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Hobart W. Harris, M.D., MPH

  • Professor and Chief, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery
  • Division of General Surgery
  • J. Engelbert Dunphy Endowed Chair in Surgery
  • Director, Center for Hernia Repair & Abdominal Wall
  • Reconstruction
  • Program Director, NIH T32 Training Program in Gastrointestinal Surgery

Contact Information

Academic Office
513 Parnassus Ave, Suite S-549
San Francisco, CA 94143-0104
(415) 514-3891 Phone
(415) 476-8694 Fax
[email protected]
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  • 1975-1979 Harvard College, Cambridge, MA       A.B. Biology
  • 1979-1983 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA     M.D. Medicine
  • 1983-1984 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA M.P.H. General Studies
  • 1984-1985 University of California, San Francisco Intern Surgery
  • 1985-1993 University of California, San Francisco Resident Surgery
  • 07/1993-12/1993 University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, P.R.C. Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • 02/2005-07/2005 University of Louisville, Louisville, KY ERCP
  • American Board of Surgery, 1994

Dr. Hobart W. Harris is an expert in treating surgical infections, diseases of the pancreas and biliary system and abdominal wall hernias, including pancreas, gallbladder and bile duct cancer, acute and chronic pancreatitis, islet autotransplantation for chronic pancreatitis, complex gallstone disease, intra-abdominal sepsis, serious infections of the skin and soft tissue, and enterocutaneous fistulas. He treats patients with complicated and often life-threatening conditions through the Complex Abdominal Surgery Program. Dr. Harris is also a pioneer and leader in the management and repair of complex ventral (incisional) hernias. Specifically, he is an expert at repairing gigantic ventral hernias, where closure of the defect and reconstructing the abdominal wall requires advanced techniques, such as progressive pneumoperiteum whereby the abdominal wall muscles are first stretched prior to repairing the hernia.

Dr. Harris earned his undergraduate, medical and public health degrees at Harvard University, before completing an internship and residency in general surgery at UCSF. After residency training, he completed a fellowship in Hepatobiliary Surgery at the University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital before joining the faculty at UCSF in 1994. Harris is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of numerous surgical and scientific societies including the American Surgical Association. 

Dr. Harris is Director of the Infection, Injury and Immunity Lab. His research focuses on surgical infections, innate immunity and the management of complex ventral hernias. He is also an innovator, inventor and entrepreneur in the surgical field.

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ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1196-1558 Additional info
  • Research Training in Gastrointestinal Surgery
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    Jul 1988
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  • Complex Ventral Hernia Repair
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    Jul 2013
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    Jun 2016
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  • Lipoproteins and Microbial Immunity
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    Aug 2010
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    Jul 2014
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  • Lipoproteins Modulate the Hepatic Response to Endotoxin
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    May 1999
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  • General Clinical Research Center
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    Oct 1974
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  • CHYLOMICRON REMNANTS &ATHEROSCLEROSIS
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    Nov 1988
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MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 110
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  1. DeLong MR, Wells MW, Chang IA, Vardanian AJ, Harris H. Data Requirement for Animal-Derived Wound Care Devices: Limitations of the 510(k) Regulatory Pathway. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Oct 05. View in PubMed
  2. Starr N, Tadesse M, Igwebuike C, Sherefa K, Genetu A, Aregawi Y, Zewdu E, Tamirat D, Desalegn M, Getahun B, Harris H, Zemenfes D. Feasibility of Gastrografin Use for Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction in Low-Income Countries. J Surg Res. 2023 Oct 04; 293:239-247. View in PubMed
  3. Dhanani NH, Lee KH, Olavarria OA, Young C, Primus F, Holihan JL, Liang MK, Harris HW. Biologic Versus Synthetic Mesh in Ventral Hernia Repair: Participant-Level Analysis of Two Randomized Controlled Trials at Twenty-Four to Thirty-Six Months. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2023 Aug; 24(6):554-560. View in PubMed
  4. Dhanani NH, Lyons NB, Divino CM, Harris H, Holihan JL, Hope W, Itani K, Loor MM, Martindale R, Prabhu A, Reinke C, Roth JS, Towfigh S, Liang MK. Expert Consensus for Key Features of Operative Reports of Ventral Hernia. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 01 01; 236(1):235-240. View in PubMed
  5. Deerenberg EB, Henriksen NA, Antoniou GA, Antoniou SA, Bramer WM, Fischer JP, Fortelny RH, Gök H, Harris HW, Hope W, Horne CM, Jensen TK, Köckerling F, Kretschmer A, López-Cano M, Malcher F, Shao JM, Slieker JC, de Smet GHJ, Stabilini C, Torkington J, Muysoms FE. Updated guideline for closure of abdominal wall incisions from the European and American Hernia Societies. Br J Surg. 2022 11 22; 109(12):1239-1250. View in PubMed
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