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Estelle S. Harris

Estelle S. Harris, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

University of Utah Hospital

Pulmonary, Clinic 3
Salt Lake City
801-581-7806
  • Estelle S. Harris, MD is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah Health Science Center. As a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician, her clinical interests include general pulmonary consultation, acute lung injury, non-invasive ventilation, neuromuscular abnormalities and diaphragm muscle dysfunction. Dr. Harris received her MD from the University of Colorado. She received training in Internal Medicine at Boston City Hospital, Boston University, and her Pulmonary and Critical Care training from the University of Michigan.

    Dr. Harris is the Medical Director of the University of Utah medical intensive care unit (ICU) and the Huntsman Cancer Hospital ICU/intermediate care unit. She is also the pulmonary consultant for the neuromuscular clinics at Neurosciences Center and the NeuRx Diaphragm Stimulator Program. She is currently a member of the American Thoracic Society, The American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

    Board Certification

    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)
  • Estelle S. Harris, MD is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah Health Science Center. As a Pulmonary and Critical Care physician, her clinical interests include general pulmonary consultation, acute lung injury, non-invasive ventilation, neuromuscular abnormalities and diaphragm muscle dysfunction. Dr. Harris received her MD from the University of Colorado. She received training in Internal Medicine at Boston City Hospital, Boston University, and her Pulmonary and Critical Care training from the University of Michigan.

    Dr. Harris is the Medical Director of the University of Utah medical intensive care unit (ICU) and the Huntsman Cancer Hospital ICU/intermediate care unit. She is also the pulmonary consultant for the neuromuscular clinics at Neurosciences Center and the NeuRx Diaphragm Stimulator Program. She is currently a member of the American Thoracic Society, The American College of Chest Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Internal Medicine -Primary
    Academic Divisions Public Health
    Board Certification
    American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

