
Dr. Harris is a Board-Certified General Surgeon currently pursuing specialty training in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. She is the Creator and Director of the Cultural Complications Curriculum, a data-driven program that empowers health care workers to identify and respond to bias in the clinical environment. She holds a Masters in Health Services research, and her academic interests focus on how to best identify patient preferences and integrate those preferences into care. Her advocacy and leadership interests center on how to recruit, foster, and promote a diverse health care workforce capable of meeting the holistic needs of the patients they serve. Dr. Harris is one of the dissemination and design leaders in academic surgery and continues to leverage social media to advance topics in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion.Dr. Harris is a Board-Certified General Surgeon currently pursuing specialty training in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. She is the Creator and Director of the Cultural Complications Curriculum, a data-driven program that empowers health care workers to identify and respond to bias in the clinical environment. She holds a Masters in Health Services research, and her academic interests focus on how to best identify patient preferences and integrate those preferences into care. Her advocacy and leadership interests center on how to recruit, foster, and promote a diverse health care workforce capable of meeting the holistic needs of the patients they serve. Dr. Harris is one of the dissemination and design leaders in academic surgery and continues to leverage social media to advance topics in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion.
Selected publications from PubMed
Enhancing Readability of Surgical Patient Education Resources Using ChatGPT.
Zhu L, Zamore ZH, Azad T, Amlani LM, Chen J, Harris C, Khalifeh J, Murali S, Sylvester S, Mundy LR, Azad CL
J Surg Res. 2026 Jun;322:87-96 doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.03.030.
A qualitative interview study exploring patients' views and experiences of treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa in the UK.
Howells L, Leighton P, Thomas KS, Collier F, Gibbons A, Harris C, Hood K, Riaz M, Rodrigues J, Stanton H, Thomas-Jones E, Ingram JR
Br J Dermatol. 2025 Jun 20;193(1):85-92 doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljaf046.
Mapping the Void: Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training in Medicine.
Harris CA, Vastardis A, Jobin C, Dossett L
Ann Surg. 2025 Mar 1;281(3):430-437 doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006604.
Feasibility of daily pain measurement using text messages in hidradenitis suppurativa clinical trials; data from the THESEUS study.
Hasan SB, Bates J, Cannings-John R, Collier F, Evans J, Gibbons A, Harris C, Howells L, Hood K, Howes R, Leighton P, Riaz M, Rodrigues J, Stanton H, Thomas KS, Thomas-Jones E, Ingram JR
Br J Dermatol. 2024 Apr 17;190(5):775-777 doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljae057.
Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Evaluation Study (THESEUS): a prospective cohort study.
Ingram JR, Bates J, Cannings-John R, Collier F, Evans J, Gibbons A, Harris C, Howells L, Hood K, Howes R, Leighton P, Riaz M, Rodrigues J, Stanton H, Thomas KS, Thomas-Jones E
Br J Dermatol. 2024 Feb 16;190(3):382-391 doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljad388.
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