Dr. Harold Harrison

HAROLD H. HARRISON, MD, PhD
Director, Clinical Pathology

100 North Academy Avenue
Danville, PA 17822-0131
1 800 695 6491

Dr. Harrison is the Director of Clinical Pathology at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania.

Education:

Dr. Harrison received his M.D. and Ph.D. in Biochemical Genetics at the University of Illinois Medical School, Chicago. He completed an internship (categorical) in Internal Medicine, at the University of Illinois Hospital and residency training in Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago.

Certifications:

Dr. Harrison is board-certified in anatomic and clinical pathology and is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners.

Professional Affiliations:

Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists
American Academy of General Physicians
American College of Medical Genetics
American College of Physician Executives
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
American Medical Association
American Society of Human Genetics
American Society of Clinical Pathologists (Fellow)
Arizona & Pennsylvania Medical Associations
Arizona Society of Pathologists
Association of Clinical Scientists
Association of Molecular Pathologists
College of American Pathologists (Fellow, Inspector, Commissioner)
Maricopa County Medical Society, AZ
National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry (Fellow)
Pennsylvania Association of Pathologists
Sigma Xi (Univ. Chicago Chapter)

Research Interests:

Genetics, clinical biochemistry, hematology and immunology. His research has focused on clinical and diagnostic applications of molecular genetic and proteomic techniques.

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

Evans MI, Llurba E, Landsberger EJ, O’Brien JE and Harrison HH. Impact of folic acid fortification in the United Strates: markedly diminished high maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein values. Obstet Gyneco 103. 474-479, 2004.

Abstracts, Posters, and Other Presentations:

Harrison H, Berg D, and Brewer J. Increased prevalence of procoagulant genetic abnormalities in patients with HHV6 and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Genetic predisposition facto. Poster. 7th International AACFS Meeting, Madison, WI, 2004.

Brewer JH, Harrison HH, Berg DE. Use of Low-Dose Heparin to Treat Subthrombotic Activation of Coagulation in Patients with HHV6 Viremia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Poster. 7th International AACFS Meeting, Madison, WI, 2004.

Miles MV, Morrison JA, Horn PS, Ricciardi R, Harrison HH, Tang, PH, and Pesce AJ. LPL and NQ01 genotypes are associated with decreased Coenzyme Q10 redox ratio in adults with Metabolic Syndrome: An exploratory study. Poster for AACC/IFCC. Clin Chem, 51:A12 Suppl, 2005.

Harrison HH, Melmed RD, Grebe TA, Stephens SM, Ober-Reynolds S, Kirwan J, Berg DE, Berg LH, and Stephan D. Autism and the occurrence of subthrombotic activation of coagulation. Poster. 5th IMFAR Conference, Ontario, Canada, 2006.

Harrison H,Jones JB, et al. . Vitam D testing outcomes in a large rural medical center and considerations of the Institute of Medicine Report. Abstract A117. AACC Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, July 2011.

Harrison HH. Vitamin D Testing outcomes in a Large Rural Medical Center and considerations of the Institute of Medicine Report. Abstract. AACC Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, July 24-28, 2011.

Harrison, H. New Assay Detects KRAS Mutation in Colon Cancer. Abstract ST11. Association of Molecular Pathology Annual Meeting, San Jose, CA, November 19, 2010.

Zhang K, Zhang X, Schuerch C, Harrison H. . Dual Expression of CD38 and FMC-7 on CD5+, CD23-/+ (low) Monotypic B-Lymphoid Population Is Highly Predictive of Mantle Cell Lymphoma. Abstract. 24th Annual Meeting of Clinical Flow Cytometry, Jacksonville, FL, October 16-21, 2009.

Harrison HH. Comparison of PT-INR Values Derived from Point-of-Care Devices vs. Coagulation. Poster Presentation. CAP Annual Meeting, Grapevine, TX, September 11-14, 2011.

Harrison H, Evans M, Amarose B, Jones J, et al. . Comparison of PT-INR Values Derived from Point-of-Care Devices vs. Coagulation Laboratory Instrument Results in a Multi-Site Anticoagulation Clinic. Poster. ASCP Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, September 2011.

Textbook Chapters:

Evans MI, O’Brien JE, and Harrison HH. Second Trimester Genetic Screening. In Contemporary Therapy in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Scott B. Ransom, Mitchell P. Dombrowsk, Mark I. Evans, Kenneth A. Ginsburg, eds. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 2002, 229-231.