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Mark J. Harris, MBChB, MPH

Vice Chair for Education, Department of Anesthesiology

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Languages Spoken: English, French

Dr. Harris has a special interest in anesthesia for liver transplantation, neurosurgery and in low-resource environments.

Specialties

  • Liver Transplant
  • Trauma Anesthesia
  • Neuroanesthesia
  • Anesthesiology

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Anesthesiology - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Family & Preventive Medicine - Adjunct Associate Professor
Academic Divisions Public Health
Board Certification American Board of Anesthesiology

Dr. Harris has a special interest in anesthesia for liver transplantation, neurosurgery and in low-resource environments.

Academic Locations

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Anesthesiology - Associate Professor (Clinical)
Family & Preventive Medicine - Adjunct Associate Professor
Academic Divisions Public Health
Board Certification American Board of Anesthesiology

Research Interests

  • Resident Education
  • Education, Medical, Graduate
  • Resident Well-Being
  • Education, Medical, Continuing
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate
  • Global Health and Surgery
  • Anesthesia and Surgery in the Developing World
  • Anesthesia Education

Education History

Graduate Training University of Utah
Global Health
M.P.H., 2014
Chief Resident University of Utah School of Medicine
Anesthesiology
Chief Resident, 2001
Residency University of Utah School of Medicine
Anesthesiology
Resident, 2001
Professional Medical University of Glasgow
Medicine
M.B.Ch.B., 1992

Selected Publications - Journal Articles

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, e135-e137.
  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, e50-e51.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.

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.

Global Impact

Education History

Professional Medical University of Glasgow
Medicine
M.B.Ch.B.

Selected Provider 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, e135-e137.
    Global Impact: Global.

  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, e50-e51.
    Global Impact: Global.

  3. Harris MJ, Junkins SR (01/22/2019). A Philosophical Primer for Your First Global Anesthesia Experience. Curr Anesthesiol Rep, 9(1).
    Global Impact: Global.

  4. 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).
    Global Impact: Gambia, Ghana, Global, India, Senegal.

  5. Harris MJ (2016). We Need More Reports of Global Health Anesthesia Articles. Anesthesiology, 124(2), 267-9.
    Global Impact: Global.

  6. 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.
    Global Impact: Global, Sierra Leone.

  7. 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.
    Global Impact: Ghana.

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.
    Global Impact: Global.

  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.
    Global Impact: Western Africa.

  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.
    Global Impact: Ghana.

Abstract

  1. Harris MJ (8/20/2016). An exploration of collaborative failure [Abstract]. Annals of Global Health, 82(3), 337–338.
    Global Impact: Global.

  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.
    Global Impact: Global.

Service

04/01/2016 Poster Judge 'Bench to Bedside' Competition. Global
06/01/2013 Steering Committee Member Global
08/01/2015 Faculty Mentor Global Surgery and Anesthesia Student Interest Group.To help interested students and professionals explore the role of surgery & anesthesia as a major component of public and global health. Global
12/01/2015 Director Global Health Initiatives Gambia
12/01/2011 Section Head Anesthesia Global
11/21/2013 Committee Member Global Health Working Group, Retreat Planning Sub-Committee Global
10/01/2012 Committee Head Website Committee Global
07/01/2006 Committee Member Finance Committee Global
07/03/2012 Committee Member Study Abroad Scholarship Committee.Disburses funding (approximately $20 000) from Undergraduate Studies / donors / endowments for merit-based study abroad scholarships. Global
06/01/2013 Student Supervisor Supervise anesthetist student's final thesis. Includes design, implementation, and manuscript preparation. Gambia
10/01/2012 Advisory Committee Member Medical Services Committee Ghana
01/13/2004 Speaker Speaker at "Anesthesia Refresher Course" at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana, West Africa. Ghana
01/06/2004 Physician Providing anesthesia care in Ghana, West Africa. Ghana
07/29/2010 Group Leader Global Humanitarian Outreach - Electronic Support for Haiti Haiti

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