James A. Harris, MD, FACS
Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Surgeon
Coastal Surgery Specialists
Board Certified in General Surgery
Education:
- Undergraduate Degree: Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan - Medical Degree: University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan - Internship & Residency William Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, Michigan - Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts - Military: Major, US Army Medical Corp
Professional Experience:
- Associate Professor of Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia - Chief, Laparoendoscopic Surgery
D.D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia - Clinical Instructor, Surgery
Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Massachusetts - Assistant in Surgery, Trauma Service
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Surgical Interests:
All benign and malignant disorders of the GI tract. Laparoscopic management of Gastrointestinal
conditions such as gallstones, acid reflux and hiatal hernia, colon polyps and cancer, diverticulitis,
abdominal and groin hernias, achalasia, splenic diseases, adrenal masses. Laparoscopic weight loss
surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity.



