Gavin H. Harris, MD

Harris is an assistant professor of Medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine & the Division of Infectious Diseases. He is the director of Education and Outreach at Emory’s Serious Communicable Diseases Program, a critical care co-liaison to Emory’s biocontainment unit, the Serious Communicable Diseases Unit, the co-chair of the joint US Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Critical Care Guidance Task Force, and a member of the World Health Organization Technical Advisory Group on Therapeutics Prioritization.

Articles by Gavin H. Harris, MD

Treating the Andes Strain of the Hantavirus Associated With the Cruise Ship Cluster

ByGavin H. Harris, MD,John Parkinson

May 28th 2026

In the second episode with Emory’s Gavin Harris, MD, he offers some insights about treating patients with the Andes virus, including supportive care as well as investigational antivirals.

Aggressive Supportive Care is Key in Treating Ebola

ByGavin H. Harris, MD,John Parkinson

May 23rd 2026

Emory’s Gavin Harris, MD, discusses how getting patients this type of treatment is essential to reducing the severity of disease, as well as adapting the four “I’s” algorithm in dealing with high-consequence infectious disease outbreaks.

Now is Not the Time for Funding Pauses, Cutting Ties With Health Organizations

ByGavin H. Harris, MD

January 30th 2025

Biocontainment, including the most recent threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, demands we continue to finance research, and continue cooperation with important organizations like the WHO.

Is it Time to Rethink Biocontainment?

ByGavin H. Harris, MD

January 23rd 2025

In the third installment of our series on preparedness, Gavin Harris, MD, discusses the principles and challenges of biorisk management, focusing on infectious disease threats and containment strategies.