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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

  • 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 May 1;():.
    [PubMed ID: 18449613]
  • Conhaim RL, Kluesner KA, Watson KE, Munoz-del-Rio A, Heisey DM, Harms BA. Hemorrhage progressively disturbs interalveolar perfusion in the lungs of rats., Shock. 2008 Mar;29(3):410-6.
    [PubMed ID: 17704732]
  • 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]
  • Conhaim RL, Burt Olson E, Vidruk EH, Watson KE, Heisey DM, Leverson GE, Harms BA. Acute hypoxia does not alter inter-alveolar perfusion distribution in unanesthetized rats., Respiratory physiology & neurobiology. 2008 Feb 29;160(3):277-83.
    [PubMed ID: 18088569]
  • Conhaim RL, Watson KE, Spiegel CA, Dovi WF, Harms BA. Bacteremic sepsis disturbs alveolar perfusion distribution in the lungs of rats., Crit. Care Med. 2008 Feb;36(2):511-7.
    [PubMed ID: 18091533]
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