John Harris

John Harris is an Emeritus Professor of Vascular Surgery in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of Sydney, affiliated with the Discipline of Surgery and the Central Clinical School. He earned his MB and MS degrees from the University of Sydney, along with FRCS from the University of London, FRACS, FACS, and a Diploma in Diagnostic Ultrasound (Vascular) from the Australian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine. Harris has had a distinguished career in vascular surgery, serving as Chairman of the Division of Surgery at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and holding his professorial appointment since at least 1998. His clinical and academic work has centered on advancing vascular care, education, and research at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the University of Sydney.

Harris's research specializations include vascular diseases, vascular medicine, vascular surgery, vascular imaging, aneurysm, peripheral vascular diseases, atherosclerosis, atherosclerotic vascular diseases, and vascular ultrasound. He has authored or co-authored 221 publications, accumulating 4,486 citations and 6,527 reads. Key publications encompass 'Treatment of complex abdominal aortic aneurysms by a combination of endoluminal and extraluminal grafts' (1994, Journal of Vascular Surgery), 'Intimal hyperplasia: the nemesis of cardiovascular intervention' (2004, ANZ Journal of Surgery), 'High-Resolution Duplex Ultrasound Imaging Proves a Valuable Tool in the Follow-up after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair' (2007, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery), and 'Carotid Endarterectomy for Symptomatic, but “Haemodynamically Minor” Carotid Stenosis' (2010, European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery). As former Editor-in-Chief of the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery, he significantly influenced surgical scholarship through editorial contributions. In 2007, Harris received the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to medicine as a vascular surgeon and to vascular surgery as an educator and administrator. His leadership and prolific output have impacted surgical training, vascular interventions, and academic publishing in Australia.

Professional Email: john.harris@sydney.edu.au