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Richard E. Harris, MD

Director, Bone Marrow Failure Clinic

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone: 513-636-8610

Fax: 513-636-7951

Email: richard.harris@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Clinical Interests

Bone marrow failure syndromes such as Fanconi anemia, Shwachman Diamond Syndrome, Dyskeratosis Congenita, Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia, Diamond Blackfan Anemia, and severe aplastic anemia

Research Interests

Transplantation for children with bone marrow failure syndromes (Fanconi anemia, Shwachman Diamond syndrome, dyskeratosis congenita, amegakaryocytic thrombocytopenia, Diamond Blackfan anemia) and aplastic anemia. Cytogenetic abnormalities in Fanconi anemia.

Biography

Dr. Harris's primary interest is in aplastic anemia and the various forms of hereditary bone marrow failure syndromes. He is active with the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund presenting at both the annual family meeting and the annual scientific meeting. Likewise he is active in the field of Shwachman Diamond syndrome and is developing a US / Canadian SDS Registry. He also is participating in the development of the International SDS Registry. He is director of the Bone Marrow Failure Clinic at Cincinnati Children's Hospital where several hundred children are followed with these disorders. He is active in developing safe approaches to bone marrow transplantation for children with these disorders. His interest in these areas were recognized by the presentation to him of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Fanconi Anemia Research Fund in 2005.

Outside of his medical interests, he is a scoutmaster of a very active and large Boy Scout Troop in Cincinnati and has been presented the Silver Beaver Award for his scouting activities, the highest award a volunteer scouter can receive.

Education and Training

MD: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, 1973.

Residency: Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn., 1973-1976.

Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology / Oncology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, Ind., 1976-1979.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1978; Pediatric Hematology / Oncology, 1980.

Publications

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Mehta PA, Harris RE, Davies SM, Kim MO, Mueller R, Lampkin B, Mo J, Myers K, Smolarek TA. Numerical chromosomal changes and risk of development of myelodysplastic syndrome--acute myeloid leukemia in patients with Fanconi anemia. Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 2010 Dec;203(2):180-6.

Harris RE, Termuhlen AM, Smith LM, Lynch J, Henry MM, Perkins SL, Gross TG, Warkentin P, Vlachos A, Harrison L, Cairo MS. Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in Children with Refractory or Relapsed Lymphoma: Results of Children's Oncology Group Study A5962. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2010 Jul 14.

Bhatla D, Davies SM, Shenoy S, Harris RE, Crockett M, Shoultz L, Smolarek T, Bleesing J, Hansen M, Jodele S, Jordan M, Filipovich AH, Mehta PA. Reduced-intensity conditioning is effective and safe for transplantation of patients with Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2008 Aug;42(3):159-65.

Farzin A, Davies SM, Smith FO, Filipovich A, Hansen M, Auerbach AD, Harris RE. Matched sibling donor haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Fanconi anaemia: an update of the Cincinnati Children's experience. Br J Haematol. 2007 Feb;136(4):633-40.

Kelly PF, Radtke S, von Kalle C, Balcik B, Bohn K, Mueller R, Schuesler T, Haren M, Reeves L, Cancelas JA, Leemhuis T, Harris R, Auerbach AD, Smith FO, Davies SM, Williams DA. Stem cell collection and gene transfer in Fanconi anemia. Mol Ther. 2007 Jan;15(1):211-9.

Mehta PA, Ileri T, Harris RE, Williams DA, Mo J, Smolarek T, Auerbach AD, Kelly P, Davies SM. Chemotherapy for myeloid malignancy in children with Fanconi anemia. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2007 Jun 15;48(7):668-72.

Boyer MW, Gross TG, Loechelt B, Leemhuis T, Filipovich A, Harris RE. Low risk of graft-versus-host disease with transplantation of CD34 selected peripheral blood progenitor cells from alternative donors for Fanconi anemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2003 Nov;25(11):890-5.

Parshionikar SU, Willian-True S, Fout GS, Robbins DE, Seys SA, Cassady JD, Harris R. Waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis associated with a norovirus. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2003 Sep;69(9):5263-8.

Harris RE. Reduction of toxicity of marrow transplantation in children with Fanconi anemia. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1999 May-J un;21(3):175-6. No abstract available.

Harris RE, Sather HN, Feig SA. High-dose cytosine arabinoside and L-asparaginase in refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia: the Children's Cancer Group experience. Med Pediatr Oncol. 1998 Apr;30(4):233-9.