Yau, Toshinori Hinoue, Denise M. Wolf, Alexander J. Lazar
Cell. 2018-04-05

Press Mentions

It’s Firepit Season: What Parents Should Know to Keep Their Kids SafeAugust 27th, 2019
Teen Defies the Odds After Electrical AccidentNovember 28th, 2018
Don't Get Burned by These Thanksgiving Cooking HazardsNovember 13th, 2015
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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