Harry C. Sax, MD
 Surgeon-in-chief, The Miriam Hospital
- Professor of surgery, the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
For more than ten years, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has funded laboratory studies led by Sax researching methods to accelerate the adaptation of a patient's small bowel after massive resection. Sax's current clinical projects focus on the psychosocial factors that predict success after gastric bypass.
Before joining The Miriam, Sax was professor of surgery at the University of Rochester and medical director of the Adult Nutrition Support Service at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY. While at the University of Rochester, Sax developed an active practice in gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery—including gastric bypass surgery, laparoscopy and endoscopy.
A licensed pilot, Sax helped design a unique training curriculum for medical teams at Strong Memorial based upon techniques pilots use to reduce errors and bolster crew performance during emergencies. The program was adapted to improve communication among medical staffs when faced with high-stake, life-and-death situations in the operating room. Under Sax's leadership, similar training programs have been implemented at the hospitals within the Lifespan network.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Northwestern University, Sax attended medical school at Johns Hopkins University. He served his residency and fellowship at the University of Cincinnati where he developed his interests in gastrointestinal metabolism and surgery. Sax has published over 100 articles, book chapters and reviews. A member of the editorial board of Surgery, he is also an ad hoc reviewer for the American Journal of Physiology, Annals of Surgery and Gastroenterology among other publications.
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