Wayne B. Harris, MD

Wayne B. Harris, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine and joined the faculty in 1998. Dr. Harris also serves as the assistant chief of hematology and medical oncology at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center. A board certified medical oncologist, he has worked to develop new treatments for kidney cancer, bladder cancer and prostate cancer through clinical trials and translational research at Winship Cancer Institute and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center. These include numerous investigator-initiated, cooperative group and industry-sponsored studies.

Dr. Harris obtained his Medical Degree from Loma Linda University in 1988 in southern Calfornia. He subsequently completed three years of specialty training in Internal Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta. After completing a service obligation to the National Health Scholarship Corps in Chattanooga, TN, he returned to Emory where he completed three additional years of subspecialty training in Hematology and Oncology. He is board certified in Medical Oncology.

On a national level, Dr. Harris works as a member of the Core Committee for Genitourinary Oncology of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; American College of Radiology Imaging Network where he has served the principle investigator for national clinical trials. He is also a member of Loma Linda University Health Board of Trustees.

To provide the highest quality of care, interpreter services may be utilized to ensure proper communication of medical information for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and non-English speaking patients or family members.

Dr. Harris has been the recipient of the Winship Cancer Institute Junior Faculty Development Award and the CaP CURE Young Investigator Award.