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Bruce A. Harms, MD

Photograph of Bruce A. Harms, MD

Professor, Division of General Surgery

H4/736 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375

Appointments: (608) 263-7502

Office: (608) 263-1378

FAX: (608) 263-7652

harms@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

  • MD, University of Nebraska Medical School, Omaha, NE, 1977
  • Residency, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1977-1980, 1981-1983
  • Research Fellow, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA, 1980-1981
  • Senior Registrar, Surgery, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, England, 1983-1984

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Harms is certified by the American Board of Surgery with a certificate of added qualifications in surgical critical care. Dr. Harms is the chief of the Department of Surgery's section of colorectal surgery and vice-chief of the Division of General Surgery. Dr. Harms specializes in colorectal surgery with special interests in inflammatory bowel disease and reconstructive colorectal surgery.

Research Interests

Dr. Harms maintains a basic science laboratory that investigates the pulmonary microcirculation and pathophysiology of post-traumatic pulmonary injury. Clinical research projects include the factors important for successful reconstructive surgery for inflammatory bowel disease.

Active Grants

Recent Publications

  • Ballian N, Zarebczan B, Munoz A, Harms B, Heise CP, Foley EF, Kennedy GD. Routine Evaluation of the Distal Colon Remnant Before Hartmann's Reversal is Not Necessary in Asymptomatic Patients., J. Gastrointest. Surg. 2009 Sep 2;():.
    [PubMed ID: 19727977]
  • Kennedy GD, Heise C, Rajamanickam V, Harms B, Foley EF. Laparoscopy decreases postoperative complication rates after abdominal colectomy: results from the national surgical quality improvement program., Ann. Surg. 2009 Apr;249(4):596-601.
    [PubMed ID: 19300230]
  • Heise CP, Kennedy G, Foley EF, Harms BA. Laparoscopic restorative proctocolectomy with ileal S-pouch., Dis. Colon Rectum. 2008 Dec;51(12):1790-4.
    [PubMed ID: 18607550]
  • Cho CS, Dayton MT, Thompson JS, Koltun WA, Heise CP, Harms BA. Proctocolectomy-ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis after liver transplantation for primary sclerosing cholangitis: a multi-institutional analysis., J. Gastrointest. Surg. 2008 Jul;12(7):1221-6.
    [PubMed ID: 18449613]
  • Spier BJ, Fayyad AA, Lucey MR, Johnson EA, Wojtowycz M, Rikkers L, Harms BA, Reichelderfer M. Bleeding stomal varices: case series and systematic review of the literature., Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 2008 Mar;6(3):346-52.
    [PubMed ID: 18328439]
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