David Harris

Assistant Professor of Surgery

School of Medicine and Public Health

Our lab studies the mechanistic intersection between bariatric surgery, metabolism, and aging. Using complex surgical models in mice, his current lab efforts focus on how bariatric surgery effects the process of cellular senescence and by doing so, mitigates metabolic diseases and extends healthspan.

Phone

(608) 263-1036

Office Location

600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792

  • MD, University of Virginia
  • Residency, Brigham and Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, General Surgery
  • Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Advanced GI & Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Harris provides a wide range of services including Laparoscopic Revisional Bariatric Surgery.

Dr. Harris studies the mechanistic intersection between bariatric surgery, metabolism, and aging. Using complex surgical models in mice, his current lab efforts focus on how bariatric surgery effects the process of cellular senescence and by doing so, mitigates metabolic diseases and extends healthspan.

Dr. Harris received a one-year pilot grant from Washington University’s Diabetes Research Center to explore potential treatments for Type 2 diabetes. Read more here.