Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, UNSW Australia
Ian Harris is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at UNSW. He is a practicing orthopaedic surgeon specialising in trauma surgery and lectures nationally and internationally on the orthopaedic treatment of fractures.
He directs a research unit specialising in surgical outcomes and the evidence base for surgery. He is author of the book Surgery, the Ultimate Placebo in which he highlights the overestimation of effectiveness of surgery and the reasons behind this.
Surgery isn't always the best option, and the decision shouldn't just lie with the doctor
Oct 31, 2016 10:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Surgeons often decide to perform procedures because thats whats usually done, its what theyre taught, it sounds logical or it fits with observations from their own practice. If the surgeons decision is in line with...