StevenATomsMD

Neurosurgery • Providence, RI

Brain & Spinal Tumor

Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Warren Alpert Med. Sch., Brown University / Lifespan Health System

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Office
593 Eddy St.
M.C. 14-05
Providence, RI 02903
Phone+1 401-793-9175

Fax+1 401-444-2788

Clinical Expertise

Neurosurgical oncology, Gliomas, Radiosurgery, Meningiomas, Glioblastoma

Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1992 - 1997
The Johns Hopkins University School of Public HealthMPH, 1991 - 1992
Cleveland Clinic FoundationInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

OR State Medical License 2001 - Present
MA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2007 - 2024
RI State Medical License 2016 - 2024
OH State Medical License 1990 - 2007
TN State Medical License 1998 - 2006
TX State Medical License 1997 - 2000
MD State Medical License 1991 - 1993
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Study of a Drug [DCVax®-L] to Treat Newly Diagnosed GBM Brain Cancer Start of enrollment: 2006 Dec 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Effect of NovoTTF-100A Together With Temozolomide in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Social determinants of health and outcome disparities in spine tumor surgery. Part 2: Neighborhood disadvantage and long-term outcomes.
Oliver Y Tang, Owen P Leary, Arjun Ganga, Joshua R Feler, Rahul A Sastry
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2024-12-01
Social determinants of health and outcome disparities in spine tumor surgery. Part 1: An analysis of 6.6 million nationwide admissions.
Oliver Y Tang, Cameron Ayala, Joshua R Feler, Rahul A Sastry, Ankush I Bajaj
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2024-12-01
Tumor-Associated Tractography Derived from High-Angular-Resolution Q-Space MRI May Predict Patterns of Cellular Invasion in Glioblastoma.
Owen P Leary, John P Zepecki, Mattia Pizzagalli, Steven A Toms, David D Liu
Cancers. 2024-10-30

Journal Articles

Regulation of Human Glioma Cell Migration, Tumor Growth, and Stemness Gene Expression Using a Lck Targeted Inhibitor
Steven Toms, MD, Nature

Authored Content

Case Report: A Comparative Report on Intracranial Tumor-to-Tumor Metastasis and Collision TumorsApril 2018

Press Mentions

Researchers Announce Major Breakthrough in Brain Cancer Vaccine Trial – WPRI.comJanuary 7th, 2023
Researchers Announce Breakthrough in Brain Cancer Vaccine TrialJanuary 7th, 2023
Brown-Lifespan Researchers Advance New Vaccine to Treat Brain CancerJanuary 6th, 2023
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Professional Memberships

Congress of Neurological Surgeons - CNS
Member
American Association of Neurological Surgeons - AANS
Fellow
American College of Surgeons - ACS
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