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Sarkis Meterissian

ResearcherMcGill University

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Sarkis Meterissian

Researcher

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
46 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 19 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 2 research grants (2 CIHR), most recently in 2023.

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116

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181

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Research

Breast Surgery Opioids Postoperative Analgesia Postoperative Care Postoperative Pain Surgery

Latest papers

ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Surgical Delay on Breast Cancer Prognosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Annals of surgical oncology · 2026 · senior author
Impact of Surgical Delay on Breast Cancer Prognosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Annals of surgical oncology · 2026 · senior author
Management of Radial Scars and Complex Sclerosing Lesions of the Breast: To Excise or Not to Excise?
World journal of surgery · 2026 · senior author

All 116 publications

Latest funding

Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$1,316,201
Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$100,000
Intraoperative margin assessment technique for breast conserving surgery using Raman spectroscopy imaging_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2019 · Co-investigator
$521,740

All 8 grants and awards

116 publications.

ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Surgical Delay on Breast Cancer Prognosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Gervais C, Brouillette K, Benzouak T, Altuntur SK, Prakash I, Wong SM, Meterissian S

Annals of surgical oncology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-026-20098-1 PMID: 42390668

Impact of Surgical Delay on Breast Cancer Prognosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Gervais C, Brouillette K, Benzouak T, Altuntur SK, Prakash I, Wong SM, Meterissian S

Annals of surgical oncology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-026-20013-8 PMID: 42315709

Management of Radial Scars and Complex Sclerosing Lesions of the Breast: To Excise or Not to Excise?

Zakem N, Addie M, Josey V, Florea A, Prakash I, Wong SM, Meterissian S

World journal of surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/wjs.70426 PMID: 42148712

ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Ethnicity on the Uptake of Risk-Reducing Mastectomy in Unaffected BRCA1/2 and PALB2 Carriers in Canada.

Mashal S, Melanson A, Apostolova C, Ferroum A, Villareal-Corpuz V, Meterissian S, Martel K, Boileau JF, Basik M, Foulkes W, Wong SM, Prakash I

Annals of surgical oncology2026

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-026-19561-w PMID: 41954713

Impact of Ethnicity on the Uptake of Risk Reducing Mastectomy in Unaffected BRCA1/2 and PALB2 Carriers in Canada.

Mashal S, Melanson A, Apostolova C, Ferroum A, Villareal-Corpuz V, Meterissian S, Martel K, Boileau JF, Basik M, Foulkes W, Wong SM, Prakash I

Annals of surgical oncology2026

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-026-19375-w PMID: 41811390

ASO Visual Abstract: Adherence to Endocrine Prevention in Patients with Atypical Hyperplasia and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ: Promising Trends from Real-World Use of Low-Dose Tamoxifen.

Cuillerier NJS, Almarzooqi H, Corpuz VV, Saboobheh S, Prakash I, Basik M, Boileau JF, Martel K, Meterissian S, Pollak M, Wong SM

Annals of surgical oncology2026

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-026-19288-8 PMID: 41824212

Adherence to Endocrine Prevention in Patients with Atypical Hyperplasia and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ: Promising Trends from Real-World Use of Low-Dose Tamoxifen.

Cuillerier NJS, Almarzooqi H, Villareal-Corpuz V, Sabboobeh S, Prakash I, Basik M, Boileau JF, Martel K, Meterissian S, Pollak M, Wong SM

Annals of surgical oncology2026

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-026-19100-7 PMID: 41654661

Trends in breast reconstruction for BRCA1/2, PALB2 and other high penetrance germline pathogenic variant carriers undergoing risk reducing mastectomy.

Melanson A, Alsuhaibani M, Viezel-Mathieu A, Dionisopoulos T, Basik M, Boileau JF, Martel K, Prakash I, Meterissian S, Vorstenbosch J, Foulkes WD, Wong SM

Familial cancer2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10689-026-00564-1 PMID: 42047902

ASO Visual Abstract: Axillary Management in Patients with Breast Cancer with Positive Lymph Nodes Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.

Ross VMS, Addie M, Pickard MR, Josey V, Benzouak T, Villareal-Corpuz V, Prakash I, Wong SM, Meterissian S

Annals of surgical oncology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-025-19036-4 PMID: 41524875

ASO Author Reflections: Rethinking Surgical Timing Benchmarks in Upfront Breast Cancer Surgery.

