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Michael R. Harrison

MD

  • Director Emeritus, Fetal Treatment Center
  • Professor Emeritus of Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Biography

Dr. Michael Harrison is Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and the Director Emeritus of the Fetal Treatment Center at UCSF. He graduated cum laude from Yale University and magna cum laude from Harvard Medical School. He completed his surgical training at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and his pediatric surgery fellowship at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles. He is board certified in Surgery, Pediatric Surgery, and Critical Care.

Dr. Harrison and his surgery associates, Hanmin Lee, Tippi Mackenzie, Shinjiro Hirose, Lan Vu, and Benjamin Padilla, confine their surgical practice exclusively to children with special interest in fetal surgery, in repair of complex birth defects involving the chest, lung, abdomen, bowel, and bladder, and surgical care of children from birth through adolescence. Dr. Harrison and his associates, The Bay Area Pediatric Surgeons, do consultations and provide surgical care at Moffitt/Long Hospitals UCSF, California Pacific Medical Center, and Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco.

Dr. Harrison has a special interest in fetal surgery which he has pioneered with his colleagues at UCSF. For the past 18 years Dr. Harrison has studied the pathophysiology and natural history of a number of life-threatening fetal abnormalities including congenital diaphragmatic hernia, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation of the lung, sacrococcygeal teratoma, urinary tract obstruction, and myelomeningocele. He has developed techniques for both in-utero open fetal surgery and endoscopic surgical repair of many fetal abnormalities. In addition, Dr. Harrison's team has developed in-utero stem cell transplantation to treat immunodeficiencies, enzyme deficiencies, and hemoglobinopathies. Dr. Harrison leads the multidisciplinary UCSF Fetal Treatment Center Team that has developed an international reputation for treating complex birth defects before and after birth.

Dr. Harrison, his wife Gretchen, and four children have lived in San Francisco for the past 30 years.

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Education & Training

  • Harvard University School of Medicine
  • Yale Univeristy

Clinical Trials

Research Activities & Funding

  • UCSF-Stanford Pediatric Device Consortium

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    Sponsor: NIH P50FD006424

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • Magnetic Duodeno-Ileal Bypass for Metabolic Syndrome in Rhesus Monkeys

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    Sponsor: NIH R44DK112453

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • Magnetic Mini Mover Device for the Treatment of Pectus Excavatum

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    Sponsor: NIH R44HL134520

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • UCSF PEDIATRIC DEVICE CONSORTIUM

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    Sponsor: NIH P50FD003793

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • Pain Control in the Nuss Procedure: A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Cryoanalgesia vs. Thoracic Epidural

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    Sponsor: NIH R03HD090617

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • Phase III Multicenter Study of Magnetic Mini-Mover for Pectus Excavatum G090006 1

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    Sponsor: NIH R01FD003341

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • MULTICENTER TRIAL OF FETAL MYELOMENINGOCELE REPAIR

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    Sponsor: NIH U10HD041669

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

  • PEDIATRIC CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER

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    Sponsor: NIH M01RR001271

    Role: Co-Investigator

  • FETAL WOUND HEALING: ROLE OF THE EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX

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    Sponsor: NIH R01HD025505

    Role: Co-Principal Investigator

  • INDUCTION OF TOLERANCE IN MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

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    Sponsor: NIH P01AI029512

    Role: Co-Investigator

  • CLINICAL TRIAL OF FETAL SURGERY FOR DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA

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    Sponsor: NIH R01HD027308

    Role: Principal Investigator

  • TRANSPLANTATION OF FETAL HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS

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    Sponsor: NIH R01HL039875

    Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Pena OD, Harrison MR, Kim CY. Cryoablation of a Large Diaphragmatic Metastasis with Long-Term Follow-Up. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2024 Apr; 47(4):524-526. PubMed
  • Reich C, Weigl E, Holler AS, Lee W, Harrison M, Muensterer OJ. Repair of complex esophageal atresia with tracheobronchial remnant using special magnets. European J Pediatr Surg Rep. 2024 Jan; 12(1):e33-e37. PubMed
  • Evans LL, Lee WG, Karimzada M, Patel VH, Aribindi VK, Kwiat D, Graham JL, Cummings DE, Havel PJ, Harrison MR. Evaluation of a Magnetic Compression Anastomosis for Jejunoileal Partial Diversion in Rhesus Macaques. Obes Surg. 2024 Feb; 34(2):515-523. PubMed
  • Lee WG, Evans LL, Harrison MR. Beyond the gut: spectrum of magnetic surgery devices. Front Surg. 2023; 10:1253728. PubMed
  • Lee WG, Evans LL, Chen CS, Fuchs JR, Zamora IJ, Bruzoni M, Harrison MR, Muensterer OJ. Lessons Learned From the First-In-Human Compassionate Use of Connect-EA™ in Ten Patients With Esophageal Atresia. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Mar; 59(3):437-444. PubMed
  • Chen C, Evans LL, Harrison MR. The Rearing of Maternal-Fetal Surgery: The Maturation of a Field from Conception to Adulthood. Clin Perinatol. 2022 12; 49(4):799-810. PubMed
  • Holler AS, KĂśnig TT, Chen C, Harrison MR, Muensterer OJ. Esophageal Magnetic Compression Anastomosis in Esophageal Atresia Repair: A PRISMA-Compliant Systematic Review and Comparison with a Novel Approach. Children (Basel). 2022 Jul 25; 9(8). PubMed
  • Evans LL, Chen CS, Muensterer OJ, Sahlabadi M, Lovvorn HN, Novotny NM, Upperman JS, Martinez JA, Bruzoni M, Dunn JCY, Harrison MR, Fuchs JR, Zamora IJ. The novel application of an emerging device for salvage of primary repair in high-risk complex esophageal atresia. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Dec; 57(12):810-818. PubMed
  • Harrison MR, Davis PG, Khouri MG, Bartlett DB, Gupta RT, Armstrong AJ, McNamara MA, Zhang T, Anand M, Onyenwoke K, Edwardson S, Craig D, Michalski M, Wu Y, Oyekunle T, Coyne B, Coburn A, Jones LW, George DJ. A randomized controlled trial comparing changes in fitness with or without supervised exercise in patients initiated on enzalutamide and androgen deprivation therapy for non-metastatic castration-sensitive prostate cancer (EXTEND). Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2022 03; 25(1):58-64. PubMed
  • Muensterer OJ, Evans LL, Sterlin A, Sahlabadi M, Aribindi V, Lindner A, KĂśnig T, Harrison MR. Novel Device for Endoluminal Esophageal Atresia Repair: First-in-Human Experience. Pediatrics. 2021 11; 148(5). PubMed
  • Sterlin A, Evans L, Mahler S, Lindner A, Dickmann J, Heimann A, Sahlabadi M, Aribindi V, Harrison MR, Muensterer OJ. An experimental study on long term outcomes after magnetic esophageal compression anastomosis in piglets. J Pediatr Surg. 2022 Jan; 57(1):34-40. PubMed
  • Sanger T, Chang A, Feaster W, Taraman S, Afari N, Beauregard D, Dethlefs B, Ghere T, Kabeer M, Tolomiczenko G, Billig M, Brophy J, Eskandanian K, Espinoza J, Farrugia S, Harrison M, Horvat C, Hoyen C, Koh C, Komiyama A, Nelson K, Kulkarni O, Levy R, Maher K, O'Donnell M, Ponsky T, Richmond F, Richter J, Roy S, Samir S, Suresh S, Stallworth C, Thekkedath U, Toman K, Wall J, West L, Wolff D. Opportunities for Regulatory Changes to Promote Pediatric Device Innovation in the United States: Joint Recommendations From Pediatric Innovator Roundtables. IEEE J Transl Eng Health Med. 2021; 9:4800105. PubMed
  • Evans LL, Harrison MR. Modern fetal surgery-a historical review of the happenings that shaped modern fetal surgery and its practices. Transl Pediatr. 2021 May; 10(5):1401-1417. PubMed
  • Koontz BF, Hoffman KE, Halabi S, Healy P, Anand M, George DJ, Harrison MR, Zhang T, Berry WR, Corn PG, Lee WR, Armstrong AJ. Combination of Radiation Therapy and Short-Term Androgen Blockade With Abiraterone Acetate Plus Prednisone for Men With High- and Intermediate-Risk Localized Prostate Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 04 01; 109(5):1271-1278. PubMed
