Odette Harris
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Odette Harris | |
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 Harris in 2014 | |
| Born | September 30, 1969, Jamaica |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College Stanford University School of Medicine |
| Occupation | Neurosurgeon |
| Employer | Stanford University School of Medicine |
| Spouse |
Edward Sharp (m. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
Odette Harris (born September 30, 1969) is a professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University and the Director of the Brain Injury Program for the Stanford University School of Medicine. She is the Deputy Chief of Staff, Rehabilitation at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System.
Harris attended Mary Help of Christians Academy for high school.[1] Harris graduated from Dartmouth College[2] and received her MD from Stanford University School of Medicine.[2] She received numerous academic and research awards at both institutions. Harris completed her internship and residency at Stanford University Medical Center. She was the only Black woman in her class at medical school, and the only woman during her residency.[3] She completed a masters of public health in epidemiology at University of California, Berkeley,[2] and a fellowship at the University of the West Indies. In 2007, she joined Louisiana State University working on peripheral neuropathy.