    Education history

    Fellowship Pulmonary/Critical Care - University of Michigan Hospitals Fellow
    Internal Medicine - Boston City Hospital Resident
    Professional Medical Medicine - University of Colorado School of Medicine M.D.
    Biology - Claremont McKenna (Men's) College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Brown SM, Barkauskas CE, Grund B, Sharma S, Phillips AN, Leither L, Peltan ID, Lanspa M, Gilstrap DL, Mourad A, Lane K, Beitler JR, Serra AL, Garcia I, Almasri E, Fayed M, Hubel K, Harris ES, Middleton EA, Barrios MAG, Mathews KS, Goel NN, Acquah S, Mosier J, Hypes C, Salvagio Campbell E, Khan A, Hough CL, Wilson JG, Levitt JE, Duggal A, Dugar S, Goodwin AJ, Terry C, Chen P, Torbati S, Iyer N, Sandkovsky US, Johnson NJ, Robinson BRH, Matthay MA, Aggarwal NR, Douglas IS, Casey JD, Hache-Marliere M, Georges Youssef J, Nkemdirim W, Leshnower B, Awan O, Pannu S, OMahony DS, Manian P, Awori Hayanga JW, Wortmann GW, Tomazini BM, Miller RF, Jensen JU, Murray DD, Bickell NA, Zatakia J, Burris S, Higgs ES, Natarajan V, Dewar RL, Schechner A, Kang N, Arenas-Pinto A, Hudson F, Ginde AA, Self WH, Rogers AJ, Oldmixon CF, Morin H, Sanchez A, Weintrob AC, Cavalcanti AB, Davis-Karim A, Engen N, Denning E, Taylor Thompson B, Gelijns AC, Kan V, Davey VJ, Lundgren JD, Babiker AG, Neaton JD, Lane HC, ACTIV-3bTherapeutics for Severely Ill Inpatients with COVID-19 TESICO Study Group (2023). Intravenous aviptadil and remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19-associated hypoxaemic respiratory failure in the USA (TESICO): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Respir Med, 11(9), 791-803. (Read full article)
    2. Paine R, Chasse R, Halstead ES, Nfonoyim J, Park DJ, Byun T, Patel B, Molina-Pallete G, Harris ES, Garner F, Simms L, Ahuja S, McManus JL, Roychowdhury DF (2022). Inhaled Sargramostim (Recombinant Human Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor) for COVID-19-Associated Acute Hypoxemia: Results of the Phase 2, Randomized, Open-Label Trial (iLeukPulm). Mil Med. (Read full article)
    3. Self WH, Wheeler AP, Stewart TG, Schrager H, Mallada J, Thomas CB, Cataldo VD, ONeal HR Jr, Shapiro NI, Higgins C, Ginde AA, Chauhan L, Johnson NJ, Henning DJ, Jaiswal SJ, Mammen MJ, Harris ES, Pannu SR, Laguio-Vila M, El Atrouni W, de Wit M, Hoda D, Cohn CS, McWilliams C, Shanholtz C, Jones AE, Raval JS, Mucha S, Ipe TS, Qiao X, Schrantz SJ, Shenoy A, Fremont RD, Brady EJ, Carnahan RH, Chappell JD, Crowe JE Jr, Denison MR, Gilchuk P, Stevens LJ, Sutton RE, Thomsen I, Yoder SM, Bistran-Hall AJ, Casey JD, Lindsell CJ, Wang L, Pulley JM, Rhoads JP, Bernard GR, Rice TW, Passive Immunity Trial for Our Nation PassITON Investigators (2022). Neutralizing COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19: A Blinded Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial. Chest, 162(5), 982 - 994. (Read full article)
    4. Self WH, Stewart TG, Wheeler AP, El Atrouni W, Bistran-Hall AJ, Casey JD, Cataldo VD, Chappell JD, Cohn CS, Collins JB, Denison MR, de Wit M, Dixon SL, Duggal A, Edwards TL, Fontaine MJ, Ginde AA, Harkins MS, Harrington T, Harris ES, Hoda D, Ipe TS, Jaiswal SJ, Johnson NJ, Jones AE, Laguio-Vila M, Lindsell CJ, Mallada J, Mammen MJ, Metcalf RA, Middleton EA, Mucha S, ONeal HR Jr, Pannu SR, Pulley JM, Qiao X, Raval JS, Rhoads JP, Schrager H, Shanholtz C, Shapiro NI, Schrantz SJ, Thomsen I, Vermillion KK, Bernard GR, Rice TW, Passive Immunity Trial for Our Nation PassITON Investigators (2021). Passive Immunity Trial for Our Nation (PassITON): study protocol for a randomized placebo-control clinical trial evaluating COVID-19 convalescent plasma in hospitalized adults. Trials, 22(1), 221. (Read full article)
    5. ACTIV-3TICO LY-CoV555 Study Group, Lundgren JD, Grund B, Barkauskas CE, Holland TL, Gottlieb RL, Sandkovsky U, Brown SM, Knowlton KU, Self WH, Files DC, Jain MK, Benfield T, Bowdish ME, Leshnower BG, Baker JV, Jensen JU, Gardner EM, Ginde AA, Harris ES, Johansen IS, Markowitz N, Matthay MA, stergaard L, Chang CC, Davey VJ, Goodman A, Higgs ES, Murray DD, Murray TA, Paredes R, Parmar MKB, Phillips AN, Reilly C, Sharma S, Dewar RL, Teitelbaum M, Wentworth D, Cao H, Klekotka P, Babiker AG, Gelijns AC, Kan VL, Polizzotto MN, Thompson BT, Lane HC, Neaton JD (2020). A Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody for Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19. N Engl J Med, 384(10), 905-914. (Read full article)
