Brian L. Sprague, PhD

Brian L. Sprague, PhD

Professor
Department of Surgery

Professor
Department of Radiology

Professor
Department of Biochemistry

Green & Gold Professorship in Surgical Research

UVM Cancer Center Cancer Population Science (CPS) Program Co-Leader

Contact Information
E-mail: brian.sprague@med.uvm.edu
Office Location:
C419 Given Building, 89 Beaumont Ave., University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405

Education

PhD, Population Health Sciences (Concentration in Epidemiology), University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (2009)
MS, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN (2002)

Postdoctoral Training

Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Wisconsin, Department of Population Health Sciences, Madison, WI (2009-2010)

Academic Appointments

Professor, Department of Surgery, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2022-Present)

Professor, Department of Radiology, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2022-Present)

Professor, Department of Biochemistry, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2022-Present)

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2015-2022) (Tenured 2016)

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2016-2022)

Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, The Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2015-2022) (Tenured 2016)

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2010-2015)

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT (2014-2015)

Awards and Honors

Green & Gold Professorship in Surgical Research

Excellence in Research Award, Department of Radiology, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine (2018)

Deans Excellence in Research Award for Mid-Career Investigator, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine (2018)

Excellence in Research Award for Mid-Career Investigator, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine (2018)

James E. Demeules Research Award for Dedication and Commitment to Excellence in Research, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont (2015)

Gold-Merit Award for Poster Presentation (Coauthor), Annual Meeting of the American College of Radiology (2015)

James E. Demeules Research Award for Dedication and Commitment to Excellence in Research, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont (2013)

Publications

Sprague BL, Nowak SA, Ahern TP, Herschorn SD, Kaufman PA, Odde C, Perry H, Sowden MM, Vacek PM, Weaver DL. Long-term Mammography Screening Trends and Predictors of Return to Screening after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from a Statewide Registry. Radiol Imaging Cancer. 2024 May;6(3):e230161. doi: 10.1148/rycan.230161. PMID: 38578209.

Gard CC, Tice JA, Miglioretti DL, Sprague BL, Bissell MCS, Henderson LM, Kerlikowske K. Extending the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Model of Invasive Breast Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Mar 1;42(7):779-789. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.02470. Epub 2023 Nov 17. PMID: 37976443; PMCID: PMC10906584.

Sprague BL, Ichikawa L, Eavey J, Lowry KP, Rauscher G, O'Meara ES, Miglioretti DL, Chen S, Lee JM, Stout NK, Mandelblatt JS, Alsheik N, Herschorn SD, Perry H, Weaver DL, Kerlikowske K. Breast cancer risk characteristics of women undergoing whole-breast ultrasound screening versus mammography alone. Cancer. 2023 Aug 15;129(16):2456-2468. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34768. Epub 2023 Jun 12. PMID: 37303202; PMCID: PMC10506533.

Sprague BL, Coley RY, Lowry KP, Kerlikowske K, Henderson LM, Su YR, Lee CI, Onega T, Bowles EJA, Herschorn SD, diFlorio-Alexander RM, Miglioretti DL. Digital Breast Tomosynthesis versus Digital Mammography Screening Performance on Successive Screening Rounds from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium. Radiology. 2023 Jun;307(5):e223142. doi: 10.1148/radiol.223142. PMID: 37249433; PMCID: PMC10315524.

Kerlikowske K, Su YR, Sprague BL, Tosteson ANA, Buist DSM, Onega T, Henderson LM, Alsheik N, Bissell MCS, O'Meara ES, Lee CI, Miglioretti DL. Association of Screening With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis vs Digital Mammography With Risk of Interval Invasive and Advanced Breast Cancer. JAMA. 2022 Jun 14;327(22):2220-2230. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.7672. PMID: 35699706; PMCID: PMC9198754.

Sprague BL, Ahern TP, Herschorn SD, Sowden M, Weaver DL, Wood ME. Identifying key barriers to effective breast cancer control in rural settings. Prev Med. 2021 Nov;152(Pt 2):106741. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106741. Epub 2021 Jul 22. PMID: 34302837; PMCID: PMC8545865.

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