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Mark J. Harris

Mark J. Harris, MBChB, MPH

Languages spoken: English, French
  • Dr. Harris has a special interest in anesthesia for liver transplantation, neurosurgery and in low-resource environments.

    Specialties

    Board Certification

    American Board of Anesthesiology
  • Dr. Harris has a special interest in anesthesia for liver transplantation, neurosurgery and in low-resource environments.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Anesthesiology -Primary
    Family & Preventive Medicine -Adjunct
    Academic Divisions Public Health
    Board Certification
    American Board of Anesthesiology

    Education history

    Graduate Training Global Health - University of Utah M.P.H.
    Anesthesiology - University of Utah School of Medicine Chief Resident
    Residency Anesthesiology - University of Utah School of Medicine Resident
    Medicine - University of Glasgow M.B.Ch.B.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Ewbank C, Stewart B, Bruns B, Deckelbaum D, Gologorsky R, Groen R, Gupta S, Hadley M, Harris MJ, Godfrey R, Jackson J, Leppniemi A, Malone DL, Newton C, Traynor MD Jr, Wong EG, Kushner AL (2020). Introduction of the Surgical Providers Assessment and Response to Climate Change (SPARC2) Tool: One Small Step Toward Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Surgical Care. Ann Surg, 273(4), e135-e137. (Read full article)
    2. Ewbank C, Stewart B, Bruns B, Deckelbaum D, Gologorsky R, Groen R, Gupta S, Harris MJ, Godfrey R, Leppniemi A, Malone DL, Newton C, Traynor MD Jr, Wong EG, Kushner AL (2020). The Development of a Surgical Care and Climate Change Matrix: A Tool to Assist With Prioritization and Implementation Strategies. Ann Surg, 273(2), e50-e51. (Read full article)
    3. Nourian MM, Kolbay P, Hoehne S, Poursaid AE, Rowley AE, Harris MJ, Kuck K (2018). Investigating Capnography Innovation for Better Patient Monitoring in the Resource Limited Surgical Setting. Surg Innov, 26(1), 124-128. (Read full article)
    4. Harris MJ, Junkins SR (01/22/2019). A Philosophical Primer for Your First Global Anesthesia Experience. Curr Anesthesiol Rep, 9(1).
    5. Stewart BT, Gyedu A, Alexander P, Amponsah-Manu F, Dardik A, Darko ND, Elster E, Giannou C, Harris MJ, Johnston L, Junkins S, Kokuro C, Kuwayama D, Labi-Addo W, Mishra B, Morna M, Oppong-Nketia V, Orgoi S, Quiroga E, Remick K, Tai N, Meller M, Wren SM, Yangi-Angate H, Rich N, Mock C, Kushner AL (7/16/2016). Consensus recommendations for essential vascular care in low- and middle-income countries. J Vasc Surg, 64(1).
    6. Harris MJ (2016). We Need More Reports of Global Health Anesthesia Articles. Anesthesiology, 124(2), 267-9. (Read full article)
    7. Harris MJ, Kamara TB, Hanciles E, Newberry C, Junkins SR, Pace NL (2015). Assessing unmet anaesthesia need in Sierra Leone: a secondary analysis of a cluster-randomized, cross-sectional, countrywide survey. Afr Health Sci, 15(3), 1028-33. (Read full article)
    8. Peters JL, Boakye G, Harris M, Nsiah-Asare A, Antwi-Kusi A, Jabir AR, McAllister B, Hale D (2010). Anesthesia teaching in Ghana: a 10-year experience. Int Anesthesiol Clin, 48(2), 23-37. (Read full article)

    Book Chapter

    1. Harris MJ (2017). Essential Anesthesia. In Park A, Price R (Eds.), Global Surgery: The Essentials (1, p. 597). New York: Springer International Publishing.
    2. Hanciles E, Harris MJ, Koroma M (2017). Anesthesia and Ebola: A Loss of Touch. In Wren S, Kushner A (Eds.), Operation Ebola - Surgical Care during the West African Outbreak (1). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
    3. Harris MJ, Boakye G (2015). Anesthesia: Educating Providers in Ghana. In Adam L. Kushner, MD, MPH, FACS (Eds.), Operation Health: Surgical care in the developing world (1, p. 106). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

    Abstract

    1. Harris MJ (8/20/2016). An exploration of collaborative failure [Abstract]. Annals of Global Health, 82(3), 337–338.
    2. Nourian MM, Osborn C, Poursaid CA, Ermer S, Harris MJ (May–June, 2016). RevoCap: a revolution in global capnography [Abstract]. Annals of Global Health, 82(3), 593.
    3. Harris MJ, Axelrod D (March 2010). Resident Perceptions of 24-hour Call Elimination [Abstract]. Anesthesia & Analgesia, 110(3S), 137.
    4. Parker, Harris MJ, Lu JK, Johnson (2002). The Effects of a Guideline-Based Algorithm on Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation [Abstract]. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 94, S132.
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