Philip A. Harris MD, FACS
Otolaryngology/ENT
Degree: Ohio State University — Columbus, OH
Internship: University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, MI; St. Joseph Mercy Hospital — Ypsilanti, MI
Residency: (Otolaryngology) University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, MI
Board Certified: American Board of Otolaryngology
Areas of Interest Within Specialty: I love to provide care in all areas of ENT including basic ENT (tubes, tonsils, hearing, nasal procedures), pediatric ENT, more advanced (sinus), and tumors of the head and neck (parotid, skin, parathyroid, thyroid, squamous cell carcinoma, etc). Sinusitis and Sinus Surgery, Otitis Media, Voice Disorders, Gland Disorders of the Head and Neck, Swallowing Disorders, Sleep Apnea, and Disorders of Hearing.
Special Procedures: Dr. Harris is the first and currently the only da Vinci® robotic technology trained minimally invasive Otolaryngology surgeon in Wichita and the surrounding counties. Robotic technology provides a minimally invasive approach to disorders of the head and neck. The precision of this system, combined with the surgeon’s skill, produces excellent outcomes and shortened recovery times.
Dr. Harris performs balloon sinuplasty.
Notes: Dr. Harris supervises Renee Davis, ARNP at Founders' Circle.
Dr. Harris sees patients at Eberly Farm on the first and third Saturday of each month. To inquire about Saturday appointments, during weekdays please call 316-613-4680, on Saturdays please call 316-945-3800. Walk-ins on Saturdays also welcome.
Year Joined Wichita Clinic: 2007
Hospital Affiliations:
- Via Christi Regional Medical Center
- Wesley Medical Center
- Kansas Medical Center (Andover)
- Newton Medical Center
- Galichia Heart Hospital
Years in Practice: 7
Professional Memberships:
- Fellow, American College of Surgeons
- Fellow, American Board of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery
- Fellow, American Rhinologic Society
- Member, American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery
- Member, Medical Society of Sedgwick County
- Member, American Medical Association
- Member, American Thyroid Association
Community Involvement:
- Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at KU — School of Medicine (Wichita)
- Member of Gideons International
- Member of local church
- Member of Augusta Chamber of Commerce
- Member of Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer, Inc. (SPOHNC)
- Member of Yul Brenner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation
- Member of Wichita Clinic Board of Directors in 2010
- Member of Advisory Board for Wichita Technical Institute 2009, 2010
- Member of Skull Base Surgery Committee, American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery
- Otolaryngology Historical Society
Dr. Harris initiated the first annual free head and neck cancer screen in coordination with the national program for awareness of oral cancer in 2007. He has continued this yearly in Newton, Kansas. For more information visit: http://www.ohancaw.com/
Invited speaker on "Chronic Sinusitis" at 2009 Kansas Alliance of Advanced Nurse Practitioners Fall Assembly and Annual Meeting.
Invited speaker on "Chronic Sinusitis" at 2009 Kansas Association of Osteopathic Medicine meeting.
Guest lecturer on sinus disease and sleep apnea at the Forum of the Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery meeting 2010 Jinan Central Hospital Jinan, China.
Invited lecturer on "Diagnosis and Treatment of the Thyroid Nodule" at 2010 spring conference of Kansas Association of Osteopathic Medicine.
Invited lecturer on "Epistaxis — Presentations of Middle Ear Disease" at 2010 Kansas Alliance of Advanced Nurse Practitioners Fall Assembly and Annual Meeting.
Personal Information: As a former veterinarian, loves animals. Enjoys opportunities to spend time with family and at the gym. Enjoys his field of study and works hard to grow in knowledge about disorders of the Ears, Nose, and Throat daily.
Veteran U.S. Air Force
In the News: Dr. Harris has an article in the December 2008/January 2009 issue of Health Matters titled HPV Now Linked to Some Oral Cancers
Languages Spoken: English, Sango
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