  • Bitting RL, Healy P, George DJ, Anand M, Kim S, Mayer T, Winters C, Riggan C, Rasmussen J, Wilder R, Stein M, Frizzell B, Harrison MR, Zhang T, Lee WR, Wu Y, Koontz BF, Armstrong AJ. Phase II Trial of Enzalutamide and Androgen Deprivation Therapy with Salvage Radiation in Men with High-risk Prostate-specific Antigen Recurrent Prostate Cancer: The STREAM Trial. Eur Urol Oncol. 2021 12; 4(6):948-954. PubMed
  • Lebares CC, Graves CE, Lin MY, Fidelman N, Cello J, Harrison MR, Rogers S. Endoscopic Magnetic Compression Anastomosis For Small Bowel Bypass in a High Operative Risk Setting. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2019 Oct; 29(5):e84-e87. PubMed
  • Motzer RJ, Rini BI, McDermott DF, ArĂŠn Frontera O, Hammers HJ, Carducci MA, Salman P, Escudier B, Beuselinck B, Amin A, Porta C, George S, Neiman V, Bracarda S, Tykodi SS, BarthĂŠlĂŠmy P, Leibowitz-Amit R, Plimack ER, Oosting SF, Redman B, Melichar B, Powles T, Nathan P, Oudard S, Pook D, Choueiri TK, Donskov F, Grimm MO, Gurney H, Heng DYC, Kollmannsberger CK, Harrison MR, Tomita Y, Duran I, GrĂźnwald V, McHenry MB, Mekan S, Tannir NM, CheckMate 214 investigators. Nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus sunitinib in first-line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma: extended follow-up of efficacy and safety results from a randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2019 10; 20(10):1370-1385. PubMed
  • Winkler SM, Harrison MR, Messersmith PB. Biomaterials in fetal surgery. Biomater Sci. 2019 Aug 01; 7(8):3092-3109. PubMed
  • Meleis L, Moore R, Inman BA, Harrison MR. Retrospective analysis of the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant gemcitabine and cisplatin in muscle-invasive bladder cancer. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2020 Mar; 26(2):330-337. PubMed
  • Muensterer OJ, Sterlin A, Oetzmann von Sochaczewski C, Lindner A, Heimann A, Balus A, Dickmann J, Nuber M, Patel VH, Manfredi MA, Jennings RW, Smithers CJ, Fauza DO, Harrison MR. An experimental study on magnetic esophageal compression anastomosis in piglets. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Mar; 55(3):425-432. PubMed
  • Oetzmann von Sochaczewski C, Lindner A, Heimann A, Balus A, Patel VH, Harrison MR, Muensterer OJ. Beyond Magnamosis: A Method to Test Sutureless Esophageal Anastomotic Devices in Living Swine by Creating an Esophageal Bypass Loop for Natural Oral Nutrition. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2019 Jun; 29(6):852-855. PubMed
  • Bruns NE, Glenn IC, Craner DR, Schomisch SJ, Harrison MR, Ponsky TA. Magnetic compression anastomosis (magnamosis) in a porcine esophagus: Proof of concept for potential application in esophageal atresia. J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Mar; 54(3):429-433. PubMed
  • Toselli L, Martinez-Ferro M, Cervio G, Kwiat D, Imamura-Ching J, Graves CE, Gaston B, Harrison M. Magnetic Compression Anastomosis (Magnamosis) for Functional Undiversion of Ileostomy in Pediatric Patients. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2017 Dec; 27(12):1314-1317. PubMed
  • Graves CE, Harrison MR, Padilla BE. Minimally Invasive Fetal Surgery. Clin Perinatol. 2017 12; 44(4):729-751. PubMed
  • Graves CE, Co C, Hsi RS, Kwiat D, Imamura-Ching J, Harrison MR, Stoller ML. Magnetic Compression Anastomosis (Magnamosis): First-In-Human Trial. J Am Coll Surg. 2017 Nov; 225(5):676-681.e1. PubMed
  • Moon-Grady AJ, Baschat A, Cass D, Choolani M, Copel JA, Crombleholme TM, Deprest J, Emery SP, Evans MI, Luks FI, Norton ME, Ryan G, Tsao K, Welch R, Harrison M. Fetal Treatment 2017: The Evolution of Fetal Therapy Centers - A Joint Opinion from the International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society (IFMSS) and the North American Fetal Therapy Network (NAFTNet). Fetal Diagn Ther. 2017; 42(4):241-248. PubMed
  • Graves CE, Hirose S, Raff GW, Iqbal CW, Imamura-Ching J, Christensen D, Fechter R, Kwiat D, Harrison MR. Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure for pectus excavatum IV: FDA sponsored multicenter trial. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Jun; 52(6):913-919. PubMed
