James A. Harris, MD, FACS
Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgeon

Certifications:
National Board of Medical Examiners, July 1990
American Board of Surgery, June 1996
Advanced Trauma Life Support, Instructor, June 1997


Education:

Undergraduate degree: B.S. in biology, Michigan Technological University (1985)
Graduate degree: Doctor of Medicine - University of Michigan Medical School (1989)
Internship & Residency:
General Surgery
William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan (1989-1990, 1990-1995)
Fellowship:
Endoscopic Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital (1995)


Organization Memberships:
American College of Surgeons, Fellow
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Southeast Surgical Congress
Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
American Society of General Surgeons


Professional Appointments:
Associate Professor of Surgery
Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Medical College of Georgia (MCG)
Augusta, Georgia
February 2000-July 2001

D.D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center (EAMC)
Fort Gordon, Georgia
Major, U.S. Army Medical Corps
Teaching Staff, General Surgery Service
Chief, Surgical Endoscopy
January 1996-January 2000

Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Clinical Instructor in Surgery
July 1995-December 1995

Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Assistant in Surgery, Trauma Service
July 1995-December 1995


Surgical Interests:
All benign and malignant disorders of the G.I. tract; laparoscopic management of GI conditions such as GERD, paraesophageal hernia, achalasia, gallstones, splenic diseases, adrenal masses, colorectal polyps, diverticulitis, abdominal and groin hernias, and morbid obesity.


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