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Jay R. Harris, MD

Jay R. Harris, MD

Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School

Discipline

Radiation Oncologist

Center/Program

Department

Contact Information

Jay R. Harris, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
44 Binney Street
Dana 1622
Boston, MA 02115
Office phone: (617) 632-2291
Appointment phone: (617) 632-4739
Fax: (617) 632-4247
E-mail: jharris@LROC.harvard.edu

Preferred contact method: appointment phone
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Biography

Dr. Harris received his MD from Stanford University in 1970. He trained in radiation oncology at the Harvard Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, and joined the DFCI staff in 1977. He chairs the Department of Radiation Oncology at DFCI, Brigham and Womens Hospital, and Childrens Hospital, which constitute the Longwood Radiation Oncology Center. Dr. Harris is the recipient of the 2007 ASTRO Gold Medal and the 2008 ASCO Gianni Bonadonna Breast Cancer Research Award.

Background

Board Certification
Radiation Oncology, 1976

Internship
St. Louis Jewish Hospital, Internal Medicine, 1971

Residency
Harvard Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Radiation Oncology, 1977

Medical School
Stanford University School of Medicine, 1970