Address:
MSKCC
1275 York Ave, New York 10065
(866) 425-8999 (Phone)
Hospitals:
MSKCC
1275 York Ave, New York 10065
Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center
1275 York Ave, New York 10065
Philosophy:
Dr. Boland is a full-time, senior member of the Orthopaedic Service, Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where he specializes in the management of malignant and benign tumors of the bones, including those of the spine and pelvis, and in soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities. He also has special training in limb salvage surgery--that is the removal of the limb cancers while preserving a functional extremity.
Together with members of the Neurosurgical, Diagnostic Radiology, and Radiation Therapy Departments at MSKCC, he has extensive experience in the treatment of primary and metastatic tumors of the spine. Over the years, he has developed a special interest in the management of tumors of the sacrum.
Dr. Boland is involved in extensive research activities, including on-going clinical research in sacral tumors and in the assessment of quality of life in patients with metastatic bone cancer.
He has also authored and co-authored chapters and scientific papers on surgery for tumors of the extremities and the spine. Dr. Boland is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in England, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.
Education:
Medical School
University College Dublin, National University Of Ireland, School Of Medicine and Medical Science
Graduated: 1972