About Michael J. Harris, MD

Dr. Harris was born and raised in Escanaba, Michigan. After graduating with honors from Michigan Technological University, he completed a Medical Degree at the University of Michigan. He completed a surgical internship and urology residency at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Harris was initially Board Certified by the American Board of Urology in February 1991 and maintains that certification. As a Major, he served in the U.S. Air Force as the Chief of Urology at Eglin Regional Hospital in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida for two years and as an instructor of surgery and urology at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.  Dr. Harris pioneered the development of a contemporary and anatomically correct method of radical perineal prostatectomy for prostate cancer while teaching urology in San Antonio. In 1993, he moved to Traverse City, Michigan to practice urology and continue clinical research. While he teaches his techniques worldwide, his publications reveal some of the most comprehensive analyses of clinical outcomes in the management of prostate cancer. Dr. Harris is also nationally recognized for his medical care system reform initiatives. As a key contributor in the opening of Copper Ridge Surgery Center, he served as the Medical Director for its first 7 years of operation. He surveyed other surgery centers for accreditation for the American Association of Ambulatory Health Care. In recent years, he has held teaching positions at Henry Ford Hospital and the John Dingle V.A. Medical Center in Detroit and built a urology practice in Escanaba, Michigan. Presently, he practices adult urology in the Novello Specialty Clinic in Traverse City, Michigan.