  • Rubin N, Harrison MR, Krainock M, Kim R, Lien CL. Recent advancements in understanding endogenous heart regeneration-insights from adult zebrafish and neonatal mice. Semin Cell Dev Biol. 2016 10; 58:34-40. PubMed
  • Harrison B, Stern L, Chung P, Etemadi M, Kwiat D, Roy S, Harrison MR, Martinez-Ferro M. MyPectus: First-in-human pilot study of remote compliance monitoring of teens using dynamic compression bracing to correct pectus carinatum. J Pediatr Surg. 2016 Apr; 51(4):608-11. PubMed
  • Swisher SL, Lin MC, Liao A, Leeflang EJ, Khan Y, Pavinatto FJ, Mann K, Naujokas A, Young D, Roy S, Harrison MR, Arias AC, Subramanian V, Maharbiz MM. Impedance sensing device enables early detection of pressure ulcers in vivo. Nat Commun. 2015 Mar 17; 6:6575. PubMed
  • Iqbal CW, Wall J, Harrison MR. Challenges and climate of business environment and resources to support pediatric device development. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2015 Jun; 24(3):107-11. PubMed
  • Liao A, Lin MC, Ritz LC, Swisher SL, Ni D, Mann K, Khan Y, Roy S, Harrison MR, Arias AC, Subramanian V, Young D, Maharbiz MM. Impedance sensing device for monitoring ulcer healing in human patients. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015; 2015:5130-3. PubMed
  • Harrison MR, Emamaullee JE, Besner GE. Profiles in surgical research: Michael R. Harrison, MD, FACS. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2015 Jan; 100(1):35-40. PubMed
  • Li R, Beebe T, Jen N, Yu F, Takabe W, Harrison M, Cao H, Lee J, Yang H, Han P, Wang K, Shimizu H, Chen J, Lien CL, Chi NC, Hsiai TK. Shear stress-activated Wnt-angiopoietin-2 signaling recapitulates vascular repair in zebrafish embryos. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2014 Oct; 34(10):2268-75. PubMed
  • Jiang H, Chen S, Kish S, Loh L, Zhang J, Zhang X, Kwiat D, Harrison M, Roy S. Miniaturizing RFID for magnamosis. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014; 2014:638-41. PubMed
  • Jiang H, Zhang J, Lan D, Liou S, Shahnasser H, Fechter R, Hirose S, Harrison M, Roy S. A low-frequency versatile wireless power transfer technology for biomedical implants. IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits Syst. 2013 Aug; 7(4):526-35. PubMed
  • Plantmason LR, Xu G, Harrison MR, Maa J. Novel use of a magnet to help remove metallic foreign bodies from the gastrointestinal tract. Am Surg. 2012 Nov; 78(11):E472-3. PubMed
  • Saadai P, Jelin EB, Nijagal A, Schecter SC, Hirose S, MacKenzie TC, Rand L, Goldstein R, Farrell J, Harrison M, Lee H. Long-term outcomes after fetal therapy for congenital high airway obstructive syndrome. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Jun; 47(6):1095-100. PubMed
  • Gonzales KD, Douglas G, Pichakron KO, Kwiat DA, Gallardo SG, Encinas JL, Hirose S, Harrison MR. Magnamosis III: delivery of a magnetic compression anastomosis device using minimally invasive endoscopic techniques. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Jun; 47(6):1291-5. PubMed
  • Shue EH, Harrison M, Hirose S. Maternal-fetal surgery: history and general considerations. Clin Perinatol. 2012 Jun; 39(2):269-78. PubMed
  • Jiang H, Lan D, Lin D, Zhang J, Liou S, Shahnasser H, Shen M, Harrison M, Roy S. A feed-forward controlled AC-DC boost converter for biomedical implants. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2012; 2012:1675-8. PubMed
  • Harrison MR, Gonzales KD, Bratton BJ, Christensen D, Curran PF, Fechter R, Hirose S. Magnetic mini-mover procedure for pectus excavatum III: safety and efficacy in a Food and Drug Administration-sponsored clinical trial. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Jan; 47(1):154-9. PubMed
  • Rosenbluth KH, Kwiat DA, Harrison MR, Kezirian EJ. Hyoid bone advancement for improving airway patency: cadaver study of a magnet-based system. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2012 Mar; 146(3):491-6. PubMed
  • Diana M, Wall J, Perretta S, Dallemagne B, Gonzales KD, Harrison MR, Agnus V, Soler L, Nicolau S, Marescaux J. Totally endoscopic magnetic enteral bypass by external guided rendez-vous technique. Surg Innov. 2011 Dec; 18(4):317-20. PubMed
