Special Interests:
Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Breast Disease
Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Doctor of Medicine (1987)
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Master of Arts, Chemistry (1983)
California State University
Long Beach, California
Bachelor of Arts, Chemistry (1981)
Internship & Residency
Kaiser Foundation Hospital
Los Angeles, California (1987-1993)
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery (1995, 2003)
Professional Experience
Southwestern Surgery Associates (1998-present)
Thomas-Davis Medical Centers (1993-1998)
Academic Appointment
Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona (1996-present)
Committees and Elected Positions
Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons (1998-present
)
Tucson Surgical Society (1998-present)
President (1998-2000)
American College of Surgeons, Fellow (1997-present)
Pima County Medical Society (1993-present)
Arizona Medical Association (1993-present)
American Medical Association (1993-present)
Hospital Affiliations
Tucson Surgical Center
St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson Medical Center
Healthsouth Outpatient Surgery Center
Professional Affiliations
American College of Surgeons (F.A.C.S.)
Southwestern Surgical Congress
Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons
American Medical Association
Arizona Medical Association
Pima County Medical Society
Special Achievements
Chairman, Committee on Applicants, American College
of Surgeons, Arizona District #2
Chief, Division of General Surgery
El Dorado Hospital (2000-2002)
St. Joseph’s Hospital (1999-2004)
Chairman, Department of Surgery
St. Joseph’s Hospital (2005-2006)
Selected Publications
Harmon, T., Burkhart, G., Applebaum, H. "Perforated pseudomembranous
colitis in a breastfed infant," Journal of Pediatric Surgery
, 27:744-746, (1992)
Gausche, M.A., Harmon, T., Lamarra, N., and Whipp, B.J. "Pulmonary
O2 uptake kinetics in humans are speeded by a bout of prior exercise
above, but not below the lactate threshold," The Journal
of Physiology, 417, (1989)
Selected Presentations
Harmon, T., Burkhart, G., and Applebaum, H. "Perforated
pseudomembranous colitis in a breastfed infant," Pacific
Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Annual Meeting, Hong Kong (1991)
Borowsky, M., Bongard, F., Harmon, T., Cicarirello, R., and Klein,
S. "The utility of pulmonary artery catheters in critically
ill surgical patients," American College of Surgeons, Southern
California Section Palm Springs, CA (Winter 1989 Meeting)
Gausche, M., Harmon, T., Lamarra, N., Wasserman, K., and Whipp,
B.J. "The role of work rate and physical fitness on the kinetics
of O2 uptake during moderate exercise," American Physiological
Society San Diego, CA (Fall, 1982 Meeting)
