Gerald J. Harris, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, Chief, Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery, Director, Orbital and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery Fellowship
Locations
- The Eye Institute, Froedtert Hospital
- 925 N. 87th St.
Milwaukee, WI
Contact Information
General Interests
Education
Postgraduate Training
Internship, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Residency, Ophthalmology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL
Fellowship, Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, NY
Biography
Dr. Gerald J. Harris is professor of ophthalmology and chief of orbital and ophthalmic plastic surgery at the Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute. He was born in Philadelphia, received his medical degree and ophthalmology training at Northwestern University and was a fellow in orbital and oculoplastic surgery at Columbia University. He served as a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon in Southeast Asia.
With a primary commitment to the surgical care of his patients, Dr. Harris has made scholarly contributions in the areas of orbital disease, eyelid reconstruction and lacrimal surgery. His publications include more than 150 original articles and book chapters as well as the surgical text Atlas of Oculofacial Reconstruction. He has delivered 117 invited lectures at institutions and societies worldwide and was honored as the Wendell L. Hughes Lecturer by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Harris is editor emeritus of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, having served as editor-in-chief for eight years. He is a member of the Orbital Society and the American Ophthalmological Society and is in the Presidential Track of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ASOPRS), serving as vice president in 2015, president-elect in 2016, president in 2017, and chair of the advisory board in 2018. Dr. Harris is the program director and principal preceptor of an ASOPRS-accredited fellowship training program.
Honors and Awards
Board Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology
Honor Award (AAO)
Listed in Best Doctors in America (all editions)
Lester T. Jones Award (ASOPRS)
ASOPRS Outstanding Contribution Award
Residents’ Award for Teaching Excellence (MCW Department of Ophthalmology)
Wendell L. Hughes Lecturer (AAO)
Henri Johan Flieringa Lecturer (Rotterdam Eye Hospital)
Richard G. Weaver Lecturer (Wake Forest University School of Medicine)
ASOPRS Foundation Lecturer
Irving H. Leopold Lecturer (Wills Eye Hospital)
Arthur Culler Lecturer (The Ohio State University)
Robert Miller Lecturer (Northwestern University)
A. J. Elliott Lecturer (British Columbia Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons)
E. A. Baker Foundation Lecturer (Canadian Ophthalmological Society)
Leadership Positions
- Emeritus Editor-in-Chief, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Fellowship Program Director, Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgery
- Past President, American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Section Chief, Orbital and Oculoplastic Surgery, MCW
Research Interests
- Eyelid and Periocular Reconstruction
- Aesthetic Approaches to Orbital Surgery
- Orbital Fractures: Election and Timing of Surgical Repair
- Orbital Infections: Age-related Differences in Management
- Orbital Tumors: Diagnosis and Management
Publications
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(Douglas RS, Kahaly GJ, Ugradar S, Elflein H, Ponto KA, Fowler BT, Dailey R, Harris GJ, Schiffman J, Tang R, Wester S, Jain AP, Marcocci C, Marinò M, Antonelli A, Eckstein A, Führer-Sakel D, Salvi M, Sile S, Francis-Sedlak M, Holt RJ, Smith TJ.) Ophthalmology. 2022 04;129(4):438-449 PMID: 34688699 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85120353489 10/25/2021
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(Clark TJE, Harris GJ.) Orbit. 2022 Feb;41(1):34-43 PMID: 33663321 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85123969060 03/06/2021
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(Douglas RS, Wang Y, Dailey RA, Harris GJ, Wester ST, Schiffman JS, Tang RA, Fowler B, Fleming J, Smith TJ.) J Neuroophthalmol. 2021 12 01;41(4):461-468 PMID: 33417417 PMCID: PMC8584196 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107419276 01/09/2021
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(Burek AG, Melamed S, Liljestrom T, Qi J, Kelly TG, Suelzer E, Mitchell M, Harris GJ, Havens PL.) J Hosp Med. 2021 11;16(11):680-687 PMID: 34730499 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85121956444 11/04/2021
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Case Report: Idiopathic Sclerosing Orbital Inflammation.
(Bachman Groth JA, Harris GJ.) Optom Vis Sci. 2021 04 01;98(4):409-417 PMID: 33852556 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104462311 04/15/2021
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(Jackson CH, Hunt BC, Harris GJ.) Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 Mar-Apr 01;37(2):108-117 PMID: 32496393 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85095782958 06/05/2020
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(Verma R, Choi D, Chen AJ, Harrington CA, Wilson DJ, Grossniklaus HE, Dailey RA, Ng J, Steele EA, Planck SR, Korn BS, Kikkawa D, Czyz CN, Foster JA, Kazim M, Harris GJ, Edward DP, Al-Hussain H, Maktabi AMY, Alabiad C, Garcia A, Rosenbaum JT.) Br J Ophthalmol. 2021 Feb 26 PMID: 33637620 02/28/2021
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The spectrum of orbital dermoid cysts and their surgical management.
(Bajric J, Harris GJ.) Orbit. 2020 Aug;39(4):266-275 PMID: 31246146 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85068150213 06/28/2019
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Teprotumumab for the Treatment of Active Thyroid Eye Disease.
(Douglas RS, Kahaly GJ, Patel A, Sile S, Thompson EHZ, Perdok R, Fleming JC, Fowler BT, Marcocci C, Marinò M, Antonelli A, Dailey R, Harris GJ, Eckstein A, Schiffman J, Tang R, Nelson C, Salvi M, Wester S, Sherman JW, Vescio T, Holt RJ, Smith TJ.) N Engl J Med. 2020 01 23;382(4):341-352 PMID: 31971679 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85078308444 01/24/2020
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Surgical Management of a Recurrent Odontogenic Keratocyst With Orbital and Temporal Fossa Invasion.
(Brookes CCD, Harris GJ.) Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Nov/Dec;35(6):e151-e154 PMID: 31693641 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85074625867 11/07/2019
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(Chisholm SAM, Costakos DM, Harris GJ.) Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jul/Aug;35(4):374-377 PMID: 30789542 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85069292061 02/23/2019
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Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus With Orbital Findings Preceding Skin Rash.
(Chiang E, Bajric J, Harris GJ.) Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2018 Jul/Aug;34(4):e113-e115 PMID: 29634608 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85051074757 04/11/2018