About Stephen C. Saris M.D. About Stephen C. Saris M.D.

About Stephen C. Saris, M.D.

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About Saris Medicolegal

About Saris Medicolegal

Saris Medicolegal was founded to serve the unique needs of attorneys facing cases with challenging neurosurgical (both brain and spine-related) components. Over three decades of active neurosurgery practice laid the foundation for this expertise, while more than 30 years working with legal professionals helped shape his focus on expert witness services and medical expert consulting. Recognizing the pressing demand for guidance that is both technically sound and accessible, Dr. Saris established processes to deliver precise, evidence-based neurosurgery consulting tailored for plaintiff or defense counsel. His roots are in continuous, hands-on patient care, resulting in analyses grounded in the realities of current standards with clear communication at every step. Today, Saris Medicolegal helps attorneys untangle complex facts, clarify injury mechanisms, and present well-supported, unbiased opinions, all with thoroughness and clarity, while inviting you to discover how our expertise can support your next case.

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Leadership rooted in clinical excellence and legal support.

Leadership rooted in clinical excellence and legal support

With each case, Dr. Saris brings dedication, meticulous analysis, and a patient-centered approach shaped by decades as a neurosurgeon. His experience guides attorneys through medical complexities with clarity and reliability, from early case review through courtroom testimony. He is committed to making neurosurgical issues understandable and actionable for both legal teams and lay audiences.

Stephen C. Saris, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon with more than 35 years of experience in brain and spine surgery and over 30 years serving as a medical expert witness in complex litigation matters. He maintains an active clinical practice and is widely respected for his surgical expertise, academic credentials, and disciplined, evidence-based approach to analysis, supported by extensive medical expert consulting.

Dr. Saris completed his neurosurgical residency at Duke University Hospital and a fellowship at Harvard University / Massachusetts General Hospital, following his undergraduate and medical education at Boston University, where he graduated magna cum laude. His elite training is complemented by advanced education in neuroradiology, strengthening his ability to correlate imaging with clinical presentation, injury mechanisms, and disease progression.

Since 1985, Dr. Saris has served continuously as an attending neurosurgeon. He is currently a member of the teaching staff at Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston and at a private hospital (Sturdy Memorial Hospital) south of Boston. 

Dr. Saris treats a comprehensive range of neurosurgical conditions involving both brain and spine, including traumatic brain injury, subdural and intracerebral hemorrhage, degenerative spine disease, cauda equina syndrome, spinal fusion, epilepsy, headaches, and complex spinal instrumentation. He also brings deep expertise in neurosurgical oncology, with extensive experience managing gliomas, glioblastoma, radiosurgery, Gamma Knife procedures, and multimodal tumor therapies.

Alongside his clinical work, Dr. Saris has sustained a distinguished academic career. He currently serves as a Lecturer in Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School and previously held faculty appointments at Brown University and Tufts University School of Medicine. His scholarly contributions include more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and multiple textbook chapters, and he has served as a peer reviewer for leading medical journals, including Cancer and the Journal of Neurosurgical Surgery.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Saris served as a Senior Staff Fellow at the National Institutes of Health (NINDS), contributing to advanced neurosurgical research and translational neuroscience. This foundation reinforces his methodical, scientifically rigorous approach to complex neurosurgical disease and injury.

Dr. Saris brings over two decades of experience as a medical expert witness, assisting attorneys in malpractice, personal injury, workers’ compensation, and other medically complex litigation through comprehensive medical expert consulting. He has conducted thousands of medical record reviews, over 1000 IMEs, has been deposed hundreds of times, and has testified in court on numerous occasions. His work frequently addresses standards of care, causation, injury mechanisms, and damages involving neurosurgical and spinal injury.

Licensed in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Dr. Saris maintains active hospital privileges and continues to treat patients. His combination of surgical longevity, expert witness experience, elite training, academic leadership, and active clinical practice positions him as a highly credible and authoritative neurosurgical expert.

Our Mission

The Saris Medicolegal mission is to equip legal professionals with independent, unbiased and clear neurosurgical analysis that helps attorneys make informed decisions, strengthen their cases, and achieve just outcomes for their clients through expert, evidence-based testimony grounded in decades of neurosurgical experience.

Dr. Stephen C. Saris, a board-certified neurosurgeon with extensive brain and spine surgery expertise, provides expert witness services across the United States of America and specifically Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin.