Dr. Robert Harrison is a specialist in occupational medicine. He founded the UCSF Occupational Health Program and has directed its services for more than 15 years. He has diagnosed and treated more than 10,000 patients with work-related and environmentally induced diseases or injuries. He also directs the worker tracking investigation program for the California Department of Public Health.
Harrison his medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He also has a master of public health degree.
Harrison has served on the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standards Board. He has written numerous published works on the subject of occupational medicine. He joined UCSF in 1984.