Our Surgeons

Thomas Harmon, MD, FACS

Specialty Area
General Surgery, Board Certified

Dr. Harmon has been elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America® from 2011 to 2013. Read more

CURRICULUM VITAE

Special Interests

Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery
Breast Disease

Curriculum Vitae

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)
Elected by his peers for inclusion in Best Doctors in America® from 2011 to 2013

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)