William Harbour, M.D., is an American ophthalmologist, ocular oncologist and cancer researcher.
He currently serves as the vice chairman for translational research and director of ocular oncology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the associate director for basic research at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
His clinical practice focuses on intraocular tumors, including uveal (ocular) melanoma, retinoblastoma, lymphoma and other neoplasms.
His field of research includes the genetics and genomics of cancer, with a focus on prognostic biomarkers, mechanisms of metastasis, and molecular targeted therapies.
He has given over 300 invited scientific lectures, and published over 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles and book chapters.
Dr.
Harbour founded the Ocular Oncology Service at the Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Louis, where he was the Paul A.
Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences.