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Office
400 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143Phone+1 415-353-2165Fax+1 415-353-2505
Summary
- Dr. Hobart Harris is a general surgeon in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UCSF Medical Center and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 34 years. He is experienced in complex ventral hernias, pancreatitis, sepsis, surgical oncology (non-breast), and general / gastrointestinal surgery. He has more than 150 publications and over 4,500 citings.
Education & Training
- University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Ercp, 2005 - 2005
- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1985 - 1993
- University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary HospitalFellowship, Hepatobiliary Surgery, 1993
- University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Surgery, 1984 - 1985
- Harvard School of Public HealthM.P.H., General Studies, 1983 - 1984
- Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1983, Cum Laude
- Harvard CollegeA.B, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 1975 - 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1986 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2019 - 2021
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Excellence in Teaching Award Debas Academy of Medical Educators, 2015
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Teaching Award UCSF Department of Surgery Chief Resident Class of 2014, 2014
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Clinical Trials
- Complex Ventral Hernia Repair Using Biologic or Synthetic Mesh Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
- Study to Assess the Safety of DERMASEAL for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Start of enrollment: 2022 Oct 03
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 167 citationsRandomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cephalexin for Treatment of Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses in a Population at Risk for Community-Acquired Methicill...Priya Rajendran, David M. Young, Toby Maurer, Henry F. Chambers, Francoise Perdreau-Remington
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 2007-11-01 - 2 citationsQuality of life measures and cost analysis of biologic versus synthetic mesh for ventral hernia repair: The Preventing Recurrence in Clean and Contaminated Hernias ran...Mohamed Mustafa Diab, Sohil Patel, Charlotte Young, Isabel Elaine Allen, Hobart W Harris
Surgery. 2024-04-01 - 50 citationsPreventing Recurrence in Clean and Contaminated Hernias Using Biologic Versus Synthetic Mesh in Ventral Hernia Repair: The PRICE Randomized Clinical Trial.Hobart W. Harris, Frank Primus, Charlotte Aimee Young, Jonathan T. Carter, Matthew Y.C. Lin
Annals of Surgery. 2021-01-11
Journal Articles
- Postoperative Prophylactic Antibiotic Use following Ventral Hernia Repair with Placement of Surgical Drains Reduces Postoperative Surgical Site InfectionWong A, Lee S, Nathan NS, Wang F, Hansen SL, Harris HW and Sbitany H, Plast Reconstr Surg, 1/1/2015
- Systematic Review of Total Pancreatectomy and Islet Autotransplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis (Commentary)Harris HW, Br J Surg, 1/1/2012
- Chylomicrons Combined with Endotoxin Moderate Microvascular PermeabilitySpitzer AL, Chuang KI, Victorino GP, Kasravi B, Curran B, Lee D and Harris HW, Innate Immunity, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Equivalence of Shorter Course Therapy with Oritavancin Compared to Vancomycin/cephalexin in Complicated Skin/skin Structure InfectionsWasilewski M, Disch D, McGill J, Harris HW, O’Riordan W, and Zeckel M, 41st ICAAC, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2001
- Induction of Apoptosis by Injection of LPS into Human VolunteersHojman H, Harris HW and Horn J, Annual Meeting of the Surgical Infection Society, 1/1/1996
- Malnutrition in AIDS-related PCP PneumothoraxJarnagin WR, Mulloy R, Harris HW, Bossart J, Heer W and Hickey M, J Am Coll Nutrition, 1/1/1993
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Lectures
- Postgraduate Course in General Surgery HawaiiUniversity of California, San Francisco, Koloa, Hawaii - 3/24/2013
- Postgraduate Course in General SurgeryUniversity of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California - 5/18/2012
- Hepatic Resections: Total Vascular Exclusion.Department of Surgery, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Houston, TX
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Other
- Honors Thesis in a Special Field, Atherogenesis and the Effects of Dietary lipid on Platelet Function in Nonhuman Primates
1/1/1982 - Senior Honors Thesis, Effect of Morphine Sulphate on the Metabolism of 2-deoxy-D-glucose in Rat Brain
1/1/1978 - Laparoscopic Repair of a paraesophageal hernia. Shown as part of the Symposium on Unusual Problems in Surgery.Harris HW, Way LW, Patti MG, Gantert WA, Yamagata S, and Arcerito M., Motion Picture Exhibitions
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Press Mentions
- Can Biotech Change Its DNA?May 27th, 2021
- Black History Month 2016: Reflecting on the Impact of RaceFebruary 23rd, 2016
Grant Support
- Lipoproteins And Microbial ImmunityNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences2010–2011
- Lipoproteins Modulate The Hepatic Response To EndotoxinNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1999–2008
- Chylomicron Remnants &AtherosclerosisNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1988–1990
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