Dr. Jay Harness, the past-President of The American Society of Breast Surgeons and the President-elect of Breast Surgery International, is the Director at St. Joseph Hospital Comprehensive Breast Center in Orange, California. Practicing medicine for 35 years, Dr. Harness specializes in general surgery and medical oncology.
After graduating from medical school from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, he conducted his internship and residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Dr. Harness then remained on the faculty at the University of Michigan and developed the second United States multidisciplinary breast center in 1985. He left the University of Michigan in 1989 and spent two years at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston where he also established a multidisciplinary breast center at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center. Subsequently, he came to Oakland, California in 1991 to join the University of California-East Bay Department of Surgery where he was a Professor and Chief of Surgical Oncology at Highland General Hospital. The opportunity to direct his third multidisciplinary breast center in Southern California came in the summer of 2003.
Dr. Harness has also had two teaching opportunities during his career: both as Chief of Surgical Oncology at the Alameda County Medical Center at the University of California-Highland Campus in Oakland, California, and as a Clinical Professor of Surgery, at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine.
Dr. Harness has been recognized nationally and internationally for his work in breast and endocrine surgery. He is a member of several national and international surgical societies and associations. He has served as Secretary-Treasurer, and President of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons and Chair, Board of Directors, of The American Society of Breast Surgeons. He has authored nearly 80 scientific articles and book chapters and has been the lead editor of 2 textbooks.
Publications and books include Breast Cancer-Collaborative Management, helping to edit Ultrasound in Surgical Practice: Basic Principles and Clinical Applications, and writing chapters in over 20 books, including Expert Consultations in Breast Cancer and Surgical Oncology.
Dr. Harness has also worked as Principal Investigator in two studies: "Breast Cancer Early Detection Regional Partnership," through the California Department of Health Services, and "The Breast Care Center: Innovative Care for the Underserved," through the Breast Cancer Research Program.
Dr. Jay Harness shares what a woman's breast looks like after a mastectomy.
August 28, 2009 - 4:43pm
Dr. Harness explains how long it will take a woman to heal after a mastectomy.
August 19, 2009 - 11:51am
Dr. Harness shares how a woman can find an experienced surgeon to perform her double mastectomy.
August 19, 2009 - 11:45am
Dr. Harness describes oncoplastic surgery.
August 19, 2009 - 11:40am
Dr. Harness discusses if oncoplastic surgery is painful.
August 19, 2009 - 11:35am
Dr. Harness shares if oncoplastic surgery is an inpatient or outpatient procedure.
August 19, 2009 - 11:29am
Dr. Harness describes what a woman's breast should look like following oncoplastic surgery.
August 19, 2009 - 11:25am
Dr. Harness discusses the medications given to a breast cancer patient.
August 19, 2009 - 11:19am
Dr. Harness shares when girls should be tested for breast cancer when they have a family history.
August 19, 2009 - 11:11am
Dr. Harness recommends books and Web sites to women diagnosed with breast cancer.
August 19, 2009 - 11:03am
Dr. Harness shares if hot flashes are treated with hormone replacement therapy (HRT) after breast cancer treatments.
August 19, 2009 - 10:57am
Dr. Harness discusses if he commonly encounters breast cancer patients who have already had ovarian cancer.
August 19, 2009 - 10:51am
Dr. Harness explains if there is a less debilitating form of radiation therapy being developed for breast cancer patients.
August 18, 2009 - 3:48pm
Dr. Harness shares if he has seen an increase in young women who are developing breast cancer.
August 18, 2009 - 3:41pm
Dr. Harness explains if chemotherapy is less effective in young breast cancer patients.
August 18, 2009 - 3:29pm
Dr. Harness discusses what a woman can do if she is unhappy with her oncoplastic surgery results.
August 18, 2009 - 3:22pm
Dr. Harness shares his motivation for caring for women with breast cancer.
August 18, 2009 - 3:14pm
Dr. Harness shares what a woman's breast should look like after a mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 3:48pm
Dr. Harness explains if women retain their nipples after a mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 3:42pm
Dr. Harness explains when a woman can engage in sexual activity after a mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 3:36pm
Dr. Harness shares if a woman can retain her nipple if she has a mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 3:29pm
Dr. Harness shares how a woman can find out if she is a candidate for a nipple/areolar and skin-sparing mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 3:20pm
Dr. Harness shares the positive and negative aspects of oncoplastic surgery.
August 11, 2009 - 3:13pm
Dr. Harness describes a double mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 3:05pm
Dr. Harness comments on the degree of pain involved with a double mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 3:00pm
Dr. Harness explains if a double mastectomy is an inpatient or outpatient procedure.
August 11, 2009 - 2:55pm
Dr. Harness shares the complications associated with a double mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 2:49pm
Dr. Harness explains what a woman's breasts should look like after a double mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 2:41pm
Dr. Harness describes the recovery after a double mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 2:36pm
Dr. Harness comments on the degree of swelling a woman should expect after her double mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 11:44am
Dr. Harness explains if a woman can retain her nipples after a double mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 11:39am
Dr. Harness shares when a woman can engage in sexual intimacy after a double mastectomy.
August 11, 2009 - 11:32am
Listen as Dr. Jay Harness responds to a post on our site from a woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer and has questions about ductal carcinoma in situ and it's treatment. ...
August 4, 2009 - 4:52pm
Dr. Harness describes ductal carcinoma in situ.
July 27, 2009 - 1:46pm
Dr. Harness describes ductal carcinoma in situ symptoms.
July 27, 2009 - 1:40pm
Dr. Harness discusses the causes of ductal carcinoma in situ.
July 27, 2009 - 1:34pm
Dr. Harness describes the treatments for ductal carcinoma in situ.
July 27, 2009 - 1:20pm
Dr. Harness explains how a woman can decrease the likelihood of developing breast cancer.
July 27, 2009 - 1:14pm
Dr. Harness shares if ductal carcinoma in situ is a genetic condition.
July 27, 2009 - 1:07pm
Dr. Harness explains if ductal carcinoma in situ is a fatal condition.
July 27, 2009 - 12:55pm
Dr. Harness describes invasive ductal breast cancer.
July 27, 2009 - 12:03pm
Dr. Harness discusses the warning signs of invasive ductal breast cancer.
July 27, 2009 - 11:57am
Dr. Harness shares how breast cancer is diagnosed.
July 27, 2009 - 11:47am
Dr. Harness discusses the treatment options for invasive breast cancer.
July 27, 2009 - 11:37am
Dr. Harness explains if invasive breast cancers are life-threatening conditions.
July 27, 2009 - 11:28am
Dr. Harness describes breast cancer.
July 27, 2009 - 11:21am
Dr. Harness shares the warning signs of breast cancer.
July 27, 2009 - 11:16am
Dr. Harness discusses the causes of breast cancer.
July 27, 2009 - 11:11am
Hi, My mom was diagnosed for breast cancer at left breast (Infiltrating Duct Carcinoma) and the biopsy report says, Grade II and Dr. said the stage is II. Its been just 2 weeks, that she had ...
Dr. Jay Harness commented on dhamikd's post Is chemo therapy necessary for T2 tumor with stage 2 ie node -ve; ER/PR status is +ve and her2/neu is -ve.