  • Harrison MR. Tracheal occlusion works. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2011; 29(1):78-9. PubMed
  • Pichakron KO, Jelin EB, Hirose S, Curran PF, Jamshidi R, Stephenson JT, Fechter R, Strange M, Harrison MR. Magnamosis II: Magnetic compression anastomosis for minimally invasive gastrojejunostomy and jejunojejunostomy. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Jan; 212(1):42-9. PubMed
  • Deprest JA, Flake AW, Gratacos E, Ville Y, Hecher K, Nicolaides K, Johnson MP, Luks FI, Adzick NS, Harrison MR. The making of fetal surgery. Prenat Diagn. 2010 Jul; 30(7):653-67. PubMed
  • Jiang H, Zhang JM, Liou SS, Fechter R, Hirose S, Harrison M, Roy S. A high-power versatile wireless power transfer for biomedical implants. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2010; 2010:6437-40. PubMed
  • Jancelewicz T, Vu LT, Keller RL, Bratton B, Lee H, Farmer D, Harrison M, Miniati D, Mackenzie T, Hirose S, Nobuhara K. Long-term surgical outcomes in congenital diaphragmatic hernia: observations from a single institution. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jan; 45(1):155-60; discussion 160. PubMed
  • Harrison MR, Curran PF, Jamshidi R, Christensen D, Bratton BJ, Fechter R, Hirose S. Magnetic mini-mover procedure for pectus excavatum II: initial findings of a Food and Drug Administration-sponsored trial. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jan; 45(1):185-91; discussion 191-2. PubMed
  • Harrison MR. What if?... Why not? J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Jan; 45(1):1-10. PubMed
  • Sy ED, Filly RA, Cheong ML, Clifton MS, Cortes RA, Ohashi S, Takifuji K, Ventura DE, Grethel EJ, Wagner AJ, Gress EA, Ball RH, Lee H, Harrison MR. Prognostic role of tumor-head volume ratio in fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2009; 26(2):75-80. PubMed
  • Jancelewicz T, Harrison MR. A history of fetal surgery. Clin Perinatol. 2009 Jun; 36(2):227-36, vii. PubMed
  • Maa J, Lubbock C, Harrison M, Corvera C. Perforated ulcer mimicking a spontaneous pneumothorax in a patient with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Am Surg. 2009 Apr; 75(4):354-6. PubMed
  • Carnaghan HK, Harrison MR. Presealing of the chorioamniotic membranes prior to fetoscopic surgery: preliminary study with unfertilized chicken egg models. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2009 May; 144 Suppl 1:S142-5. PubMed
  • Jamshidi R, Stephenson JT, Clay JG, Pichakron KO, Harrison MR. Magnamosis: magnetic compression anastomosis with comparison to suture and staple techniques. J Pediatr Surg. 2009 Jan; 44(1):222-8. PubMed
  • Jamshidi R, Harrison MR, Lee H, Nobuhara KK, Farmer DL. Indication for pediatric muscle biopsy determines usefulness. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Dec; 43(12):2199-201. PubMed
  • Nijagal A, Ozgediz D, Feldstein VA, Lee H, Harrison MR. Colonic atresia and choledochal cyst: a rare combination. Pediatr Surg Int. 2009 Jan; 25(1):113-5. PubMed
  • Cheong ML, Tsai MS, Cortes RA, Harrison MR. Intermediate interstitial deletion of chromosome 7q detected by first-trimester Down's syndrome screening. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2008; 24(4):340-4. PubMed
  • Jamshidi R, Harrison M. A stronger understanding of magnet-ingestion injuries. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Sep; 162(9):900; author reply 900. PubMed
  • Grethel EJ, Farrell J, Ball RH, Keller RL, Goldstein RB, Lee H, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Nobuhara KK. Does congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with bronchopulmonary sequestration portend a better prognosis? Fetal Diagn Ther. 2008; 23(4):250-3. PubMed
  • Clifton MS, Harrison MR, Ball R, Lee H. Fetoscopic transuterine release of posterior urethral valves: a new technique. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2008; 23(2):89-94. PubMed
  • Crombleholme TM, Shera D, Lee H, Johnson M, D'Alton M, Porter F, Chyu J, Silver R, Abuhamad A, Saade G, Shields L, Kauffman D, Stone J, Albanese CT, Bahado-Singh R, Ball RH, Bilaniuk L, Coleman B, Farmer D, Feldstein V, Harrison MR, Hedrick H, Livingston J, Lorenz RP, Miller DA, Norton ME, Polzin WJ, Robinson JN, Rychik J, Sandberg PL, Seri I, Simon E, Simpson LL, Yedigarova L, Wilson RD, Young B. A prospective, randomized, multicenter trial of amnioreduction vs selective fetoscopic laser photocoagulation for the treatment of severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Oct; 197(4):396.e1-9. PubMed
  • Vu L, Tsao K, Lee H, Nobuhara K, Farmer D, Harrison M, Goldstein RB. Characteristics of congenital cystic adenomatoid malformations associated with nonimmune hydrops and outcome. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Aug; 42(8):1351-6. PubMed
  • Yang SH, Nobuhara KK, Keller RL, Ball RH, Goldstein RB, Feldstein VA, Callen PW, Filly RA, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Lee H. Reliability of the lung-to-head ratio as a predictor of outcome in fetuses with isolated left congenital diaphragmatic hernia at gestation outside 24-26 weeks. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jul; 197(1):30.e1-7. PubMed
  • Clifton MS, Pelayo JC, Cortes RA, Grethel EJ, Wagner AJ, Lee H, Harrison MR, Farmer DL, Nobuhara KK. Surgical treatment of childhood recurrent pancreatitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jul; 42(7):1203-7. PubMed
  • Gillis AM, Sutton E, Dewitt KD, Matthay KK, Weinberg V, Fisch BM, Chan A, Gooding C, Daldrup-Link H, Wara WM, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Haas-Kogan D. Long-term outcome and toxicities of intraoperative radiotherapy for high-risk neuroblastoma. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Nov 01; 69(3):858-64. PubMed
  • Jamshidi R, Harrison M. Magnet-mediated thoracic remodeling: a new approach to the sunken chest. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2007 May; 4(3):283-6. PubMed
  • Grethel EJ, Wagner AJ, Clifton MS, Cortes RA, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Nobuhara KK, Lee H. Fetal intervention for mass lesions and hydrops improves outcome: a 15-year experience. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jan; 42(1):117-23. PubMed
  • Harrison MR, Estefan-Ventura D, Fechter R, Moran AM, Christensen D. Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure for pectus excavatum: I. Development, design, and simulations for feasibility and safety. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jan; 42(1):81-5; discussion 85-6. PubMed
  • Shum DJ, Clifton MS, Coakley FV, Hornberger LK, Joe BN, Goldstein RB, Harrison MR. Prenatal tracheal obstruction due to double aortic arch: a potential mimic of congenital high airway obstruction syndrome. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Jan; 188(1):W82-5. PubMed
  • Hirose S, Clifton MS, Bratton B, Harrison MR, Farmer DL, Nobuhara KK, Lee H. Thoracoscopic resection of foregut duplication cysts. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2006 Oct; 16(5):526-9. PubMed
  • Ayzen M, Ball R, Nobuhara KK, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Lee H. Monochorionic twin gestation complicated by a sacrococcygeal teratoma with hydrops--optimal timing of delivery allows for survival of the unaffected twin. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Aug; 41(8):e11-3. PubMed
  • Dyet LE, Kennea N, Counsell SJ, Maalouf EF, Ajayi-Obe M, Duggan PJ, Harrison M, Allsop JM, Hajnal J, Herlihy AH, Edwards B, Laroche S, Cowan FM, Rutherford MA, Edwards AD. Natural history of brain lesions in extremely preterm infants studied with serial magnetic resonance imaging from birth and neurodevelopmental assessment. Pediatrics. 2006 Aug; 118(2):536-48. PubMed
  • Golombeck K, Ball RH, Lee H, Farrell JA, Farmer DL, Jacobs VR, Rosen MA, Filly RA, Harrison MR. Maternal morbidity after maternal-fetal surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Mar; 194(3):834-9. PubMed
  • Phaloprakarn C, Pott Bärtsch EM, Harrison MR. Residual congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation and thoracic scar deformation after fetal surgery: a case report. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Feb; 41(2):e11-4. PubMed
  • Wagner AJ, Cortes RA, Strober J, Grethel EJ, Clifton MS, Harrison MR, Farmer DL, Nobuhara KK, Lee H. Long-term follow-up after thymectomy for myasthenia gravis: thoracoscopic vs open. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jan; 41(1):50-4; discussion 50-4. PubMed
  • Grethel EJ, Cortes RA, Wagner AJ, Clifton MS, Lee H, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Keller RL, Nobuhara KK. Prosthetic patches for congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair: Surgisis vs Gore-Tex. J Pediatr Surg. 2006 Jan; 41(1):29-33; discussion 29-33. PubMed
  • Asabe K, Jennings RW, Harrison MR. Pulmonary endocrine cells in hypoplastic lungs due to foetal urinary tract obstruction: a microscopic immunohistochemical study. Asian J Surg. 2006 Jan; 29(1):31-5. PubMed
  • Sy ED, Lee H, Ball R, Farrell J, Poder L, Nobuhara KK, Farmer DL, Harrison MR. Spontaneous rupture of fetal sacrococcygeal teratoma. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2006; 21(5):424-7. PubMed
  • von Koch CS, Compagnone N, Hirose S, Yoder S, Harrison MR, Farmer DL. Myelomeningocele: characterization of a surgically induced sheep model and its central nervous system similarities and differences to the human disease. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Oct; 193(4):1456-62. PubMed
  • Cortes RA, Wagner AJ, Lee H, Clifton MS, Grethel E, Yang SH, Ball R, Harrison MR. Pre-emptive placement of a presealant for amniotic access. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005 Sep; 193(3 Pt 2):1197-203. PubMed
  • Harrison MR, Lee H, Albanese CT, Farmer DL. Subcutaneous endoscopically assisted ligation (SEAL) of the internal ring for repair of inguinal hernias in children: a novel technique. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jul; 40(7):1177-80. PubMed
  • Heerema-McKenney A, Harrison MR, Bratton B, Farrell J, Zaloudek C. Congenital teratoma: a clinicopathologic study of 22 fetal and neonatal tumors. Am J Surg Pathol. 2005 Jan; 29(1):29-38. PubMed
  • Cortes RA, Keller RL, Townsend T, Harrison MR, Farmer DL, Lee H, Piecuch RE, Leonard CH, Hetherton M, Bisgaard R, Nobuhara KK. Survival of severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia has morbid consequences. J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Jan; 40(1):36-45; discussion 45-6. PubMed
  • Harrison MR. The University of California at San Francisco Fetal Treatment Center: a personal perspective. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2004 Nov-Dec; 19(6):513-24. PubMed
  • Keller RL, Hawgood S, Neuhaus JM, Farmer DL, Lee H, Albanese CT, Harrison MR, Kitterman JA. Infant pulmonary function in a randomized trial of fetal tracheal occlusion for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Res. 2004 Nov; 56(5):818-25. PubMed
  • Gugig R, Ostroff J, Chen YY, Harrison M, Heyman MB. Gastric cystic duplication: a rare cause of recurrent pancreatitis in children. Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Apr; 59(4):592-4. PubMed
  • Asabe K, Jennings RW, Harrison MR, Suita S. Quantitative study of pulmonary endocrine cells in fetal, postnatal and adult sheep. J Vet Med Sci. 2004 Apr; 66(4):373-80. PubMed
  • Hirose S, Farmer DL, Lee H, Nobuhara KK, Harrison MR. The ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure: Looking back at the EXIT. J Pediatr Surg. 2004 Mar; 39(3):375-80; discussion 375-80. PubMed
  • Yoshizawa J, Sbragia L, Paek BW, Sydorak RM, Yamazaki Y, Harrison MR, Farmer DL. Fetal surgery for repair of myelomeningocele allows normal development of anal sphincter muscles in sheep. Pediatr Surg Int. 2004 Jan; 20(1):14-8. PubMed
  • Harrison MR, Keller RL, Hawgood SB, Kitterman JA, Sandberg PL, Farmer DL, Lee H, Filly RA, Farrell JA, Albanese CT. A randomized trial of fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion for severe fetal congenital diaphragmatic hernia. N Engl J Med. 2003 Nov 13; 349(20):1916-24. PubMed
  • Sydorak RM, Harrison MR. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: advances in prenatal therapy. Clin Perinatol. 2003 Sep; 30(3):465-79. PubMed
