Dr. Michael R Harrison MD
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
400 Parnassus Ave 405 Irving Street San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Michael Harrison is director emeritus and co-founder of the Fetal Treatment Center at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. He is an internationally known expert in fetal surgery, an area he helped pioneer ...
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1969
Harvard Medical School 1969
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Awards
- 2012 San Francisco Super Doctors
Treatments
- Acid Reflux (gerd), Inguinal Hernia, Pectus Excavatum
Fellowships
- Los Angeles Children's Hospital, Pediatric Surgery 1978
- Los Angeles Children's Hospital 1978
- Los Angeles Children's Hospital, Pediatric Surgery 1978
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