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.
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Anesthesiology
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Associate Professor (Clinical) Family and Preventive Medicine - Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Public Health |
| Board Certification | American Board of Anesthesiology |
Patient Ratings
The Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to care provider related questions on our nationally-recognized Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction Survery.
Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Likelihood of recommending care provider
4.6/ 5
Care provider spoke using clear language
4.6/ 5
Care provider's explanation of condition/problem
4.6/ 5
My confidence in care provider
4.6/ 5
Care provider's effort to include me in decisions
4.5/ 5
Wait time at clinic
/ 5
Time care provider spent with me
4.4/ 5
Care provider's concern for questions & worries
4.6/ 5
Care provider's friendliness and courtesy
4.7/ 5
Patient Comments
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Dr. Harris completed his degree in medicine at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, United Kingdom in l992, was a vascular surgery resident at Glasgow Royal Infirmary in Scotland from 1992-93, an internal medicine resident at Gartnavel Hospital in Scotland in 1993, and an emergency medicine resident at Hairmyres Hospital in Lanarkshire, Scotland from 1993-96. He completed an internal medicine internship at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah in 1998, and a residency in anesthesiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine in 2001. He was appointed as an Instructor in the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, in July 2001, promoted to Assistant Professor in July 2002, and promoted to Associate Professor in July 2007. He received his Masters in Public Health from the University of Utah in 2014. Currently he is the Program Director for the Anesthesiology residency at the University of Utah.
Academic Locations
School of Medicine
801-581-6393
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Anesthesiology
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Associate Professor (Clinical) Family and Preventive Medicine - Adjunct Associate Professor |
| Academic Divisions | Public Health |
| Board Certification | American Board of Anesthesiology |
Research Interests
- Education, Medical, Continuing
- Global Health
- International Educational Exchange
- Education, Medical, Graduate
- Resident Well-Being
- Work Schedule Tolerance
- Education, Medical, Undergraduate
- Preoperative Care
- Resident Education
- Internship and Residency
- Education, Medical
- Global Health and Surgery
- Anesthesia and Surgery in the Developing World
Education History
| Graduate Training | University of Utah M.P.H. |
| Chief Resident | University of Utah School of Medicine Anesthesiology Chief Resident |
| Residency | University of Utah School of Medicine Anesthesiology Resident |
| Internship | University of Utah School of Medicine Internal Medicine Intern |
| Residency | Hairmyres Hospital Emergency Medicine Resident |
| Residency | Gartnavel Hospital Internal Medicine Resident |
| Residency | Glasgow Royal Infirmary Vascular Surgery Resident |
| Professional Medical | University of Glasgow Medicine M.B.Ch.B. |
Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- 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).
- Harris MJ (2016). We Need More Reports of Global Health Anesthesia Articles. Anesthesiology, 124(2), 267-9.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Harris MJ (2017). Essential Anesthesia. In Park A, Price R (Eds.), Global Surgery: The Essentials (1, p. 597). New York: Springer International Publishing.
- 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.
Commentary
- MJ Harris (08/13/1994). Davey. Br Med J, 309, 482.
Abstract
- Parker, Harris MJ, Lu JK, Johnson (2002). The Effects of a Guideline-Based Algorithm on Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation [Abstract]. Anesthesia and Analgesia, 94, S132.
Poster
- Nourian M, Hoehne S, Kolbay P, Rowley A, Orr J, Harris M, Kuck K (10/2016). Revocap: A Revolution in Global Capnography. Poster session presented at Amercian Society of Anesthesiologists Anual Meeting 2016, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Wells K, Price R, Kushner A, Casey K, Meara J, Abdullah F, Nwomeh B, Leckmans, Harris M, Hollands M (11/17/2014). Surgery and anesthesia in global public health: A multi-institutional and multi-national advocacy campaign. Poster session presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Global Impact
Education History
| Residency | Hairmyres Hospital Emergency Medicine Resident |
| Residency | Gartnavel Hospital Internal Medicine Resident |
| Residency | Glasgow Royal Infirmary Vascular Surgery Resident |
| Professional Medical | University of Glasgow Medicine M.B.Ch.B. |
Selected Provider Publications
Journal Article
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, India, Senegal.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: Sierra Leone.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
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.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.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.
Poster
Nourian M, Hoehne S, Kolbay P, Rowley A, Orr J, Harris M, Kuck K (10/2016). Revocap: A Revolution in Global Capnography. Poster session presented at Amercian Society of Anesthesiologists Anual Meeting 2016, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Global Impact: Africa.Wells K, Price R, Kushner A, Casey K, Meara J, Abdullah F, Nwomeh B, Leckmans, Harris M, Hollands M (11/17/2014). Surgery and anesthesia in global public health: A multi-institutional and multi-national advocacy campaign. Poster session presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Global Impact: Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone.
Service
| 12/01/2015 | Director | Global Health Inititatives | Gambia |
| 06/01/2013 | Steering Committee Member | Global | |
| 10/01/2012 | Advisory Committee Member | Medical Services Committee | Ghana |
| 07/29/2010 | Group Leader | Global Humanitarian Outreach - Electronic Support for Haiti | Haiti |
| 06/01/2013 | Student Supervisor | Supervise anesthetist student's final thesis. Includes design, implementation, and manuscript preparation. | Gambia |
| 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 |