William Harford, MD

Professor
Internal Medicine

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

william.harford@utsouthwestern.edu

Biography

 Dr. Harford was born in the United States and attended high school in Monterrey, Mexico. He received a BA in psychology from Vanderbilt University in 1968. He worked at St. Luke’s Hospital Center in New York City for one year prior to entering medical school at UT Southwestern. He remained at UT Southwestern to complete his residency in internal medicine (1973-1976) and fellowship in gastroenterology (1976-1978). Dr. Harford spent the next 10 years in the private practice of gastroenterology in Dallas, then joined the faculty of UT Southwestern. Since 1988, he has been a fulltime faculty member and director of GI Endoscopy at the Dallas VA. He is married to Madeline Harford, MD, a psychiatrist.

Education

Graduate SchoolUniversity of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr Dallas (1973)
UndergraduateVanderbilt University (1968)

Research Interests

Colorectal cancer prevention and screening

Publications

Accuracy of screening for fecal occult blood on a single stool sample obtained by digital rectal examination: a comparison with recommended sampling practice

Collins JF, Lieberman DA, Durbin TE, Weiss DG, and the Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #380 Group , Annals of Internal Medicine , 2005; (In press)

Risk factors for advanced colonic neoplasia and hyperplastic polyps in asymptomatic individuals

Lieberman DA, Prindiville S, Weiss DG, Willett W for the VA Cooperative Study Group 380 , JAMA , 2003; (290):2959-2967

Recurrent bleeding from peptic ulcer associated with adherent clot: a randomized study comparing endoscopic treatment with medical therapy

Bleau BL, Goustout CJ, Sherman KE, Shaw MJ, Harford WV, Keate RF, Bracy WP, Fleischer DE , Gastrointestinal Endoscopy , 2002; (56):1-6

Diverticula of the Hypopharynx, Esophagus, Stomach, Jejunum and Ileum

Jeyarajah R, Harford WV , Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal Disease, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management , 2002; (7th edition):359-368

Abdominal Hernias and their Complications, Including Gastric Volvulus

Harford WV, Jeyarajah R , Sleisenger and Fordtran’s Gastrointestinal Disease, Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management , 2002; (7th edition):369-385

Honors/Awards

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society

Fellow, American College of Gastroenterology

Fellow, American College of Physicians

Gastroenterology Teaching Award 1991

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American College of Gastroenterology

American College of Physicians

American Gastroenterological Association

American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy