Michael J. Harris, M.D.
Traverse City, Michigan
Urologic surgeon
Waitlist
treatments offered: radical prostatectomy (prostate cancer), radical
orchiectomy (testis cancer), transurethral resection of bladder cancer,
transurethral resection of prostate (benign enlargement).
Dr.
Harris is a urologic surgeon and clinical researcher. He served in the
U.S. Air Force as the Chief of Urology at Eglin Regional Hospital in
Ft. Walton Beach, Florida for two years and as an instructor of surgery
and urology at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Harris pioneered the development of a contemporary and anatomically
correct method of radical perineal prostatectomy for prostate cancer
while teaching urology in San Antonio. In 1993, he moved to Traverse
City, Michigan to practice urology and continue clinical research. In
recent years, Dr. Harris's outcomes research has been expanded to other
common urologic procedures, such as female incontinence surgery and
vasectomy reversal. While he teaches his techniques worldwide, his
publications reveal some of the most comprehensive analyses of clinical
outcomes in the management of prostate cancer. Dr. Harris is also
nationally recognized for his medical care system reform initiatives.
Dr.
Harris graduated with honors from Michigan Technological University and
completed a Medical Degree at the University of Michigan. He completed
a surgical internship and urology residency at the University of
Kentucky. Dr. Harris was initially Board Certified by the American
Board of Urology in February 1991 and recertified in 1998. He is an
active member in the American Urological Association, Association of
American Physicians and Surgeons, Societe' Internationale D'Urologie,
as well as other local, state, national and international medical
societies.
Dr. Harris has been a visiting scholar at many
universities and published in many leading journals. For more
information, please go to:
http://www.northernurology.com/
For Wait List Rescue, Dr Harris can treat the following conditions:
Radical prostatectomy (prostate cancer)
Radical orchiectomy (testis cancer)
Transurethral resection of bladder cancer
Transurethral resection of prostate (benign enlargement)