Background
Harris, Matthew Nathan was born on December 20, 1931 in New York City. Son of Saul and Deborah (Moskowitz) Harris.
Harris, Matthew Nathan was born on December 20, 1931 in New York City. Son of Saul and Deborah (Moskowitz) Harris.
Bachelor, New York University, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, Chicago Medical School, 1956.
Intern, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York City, 1956-1957;
resident in general surgery, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York City, 1957-1958, 60-63;
senior clinical trainee in cancer, United States Public Health Service, New York City, 1963-1964;
instructor anatomy, New York University, New York City, 1966-1968;
director elective surgical anatomy, New York University, New York City, 1973-1974;
professor surgery, director surgical oncology, New York University School Medicine, New York City, since 1979. Visiting surgeon Bellevue Hospital Center. Attending surgeon Tisch Hospital.
Consultant and lecturer in field. Consultant surgeon Manhattan V.A. Hospital.
Captain United States Army Reserve, 1958-1960, Korea. Fellow American College of Surgeons (cancer liaison fellow, New York state chairman). Member American Medical Association, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Association Clinical Anatomists, American Radium Society, New York.Cancer Society, New York Surgical Society (president 1991-1992), New York Medical Society, New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group, Society Surgical Oncology, New York Cancer Programs Association, Inc., Pan-American Medical Society, Society Cons.
Armed Forces, 38th Parallel Medical Society (Korea), Pan Pacific Surgical Association, International Pigment Cell Society, Association Cancer Education, Association Academic Surgery, Southern Alumni Bellevue Hospital, Chicago Medical School Alumni Association, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi, Beta Lambda Sigma.
Married Frances Wicentowski, June 27, 1954. Children: Amy Rachel, Julie Rebecca, Daniel Charles.