Anna L. Harris

Biography

Anna L. Harris, M.D., is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care at the University of California, Irvine. She has been a member of the UCI faculty since 2000, with her work centered on perioperative care, anesthesia education, and patient safety and risk management.

Dr. Harris serves as an Associate Program Director of the Residency Program and Chair of the Clinical Competency Committee, both roles she has held since 2015. She is Co-Director of the Center for Perioperative Care, having previously served as its Director from 2008 to 2019, and chairs the Medical Risk Management Committee. She has delivered annual lectures to incoming residents on topics including risk management, trauma, difficult airway, and simulation since 2000, and has served as the Perioperative Rotation Director since 2008.

Dr. Harris received her M.D. from Loma Linda University, where she also completed an internship in internal medicine and a residency in anesthesiology. She is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the California Society of Anesthesiologists. She has been recognized multiple times as a Physician of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association.

Education

• B.S. in Microbiology, San Diego State University, 1985
• M.D., Loma Linda University, 1991

Distinctions

• Marilyn Patterson Champion of Care Award, 2019
• Orange County Medical Association Physician of Excellence, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020-present
• Great Catch Certificate of Recognition, 2023
• Preop Discussion Award, 2015
• Most Thoughtful Preop Discussion Award, 2014