  • Paek BW, Vaezy S, Fujimoto V, Bailey M, Albanese CT, Harrison MR, Farmer DL. Tissue ablation using high-intensity focused ultrasound in the fetal sheep model: potential for fetal treatment. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Sep; 189(3):702-5. PubMed
  • Farmer DL, von Koch CS, Peacock WJ, Danielpour M, Gupta N, Lee H, Harrison MR. In utero repair of myelomeningocele: experimental pathophysiology, initial clinical experience, and outcomes. Arch Surg. 2003 Aug; 138(8):872-8. PubMed
  • Tsao K, Rosenthal P, Dhawan K, Danzer E, Sydorak R, Hirose S, Farmer DL, Albanese CT, Harrison MR, Lee H. Comparison of drainage techniques for biliary atresia. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Jul; 38(7):1005-7. PubMed
  • Harrison MR, Sydorak RM, Farrell JA, Kitterman JA, Filly RA, Albanese CT. Fetoscopic temporary tracheal occlusion for congenital diaphragmatic hernia: prelude to a randomized, controlled trial. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Jul; 38(7):1012-20. PubMed
  • Hirose S, Harrison MR. The ex utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT) procedure. Semin Neonatol. 2003 Jun; 8(3):207-14. PubMed
  • Danzer E, Sydorak RM, Harrison MR, Albanese CT. Minimal access fetal surgery. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2003 May 01; 108(1):3-13. PubMed
  • Yoshizawa J, Sbragia L, Paek BW, Sydorak RM, Yamazaki Y, Harrison MR, Farmer DL. Fetal surgery for repair of myelomeningocele allows normal development of the rectum in sheep. Pediatr Surg Int. 2003 May; 19(3):162-6. PubMed
  • Harrison MR. Fetal surgery: trials, tribulations, and turf. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Mar; 38(3):275-82. PubMed
  • Tsao K, Hawgood S, Vu L, Hirose S, Sydorak R, Albanese CT, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Lee H. Resolution of hydrops fetalis in congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation after prenatal steroid therapy. J Pediatr Surg. 2003 Mar; 38(3):508-10. PubMed
  • Sydorak RM, Harrison MR. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: advances in prenatal therapy. World J Surg. 2003 Jan; 27(1):68-76. PubMed
  • Pott Bärtsch EM, Paek BW, Yoshizawa J, Goldstein RB, Ferrell LD, Coakley FV, Harrison MR, Albanese CT. Giant fetal hepatic hemangioma. Case report and literature review. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2003 Jan-Feb; 18(1):59-64. PubMed
  • Tsao K, Albanese CT, Harrison MR. Prenatal therapy for thoracic and mediastinal lesions. World J Surg. 2003 Jan; 27(1):77-83. PubMed
  • Fowler SF, Sydorak RM, Albanese CT, Farmer DL, Harrison MR, Lee H. Fetal endoscopic surgery: lessons learned and trends reviewed. J Pediatr Surg. 2002 Dec; 37(12):1700-2. PubMed
  • Evans MI, Harrison MR, Flake AW, Johnson MP. Fetal therapy. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2002 Oct; 16(5):671-83. PubMed
  • Sydorak RM, Kelly T, Feldstein VA, Sandberg PL, Silverman NH, Harrison MR, Albanese CT. Prenatal resection of a fetal pericardial teratoma. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2002 Sep-Oct; 17(5):281-5. PubMed
  • Tsao K, Feldstein VA, Albanese CT, Sandberg PL, Lee H, Harrison MR, Farmer DL. Selective reduction of acardiac twin by radiofrequency ablation. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2002 Sep; 187(3):635-40. PubMed
  • Paek BW, Callen PW, Kitterman J, Feldstein VA, Farrell J, Harrison MR, Albanese CT. Successful fetal intervention for congenital high airway obstruction syndrome. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2002 Sep-Oct; 17(5):272-6. PubMed
  • Sydorak RM, Hirose S, Sandberg PL, Filly RA, Harrison MR, Farmer DL, Albanese CT. Chorioamniotic membrane separation following fetal surgery. J Perinatol. 2002 Jul-Aug; 22(5):407-10. PubMed
  • Wagner W, Harrison MR. Fetal operations in the head and neck area: current state. Head Neck. 2002 May; 24(5):482-90. PubMed
  • Kammen BF, Pacharn P, Harrison MR, Gooding CA. The "diaphanous" diaphragm: a radiographic sign seen after patch repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in neonates. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002 Jan; 178(1):185-9. PubMed
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