    6. Self WH, Semler MW, Leither LM, Casey JD, Angus DC, Brower RG, Chang SY, Collins SP, Eppensteiner JC, Filbin MR, Files DC, Gibbs KW, Ginde AA, Gong MN, Harrell FE Jr, Hayden DL, Hough CL, Johnson NJ, Khan A, Lindsell CJ, Matthay MA, Moss M, Park PK, Rice TW, Robinson BRH, Schoenfeld DA, Shapiro NI, Steingrub JS, Ulysse CA, Weissman A, Yealy DM, Thompson BT, Brown SM, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute PETAL Clinical Trials Network, Steingrub J, Smithline H, Tiru B, Tidswell M, Kozikowski L, Thornton-Thompson S, De Souza L, Hou P, Baron R, Massaro A, Aisiku I, Fredenburgh L, Seethala R, Johnsky L, Riker R, Seder D, May T, Baumann M, Eldridge A, Lord C, Shapiro N, Talmor D, OMara T, Kirk C, Harrison K, Kurt L, Schermerhorn M, Banner-Goodspeed V, Boyle K, Dubosh N, Filbin M, Hibbert K, Parry B, Lavin-Parsons K, Pulido N, Lilley B, Lodenstein C, Margolin J, Brait K, Jones A, Galbraith J, Peacock R, Nandi U, Wachs T, Matthay M, Liu K, Kangelaris K, Wang R, Calfee C, Yee K, Hendey G, Chang S, Lim G, Qadir N, Tam A, Beutler R, Levitt J, Wilson J, Rogers A, Vojnik R, Roque J, Albertson T, Chenoweth J, Adams J, Pearson S, Juarez M, Almasri E, Fayed M, Hughes A, Hillard S, Huebinger R, Wang H, Vidales E, Patel B, Ginde A, Moss M, Baduashvili A, McKeehan J, Finck L, Higgins C, Howell M, Douglas I, Haukoos J, Hiller T, Lyle C, Cupelo A, Caruso E, Camacho C, Gravitz S, Finigan J, Griesmer C, Park P, Hyzy R, Nelson K, McDonough K, Olbrich N, Williams M, Kapoor R, Nash J, Willig M, Ford H, Gardner-Gray J, Ramesh M, Moses M, Ng Gong M, Aboodi M, Asghar A, Amosu O, Torres M, Kaur S, Chen JT, Hope A, Lopez B, Rosales K, Young You J, Mosier J, Hypes C, Natt B, Borg B, Salvagio Campbell E, Hite RD, Hudock K, Cresie A, Alhasan F, Gomez-Arroyo J, Duggal A, Mehkri O, Hastings A, Sahoo D, Abi Fadel F, Gole S, Shaner V, Wimer A, Meli Y, King A, Terndrup T, Exline M, Pannu S, Robart E, Karow S, Hough C, Robinson B, Johnson N, Henning D, Campo M, Gundel S, Seghal S, Katsandres S, Dean S, Khan A, Krol O, Jouzestani M, Huynh P, Weissman A, Yealy D, Scholl D, Adams P, McVerry B, Huang D, Angus D, Schooler J, Moore S, Files C, Miller C, Gibbs K, LaRose M, Flores L, Koehler L, Morse C, Sanders J, Langford C, Nanney K, MdalaGausi M, Yeboah P, Morris P, Sturgill J, Seif S, Cassity E, Dhar S, de Wit M, Mason J, Goodwin A, Hall G, Grady A, Chamberlain A, Brown S, Bledsoe J, Leither L, Peltan I, Starr N, Fergus M, Aston V, Montgomery Q, Smith R, Merrill M, Brown K, Armbruster B, Harris E, Middleton E, Paine R, Johnson S, Barrios M, Eppensteiner J, Limkakeng A, McGowan L, Porter T, Bouffler A, Leahy JC, deBoisblanc B, Lammi M, Happel K, Lauto P, Self W, Casey J, Semler M, Collins S, Harrell F, Lindsell C, Rice T, Stubblefield W, Gray C, Johnson J, Roth M, Hays M, Torr D, Zakaria A, Schoenfeld D, Thompson T, Hayden D, Ringwood N, Oldmixon C, Ulysse C, Morse R, Muzikansky A, Fitzgerald L, Whitaker S, Lagakos A, Brower R, Reineck L, Aggarwal N, Bienstock K, Freemer M, Maclawiw M, Weinmann G, Morrison L, Gillespie M, Kryscio R, Brodie D, Zareba W, Rompalo A, Boeckh M, Parsons P, Christie J, Hall J, Horton N, Zoloth L, Dickert N, Diercks D (2020). Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on Clinical Status at 14 Days in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA, 324(21), 2165-2176. (Read full article)
    7. Brown SM, Peltan I, Kumar N, Leither L, Webb BJ, Starr N, Grissom CK, Buckel WR, Srivastava R, Butler AM, Groat D, Haaland B, Ying J, Harris E, Johnson S, Paine R 3rd, Greene T (2020). Hydroxychloroquine vs. Azithromycin for Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 (HAHPS): Results of a Randomized, Active Comparator Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. (Read full article)
    8. Middleton EA, He XY, Denorme F, Campbell RA, Ng D, Salvatore SP, Mostyka M, Baxter-Stoltzfus A, Borczuk AC, Loda M, Cody MJ, Manne BK, Portier I, Harris ES, Petrey AC, Beswick EJ, Caulin AF, Iovino A, Abegglen LM, Weyrich AS, Rondina MT, Egeblad M, Schiffman JD, Yost CC (2020). Neutrophil extracellular traps contribute to immunothrombosis in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome. Blood, 136(10), 1169-1179. (Read full article)
    9. Brown SM, Peltan ID, Webb B, Kumar N, Starr N, Grissom C, Buckel WR, Srivastava R, Harris ES, Leither LM, Johnson SA, Paine R 3rd, Greene T (2020). Hydroxychloroquine versus Azithromycin for Hospitalized Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (HAHPS). Protocol for a Pragmatic, Open-Label, Active Comparator Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc, 17(8), 1008-1015. (Read full article)
    10. Middleton EA, Rowley JW, Campbell RA, Grissom CK, Brown SM, Beesley SJ, Schwertz H, Kosaka Y, Manne BK, Krauel K, Tolley ND, Eustes AS, Guo L, Paine R 3rd, Harris ES, Zimmerman GA, Weyrich AS, Rondina MT (2019). Sepsis alters the transcriptional and translational landscape of human and murine platelets. Blood, 134(12), 911-923. (Read full article)
    11. Galt SW, Lindemann S, Medd D, Allen LL, Kraiss LW, Harris ES, Prescott SM, McIntyre TM, Weyrich AS, Zimmerman GA (2001). Differential regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 by monocytes adherent to collagen and platelets. Circ Res, 89(6), 509-16. (Read full article)
    12. Harris ES, Shigeoka AO, Li W, Adams RH, Prescott SM, McIntyre TM, Zimmerman GA, Lorant DE (2001). A novel syndrome of variant leukocyte adhesion deficiency involving defects in adhesion mediated by beta1 and beta2 integrins. Blood, 97(3), 767-76. (Read full article)
    13. Harris ES, McIntyre TM, Prescott SM, Zimmerman GA (2000). The leukocyte integrins. J Biol Chem, 275(31), 23409-12. (Read full article)
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