Picture of Dr. Sires   Bryan S. Sires, MD, PhD
  Associate Professor & Vice Chair, Ophthalmology
  Adjunct, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

  Ophthalmologist-in-Chief
  Harborview Medical Center
  Office phone: (206)  731-3204
  Susan Feldman , Program Coordinator
  FAX: (206)  731-8520

  To schedule patient appointments:
  Harborview Medical Center
  (206)  731-3225
  UW Eye Center: (206) 598-2096

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EDUCATION
1981 BS (Zoology and Psychology) University of Wisconsin, Madison
1986 PhD (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry) Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill.
1990 MD, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill.

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
1987 Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Northwestern University, Department of Oral Biology, Chicago, Ill. [Preceptor: Arthur Veis, PhD]
1987 Fight For Sight Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Department of Ophthalmology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill. [Preceptor: Paul Knepper, MD, PhD]
1990-1991 Transitional Internship, Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle, Wash.
1991-1994 Residency in Ophthalmology, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.
1994-1995 American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, University of Wisconsin, Madison. [Preceptor: Richard K. Dortzbach, MD]

FACULTY POSITIONS HELD
1987 Teaching Assistant, Northwestern University, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Chicago, Ill.
1988 Scientific Consultant, Merck, Sharp and Dohme, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill.
1994-1995 Clinical Instructor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
1995-1997 Clinical Instructor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle
1997-1998 Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle
1998-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Ophthalmology; Adjunct, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle
2001-date Associate Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Ophthalmology; Adjunct, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle

HOSPITAL POSITIONS HELD
1995-date Active Medical Staff, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle
1995-date Courtesy Staff, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.
1995-date Consultant, Veterans' Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Wash.
1995-1998 Deputy Chief of Ophthalmology and Associate Medical Staff, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.
1998-1999 Acting Chief of Ophthalmology and Associate Medical Staff, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.
1999-date Ophthalmologist-in-Chief and Associate Medical Staff, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.

HONORS
Sigma Xi, Associate Member (1985)
Sigma Xi, Full Member (1986-date)
David and Nancy Schanzlin Research Award (1993)
Roya Rabbani Memorial Patient Care Award (1994)
Teacher of the Year, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle (1997)

BOARD CERTIFICATION
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners (1991)
Diplomate, American Board of Ophthalmology (1996)
Diplomate, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS) (1996)

CURRENT LICENSURE
Medical License, Washington State

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS)
  Education Committee/Written Examination section, 1997-date
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
King County Medical Society, Seattle, Wash.
Washington Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (WAEPS)
Washington State Medical Association (WSMA)

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Bryan S. Sires has advanced training and experience in diseases of the eyelids, orbit, and lacrimal system. Special interests include orbital trauma and plastic & reconstructive surgery.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS
SIRES BS: Congenital horizontal tarsal kink: Clinical characteristics from a large series. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 1999; 15: 355-9.

Periman LM, SIRES BS: Full-thickness skin grafting of eyelids in a generalized morphea patient on thalidomide. Arch Ophthalmol 2000; 118: 135-6.

Hu D, SIRES BS, Tong DC, Royack GA, Oda D: Effect of brief exposure to mitomycin C on cultured human nasal mucosa fibroblasts. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2000; 16: 119-25.

SIRES BS, Benda PM: Osteogenesis in a human hydroxyapatite orbital implant 5.5 years after implantation. Am J Ophthalmol 2000; 130: 368-9.

SIRES BS: Autologous facia lata grafts. Operative Techniques in Oculoplastic, Orbital, and Reconstructive Surgery 2000; 3: 171-4.

SIRES BS: Autologous split-thickness cranial bone grafts. Operative Techniques in Oculoplastic, Orbital, and Reconstructive Surgery 2000; 3: 184-6.

SIRES BS, Goins CR, Anderson RL, Holds JB: Parenteral steroid use in orbital lymphangioma. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 2001; 17: 85-90.

SIRES BS, Saari JC, Garwin GG, Hurst JS, van Kuijk FJGM: The color difference in orbital fat. Arch Ophthalmol 2001; 119: 868-71.


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