Specialty	Colon and Rectal Surgery/Proctology , Surgery
Clinical Interests	Surgery, Colon & Rectal
	Colorectal Cancer
	Crohn's Disease
	Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
	Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
	Surgery, General
	Surgery, Minimally Invasive
	Ulcerative Colitis
Languages	English
	Yiddish
	Russian
	Spanish
Gender	Male
E-mail	michael.harris@mssm.edu
Education and Training	MD, Columbia Univ. Col. of Phy. & Surg.
	Residency, Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
Awards	2009 Studer Group National Leadership in Medicine Award
	2007 Physician of the Year Special Recognition Award
	2004 Attending of the Year Robert Paradny Teaching Award

Education and Training	MD, Columbia Univ. Col. of Phy. & Surg.
	Residency, Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital
Board Certification	Surgery

Specialty	Colon and Rectal Surgery/Proctology , Surgery
Clinical Interests	Surgery, Colon & Rectal
	Colorectal Cancer
	Crohn's Disease
	Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
	Laparoscopic Colon Surgery
	Surgery, General
	Surgery, Minimally Invasive
	Ulcerative Colitis
Languages	English
	Yiddish
	Russian
	Spanish
Board Certification	Surgery

• Crohn's Disease
• Ulcerative colitis

Gastrointestinal Surgery
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Laprascopic Surgery, Laprascopic Colorectal Surgery, Restorative Proctocolectomy

Shlasko E , Harris MT, Benjamin E , Iberti TJ, Steinhagen RM. Toxic shock syndrome after pilonidal cystectomy: report of a case. Dis Colon Rectum 1991 June; 34(6): 502-505.

Harris MT, Laudito A, Wayne JD. Colonoscopic evaluation of colon anastomoses. Gastrointest Endosc 1994; 40: 554-557.

Harris MT, Drew M, Cohen LB. Esophageal obstruction in malignant mesothelioma. Dis Esophagus 1994; 1: 212-214.

Gorfine SR, Gelernt IM, Bauer JJ, Harris MT, Kreel I. Restorative proctocolectomy without ileostomy. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 1995; 38: 188-194.

Bauer JJ, Harris MT, Grumbach NM, Gorfine SR. Laparoscopic-assisted intestinal resection for Crohn's disease. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 1995; 38: 712-715.

Bauer JJ, Harris MT, Grumbach NM, Gorfine SR. Laparoscopic-assisted intestinal resection for Crohn's disease: which patients are good candidates?. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 1996; 23: 44-46.

Raza J, Harris MT, Bauer JJ. Gastrointestinal Histoplasmosis in a patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Mt Sinai J Med 1996; 63: 136-140.

Bauer JJ, Gorfine SR, Gelerrnt IM, Harris MT, Kreel I. Restorative proctocolectomy in patients older than fifty years. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 1997; 40: 562-565.

Bauer JJ, Harris MT, Kreel I, Gelernt IM. Twelve-year experience with expanded polytetrafluouroethylene in the repair of abdominal wall defects. Mt Sinai J Med 1999; 66: 20-25.

Gorfine SR, Bauer JJ, Harris M, Kreel I. Dysplasia complicating chronic ulcerative colitis: is immediate colectomy warranted?. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2000; 43: 1575-1581.

Hearn K, Daily M, Harris MT, Bodian C. Reduce costs and improve patient satisfaction with home preoperative bowel preparations. Nursing Case Management 2000; 5: 13-25.

Bauer JJ, Harris MT, Gorfine SR, Kreel I. Rives-Stoppa repair for giant incisional hernias: experience with 57 patients. Hernia 2002; 6: 120-123.

Ellozy S, Harris MT, Bauer J, Gorfine SR, Kreel I. Early postoperative small bowel obstruction: a prospective evaluation in 242 consecutive abdominal operations. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum 2002 Sept; 45(9): 1214-1217.

Gorfine SR, Fichera A, Harris MT, Bauer JJ. Long-term results of salvage surgery for septic complications after restorative proctocolectomy. Does fecal diversion improve outcome?. Dis Colon Rectum 2003; 46: 1339-1344.

Gorfine SR, Harris MT, Bub DS, Bauer JJ. Restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis complicated by colorectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum 2004; 47: 1377-1385.

Edden Y, Benkov K, Harris MT. Percutaneous Liver Biopsy Complicated by Hemobilia-Associated Acute Cholecystitis. World J Gastroenterol 2006 July; 12(27): 4435-4436.