Curriculum Vitae
Education
1983-1984 Fellowship in Nuclear Medicine, Univ. of Minnesota Hospital, Mpls, MN
1980-1983 Residency in Diagnostic Radiology, Univ. of Minnesota, Mpls, MN.
1979-1980 Internship, St. Paul Ramsey Medical Center, St. Paul, MN.
1975-1979 University of Minnesota Medical School, Mpls, MN. M.D. Degree.
1973-1975 University of Minnesota, Pre-Medical Studies.
1971-1973 University of Minnesota Institute of Technology Graduate School, Mpls, MN. Masters in Physics.
1967-1971 University of Minnesota, Mpls, MN. B.S. Physics, with Distinction.
Professional Experience
May 2013 Awarded Violin Maker (!)
May 2012 Professional Affiliate, American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers.
1992-July 2013 Consulting Radiologists, Ltd., Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN
1987-1991 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Hennepin County Medical
Center, Mpls, MN
1985-1987 Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division
of Nuclear Medicine, University of Minnesota Hospital,
Minneapolis, MN.
1984 Special Competency in Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Radiology.
1977-1981 Volunteer Staff Physician, People's Center, West Bank Minneapolis, MN.
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
Sirr SA, Waddle JR. X-ray CT detection of plate distortion caused by the long-term pressure on the asymmetrically positioned soundpost in 46 Cremonese bowed stringed instruments prior to 1742; Normal aging process of bowed stringed instruments. J. Violin Soc. Am.: VSA Papers, submitted.
Sirr SA, Waddle JR. X-ray CT densities of front and back plates of 47 Cremonese bowed stringed instruments crafted before 1781; Are modern luthiers able to find tonewood with similar densities? J. Violin Soc. Am.: VSA Papers, submitted.
Sirr SA, Waddle JR. Thin-Section X-Ray CT “Dissection”of Front and Back Plates, Fingerboards and Corpus Volumes of 14 Cremonese Instruments: CT Density, Mass Distribution Curves and the 4 “Balanced Chi” Relationships, J. Violin Soc. Am.: VSA Papers, accepted.
Waddle JR, Sirr SA. Stradivari’s Wood and Was It Treated? A CT Perspective. J. Violin Soc. Am.:Proc. Summer 2012. Vol. XXIII, No. 3.
Sirr SA, Waddle JR, Rossow S. Re-Creation of a violin crafted by Antonio Stradivari in Cremona, Italy; CT DICOM files transformed into stereolithographic files for CNC router producing nearly exact copies. Radiologic Society of North America. Presented November 2011.
S. Sirr and J. Waddle. X-ray CT measurements of the internal corpus volume and a new soundpost-corpus volume relationship for stringed instruments, J. Violin Soc. Am.: VSA Papers, Vol. XXII, No. 1, pp. 224-38 (Summer 2009).
S. Sirr and J. Waddle. CT detection of shear forces in bent wooden plates: Evidence that the Amatis did not bend their violin plates, J. Violin Soc. Am.: VSA Papers, Vol. XXII, No. 1, pp. 236-38 (Summer 2009).
Sirr SA, Bernstein M, Stephenson C. High Resolution Computed Tomography of Unique Miniature Sculptures; Antique Japanese Netsuke. Summer 2001 International Netsuke Society Journal.
Sirr SA, Waddle JR. Computed Tomography of Humans and Bowed Stringed Instruments: Some Interesting Similarities. Minnesota Medicine. September 1999. Vol. 82. pp. 51-53.
Sirr SA, Waddle JR. Bowed Stringed Instruments and X-ray Computed Tomography. Medical Problems of Performing Artists. March 1999. Vol. 14 No. 1. pp.-15.
Sirr SA, Waddle JR. CT Evaluation of Damage, Repair and Internal wood Grain Patterns of Soloist Quality Bowed Stringed Instruments. Supplement to Radiology 1997 Vol. 205 (P). p 588.
Sirr SA, Waddle JR. Use of CT in Detection of Internal Damage and Repair and Determination of Authenticity in High-Quality Bowed Stringed Instruments. RadioGraphics 1999:19:639-646.
Sirr SA, Waddle JR. CT Analysis of Bowed Stringed Instruments. Radiology 1997; 203 801-805.
Sirr SA, Gramith FC, Hollerman JJ, Twomey JA, Heim-Duthoy KL. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy of frostbite; The role of scintigraphy. RSNA 1991.
Sirr SA. Radioactive tableware. RadioGraphics.
Sirr SA, Popp J. Promoxis nigro-maculatus (Black Crappie) with stomach of an Esox masquinongy (Muskellunge). Radiology. 1991,418.
Volkman RJ, Gustilo RB, Sirr SA. Sequential Tc-99m MDP bone scans after cementless hip arthroplasty. Clin Ortho Rel Res.
Gramith F, Sirr SA, Hollerman JJ, Hawks L. Transvaginal versus transabdominal sonography in patients suspected of having ectopic pregnancy. Minnesota Medicine 199:27-31, 1990.
duCret RP, Adkins MC, Hunter DW, Yedlicka JW, Engeler CM, Castaneda-Zunga WR, Amplatz K, Sirr SA, Boudreau RJ, Kuni CC, White JG. Enhanced radiolabelled monitoring of therapeutic embolism, Radiology 1990:571-575.
Sirr SA, Waddle JR, CT scan of a Montagnana Cello built in 1730. Radiology 1989:446.
Sirr SA, Johnson TK, Stuart DD, et al. An improved radiolabeling technique of Ivalon and its use for dynamic monitoring of complications during therapeutic transcatheter embolization. J Nucl Med 1989; 30:1399-1404.
Johnson TK, Coulter SE, Sirr SA. The "Harlequin" artifact: Cause and Correction J Nucl Med 1989; 30:1133-1134.
Sirr, Hollerman JJ, Volkman R, Anderson QN, Gustillo RB. Tc-99m MDP bone scanning of asymptomatic cementless hip arthroplasty: A perspective study of the femoral component. J Nucl Med 1989: 30:858.
Hollermann JJ, Bernstein MA, Koffamesh SR, Sirr SA. Acute recurrent appendicitis with appendicolity. Am J Emerg Med 19...
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