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Jeffrey P. Harris, M.D., Ph.D.
Otolaryngology
(Otology; Neurotology; Skull Base Surgery)
Surgery, Head & Neck
Dr. Harris is a neuro-otologic surgeon who deals with disorders of the ear, hearing and balance, and tumors which affect the skull base.
Dr. Harris has an active clinical practice and leads a large research team committed to discovering the causes of deafness and other disorders such as acoustic neuromas, skull base surgery, Ménière’s disease and autoimmune inner ear disease. He has served on several scientific review boards including the NIH, the Deafness Research Foundation, the American Otologic Society, the House Ear Instititute, the American Academy of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery. Recently, he co-chaired the Expert Panel on Hearing and Hearing Impairment for the National Institutes of Health which identified the priorities for federal funding of hearing research over the next decade.
Recently, Dr. Harris was awarded a four million dollar multi-institutional clinical trial to evaluate immunosuppresive drugs in the treatment of autoimmune disease, including autoimmune deafness. He is a Past President of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology, the largest international organization devoted to research in Otolaryngology and the Past President of the San Diego Academy of Otolaryngology. He has also served as Chief of Staff of the UCSD Medical Center and Chief of Staff of the UCSD-Thornton Hospital, as well as an elected member of the Board of Governors for the UCSD Medical Group.
Dr. Harris has been named one of the outstanding Otolaryngologists in Town and Country Magazine, American Health Magazine, Best Doctors in America by Woodward and White, and The Guide to Top Doctors. The UCSD Division of Otolaryngology has been listed as one of the best Otolaryngology programs in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
Dr. Harris has been a Visiting Professor at many prestigious universities and institutions including Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Washington, the Mayo Clinic, Stanford, the Cleveland Clinic, andmany European universities. He has been an invited guest speaker at the Academies of Otolaryngology in Britain, Ireland, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Norway, China, Spain, Brazil, Korea, and Thailand. He is on the editorial board of many scientific journals, and has published four books and over 200 scientific articles. Dr. Harris has also been appointed Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Audiology and Neurotology.
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Board Certification:
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Otolaryngology
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Experience:
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Dr. Harris is a Professor of Otolaryngology and Neurology, and the Chief of the UCSD
Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
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Languages other
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French
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Education:
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University of Pennsylvania
M.D. and Ph.D.
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Training:
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Residency in Otolaryngology
Harvard Medical School
Advanced Fellowship Training in Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery
University of Zurich
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Clinical Interests:
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Otology, neurotology, skull base surgery, balance, hearing, acoustic neuroma, facial paralysis, cochlear implant, dizziness, Ménière’s disease, sudden hearing loss, autoimmune inner ear disease
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Hospital Affiliations:
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UCSD Thornton Hospital, La Jolla
UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest
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Office Address:
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Perlman Medical Office
9350 Campus Point Drive
LL-A
La Jolla, CA 92037
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Last Updated September 28, 2009
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