Nicole Barnes Harris, MD
Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Division of Surgery
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Breast Surgical Oncology, Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2019 | McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, Texas, US, Medicine, Doctorate |
| 2015 | Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, US, Psychology, Bachelor of Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2024-2025 | Fellow, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida |
| 2019-2024 | Resident, General Surgery, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2025 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2025 | AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support |
| 2025 | The American Board of Surgery |
| 2024 | AHA Basic Life Support |
| 2024 | DEA |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Administrative Chief Resident, Department of General Surgery, UTHealth at Houston, Houston, Texas, 2023 - 2024
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Committee Member, Quality Improvement Committee, UTHealth at Houston, 2022 - 2024
Committee Member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, UTHealth at Houston, 2022 - 2024
Honors & Awards
| 2024 - Present | Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society |
| 2023 - Present | Raleigh Ross Scholar, Texas Surgical Society |
| 2020 - Present | Department of Surgery Intern of the Year, UT Health at Houston |
| 2018 - Present | Helmuth and Mary Fuchs and James R. Waterston Scholarship Recipient |
| 2016 - Present | Dean's Office Research Scholarship |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2025. Utility of Oncotype Dx in Invasive Lobular Carcinoma. Poster. ACS Clinical Congress. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2025. Identifying Axillary Metastases in Patients With T3 Invasive Lobular Carcinoma. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2025. Post-Operative Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Following Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. Poster. Moffitt Cancer Center Scientific Symposium. Tampa, FL, US.
- 2025. Non-Wire Bracketed Localization Techniques And Decreased Margin Positive Rates in Breast Cancer. Poster. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Las Vegas, NV, US.
- 2025. Outcomes after Intratumoral Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer. Poster. Moffitt Cancer Center Scientific Symposium. Tampa, FL, US.
- 2025. Outcomes after Intratumoral Delivery of Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer. Invited. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Las Vegas, NV, US.
- 2025. The Evolution of Axillary Management in Breast Cancer; The Past, Present, and Future. Grand Rounds Presentation, US.
- 2025. Ultrasound-guided delivery of dendritic cell immunotherapy enhances immune cell infiltration and primes the breast tumor microenvironment. Poster. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons. Las Vegas, NV, US.
- 2025. The Significance of Micrometastatic Axillary Disease after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. Annual Meeting of the Society of Surgical Oncology. Tampa, FL, US.
- 2025. Post-Operative Impact of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Following Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. Annual Meeting of the Society of Surgical Oncology. Tampa, FL, US.
- 2025. Electromagnetic Chip Bracketed vs. Wire Bracketed Localization in Breast Conserving Surgery. Poster. The Miami Breast Cancer Conference. Miami, FL, US.
- 2023. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Gastrostomy Tube Complications. 18th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. Houston, TX, US.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Baumrucker, CC, Harris, N, Aiello, P, Whiting, J, Sun, W, Soliman, H, Han, H, Costa, R, Czerniecki, BJ, Lee, MC. Outcomes After Intratumoral Delivery of Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer. Journal of Surgical Oncology 134(2):220-225, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 42130226.
- Harris, N, Aiello, P, Detz, D, Hanssen, D, Farrell, C, Balsay-Patel, C, Whiting, J, Hoover, S, Khakpour, N, Kiluk, JV, Kruper, L, Laronga, C, Mallory, M, Lee, MC, Czerniecki, BJ. ASO Visual Abstract. Annals of surgical oncology 33(3):2031-2032, 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41413279.
- Harris N, Aiello P, Detz D, Hanssen D, Farrell C, Balsay-Patel C, Whiting J, Hoover S, Khakpour N, Kiluk J, Kruper L, Laronga C, Mallory M, Lee MC, Czerniecki B. Postoperative Impact of Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Following Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41241710.
- Harris N, Aiello P, Detz D, Whiting J, Sun W, Hoover S, Khakpour N, Kiluk J, Kruper L, Laronga C, Mallory M, Mooney B, Czerniecki B, Lee MC. Non-Wire Bracketed Localization Techniques and Decreased Margin Positive Rates in Breast Cancer. Clin Breast Cancer, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41188088.
- Baumrucker C, Aiello P, Harris N, Whiting J, Funaro K, Hoover S, Kiluk J, Kruper L, Mallory M, Khakpour N, Laronga C, Czerniecki BJ, Lee MC, Detz D. Identifying Axillary Metastases in Patients with T3 Invasive Lobular Carcinoma. South Med J 118(10):687-691, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 41072035.
- Patterson SS, Bordt AS, Girresch RJ, Linehan CM, Bauss J, Yeo E, Perez D, Tseng L, Navuluri S, Harris NB, Matthews C, Anderson JR, Kuchenbecker JA, Manookin MB, Ogilvie JM, Neitz J, Marshak DW. Wide-field amacrine cell inputs to ON parasol ganglion cells in macaque retina. J Comp Neurol 528(9):1588-1598, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31845339.
Review Articles
- Baumrucker CC, Harris N, Hoover S, Czerniecki BJ. Intratumoral Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer. Vaccines (Basel) 13(4), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40333343.
Other Articles
- Wetzig A, Barnes KN, Gourishankar A Coin Pneumonia In a 2-year-old Child with Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. Consultant for Pediatrics, 2018.
- Baumrucker CC, Aiello P, Harris N, Whiting J, Funaro K, Hoover S, Kiluk J, Kruper L, Mallory M, Khakpour N, Laronga C, Czerniecki BJ, Lee MC, Detz D Identifying Axillary Metastases in Patients with T3 Invasive Lobular Carcinoma. Southern Medical Journal.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 24, 2026