Gervais C, Brouillette K, Benzouak T, Altuntur SK, Meterissian S

Annals of surgical oncology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-026-20166-6 PMID: 42429902

Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Fiore Jr, Julio F; Abou Khalil, Jad; Desbiens, Christine; Feldman, Liane S; Findlay-Shirras, Lisa; Maciver, Allison; McDonald, Emily G; Meterissian, Sarkis H; Prakash, Ipshita; Quan, May Lynn; Rivard, Justin; Wong, Stephanie M

Keywords: Breast Surgery; Opioids; Postoperative Analgesia; Postoperative Care; Postoperative Pain; Surgery

$1,316,201

Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Patient-Oriented Research: Early-Career Investigator

Keywords: Breast Surgery; Opioids; Postoperative Analgesia; Postoperative Care; Postoperative Pain; Surgery

$100,000

Intraoperative margin assessment technique for breast conserving surgery using Raman spectroscopy imaging_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_

Co-investigatorNSERC2019Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Leblond, Frederic

$521,740

Enhancing the anabolic effect of perioperative nutrition by insulin and maintenance of normoglycemia

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Schricker, Thomas Peter S

Keywords: Colorectal Cancer Surgery; Insulin Therapy; Muscle Physiology; Normoglycemia; Perioperative Nutrition; Protein Metabolism; Stable Isotope Tracer Studies

$311,213

Lifestyle Activity and the Promotion of Emotional Well-Being, Biological Functioning, and Physical Health Among Breast Cancer Survivors Over Time

Co-investigatorCIHR2012Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Sabiston, Catherine M

Keywords: Biological Functioning; Breast Cancer; Longitudinal Design; Mental Health & Wellbeing; Physical Activity; Physical Health; Sedentary Behaviour; Stress And Adaptation; Survivorship

$416,485

Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy: Understanding Challenges in Seniors with Breast Cancer

Co-investigatorCIHR2011Operating Grant - Secondary Analysis of Databases

Principal investigators: Meguerditchian, Ari N

Keywords: Adherence; Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy; Administrative Data; Breast Cancer; Seniors

$97,460

The protein sparing effect of perioperative nutrition: how important is the patient's catabolic state before surgery and do we need glucose?

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Schricker, Thomas Peter S

Keywords: Colorectal Surgery For Cancer; Epidural Analgesia; Glucose Metabolism; Hypocaloric Nutrition; Protein Metabolism; Stable Isotope Tracer Methodology

$358,247

CIHR Training Program in Integrative Approaches to Human Health

Co-investigatorCIHR2008Training Grant

Principal investigators: Hallett, Michael T

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Cancer; Complex Diseases; Computational Biology; Genomics; Imaging; Mathematical Modelling; Orphan Diseases; Proteomics; Quantitative Biology; Systems Biology

$1,766,127

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Sarkis Meterissian

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Surgical Delay on Breast Cancer Prognosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Impact of Surgical Delay on Breast Cancer Prognosis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Management of Radial Scars and Complex Sclerosing Lesions of the Breast: To Excise or Not to Excise?

ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Ethnicity on the Uptake of Risk-Reducing Mastectomy in Unaffected BRCA1/2 and PALB2 Carriers in Canada.

Impact of Ethnicity on the Uptake of Risk Reducing Mastectomy in Unaffected BRCA1/2 and PALB2 Carriers in Canada.

ASO Visual Abstract: Adherence to Endocrine Prevention in Patients with Atypical Hyperplasia and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ: Promising Trends from Real-World Use of Low-Dose Tamoxifen.

Adherence to Endocrine Prevention in Patients with Atypical Hyperplasia and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ: Promising Trends from Real-World Use of Low-Dose Tamoxifen.

Trends in breast reconstruction for BRCA1/2, PALB2 and other high penetrance germline pathogenic variant carriers undergoing risk reducing mastectomy.

ASO Visual Abstract: Axillary Management in Patients with Breast Cancer with Positive Lymph Nodes Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.

ASO Author Reflections: Rethinking Surgical Timing Benchmarks in Upfront Breast Cancer Surgery.

Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Comparative effectiveness of opioid versus opioid-free post-discharge analgesia after outpatient breast surgery: A randomized controlled trial

Intraoperative margin assessment technique for breast conserving surgery using Raman spectroscopy imaging_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_

Enhancing the anabolic effect of perioperative nutrition by insulin and maintenance of normoglycemia

Lifestyle Activity and the Promotion of Emotional Well-Being, Biological Functioning, and Physical Health Among Breast Cancer Survivors Over Time

Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy: Understanding Challenges in Seniors with Breast Cancer

The protein sparing effect of perioperative nutrition: how important is the patient's catabolic state before surgery and do we need glucose?

CIHR Training Program in Integrative Approaches to Human Health

Frequent collaborators

Ipshita Prakash

Mark Basik

ATILLA Omeroglu

Morag Park

Thomas Schricker

Ari Meguerditchian

Linda Wykes

Kevin Petrecca

Morag Park

Stephanie Wong

Robyn Tamblyn

Elena Parvez

Robert Gagnon

Michael Pollak

Kevin Petrecca

Jennifer Brunet

William Foulkes

Catalin Mihalcioiu

Elena` Parvez

Talia Malagon

Jeffrey Barkun

Allison Maciver

Ian Watson

Luke McCaffrey

Dominique Trudel