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Education & Certifications
- Residency: Stanford University Dept of Neurosurgery (2003) CA
- Medical Education: Stanford University School of Medicine (1996) CA
- Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery (2008)
- Fellowship: Van Wagenen Fellowship / University Hospital of the West Indies (2004) West Indies
- Fellowship: Louisiana State University - New Orleans (2007) LA
- Fellowship, LSU, Peripheral Nerve (2007)
- MPH, UC Berkeley, Public Health, Epidemiology (2001)
- BA, Dartmouth College, Biology (1991)
Honors & Awards
- Advanced Stanford Leadership Development Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2012)
- Director (North), California Association of Neurological Surgeons (CANS), California Association of Neurological Surgeons (CANS) (2019)
- Ebony Magazine Power 100 List Award Disruptor Category Award, Ebony Magazine (2018)
- Excellence in Academic Medicine Award, National Medical Fellowships (NMF) (2019)
- Fellow, The Aspen Institute Health Innovators Fellowship, Aspen Global Leadership Network (2018-2019)
- Fellow, The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program, AAMC (2016-2017)
- National Road Safety Council Award, Awarded by Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Jamaica (2004)
- President, Women in Neurosurgery, Women in Neurosurgery (2012)
- Research Award, The Western Neurosurgical Society (2001)
- RISE Award (Reach, Inspire, Serve and Engage), The Stanford Medicine Alumni Association (2020/ 2021)
- Scientific Award, Caribbean Association Neuroscience Symposium/University Hospital of the West Indies (2011)
- Stanford Faculty Research Fellow at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research, Stanford Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research (2012)
- Stanford Leadership Development Program, Stanford University School of Medicine (2010)
- STARS Volunteer Leadership Assembly Honoree, Stanford Alumni Association (2013)
- The William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons (2003)
- Woodruff Leadership Academy Fellow, Emory University (2009)
Administrative Appointments
- Associate Chief of Staff, Polytrauma, PAVAHCS (2009 - Present)
- Deputy Chief of Staff, Rehabilitation (TBI, Spinal Cord Injury, Blind Service, PM&R), PAVAHCS (2015 - Present)
- Director, Defense Veterans Brain Injury Center (2009 - Present)
- Director, Brain Injury, Department of Neurosurgery (2009 - Present)
Publications
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Acquired cerebral arteriovenous malformation induced by an anaplastic astrocytoma: An interesting case
Harris, O. A., Chang, S. D., Harris, B. T., & Adler, J. R. (2000). Acquired cerebral arteriovenous malformation induced by an anaplastic astrocytoma: An interesting case. NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH, 22(5), 473–77. -
Infratentorial traumatic brain hemorrhage: May outcome be predicted by initial GCS?
Harris, O. A., Lane, B., Lewen, A., & Matz, P. G. (2000). Infratentorial traumatic brain hemorrhage: May outcome be predicted by initial GCS? JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE, 49(6), 1076–1082. -
The role of hypothermia in the management of severe brain injury. A meta-analysis
Harris, O. A., Colford, J. M., Good, M. C., & Matz, P. G. (2002). The role of hypothermia in the management of severe brain injury. A meta-analysis. ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY, 59(7), 1077–83. -
Hospital costs, incidence, and inhospital mortality rates of traumatic subdural hematoma in the United States Clinical article
Kalanithi, P., Schubert, R. D., Lad, S. P., Harris, O. A., & Boakye, M. (2011). Hospital costs, incidence, and inhospital mortality rates of traumatic subdural hematoma in the United States Clinical article. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 115(5), 1013–18. -
A Systematic Review of an Emerging Consciousness Population: Focus on Program Evolution
Gray, M., Lai, S., Wells, R., Chung, J., Teraoka, J., Howe, L., & Harris, O. A. (2011). A Systematic Review of an Emerging Consciousness Population: Focus on Program Evolution. JOURNAL OF TRAUMA-INJURY INFECTION AND CRITICAL CARE, 71(5), 1465–74. -
Analysis of the proliferative potential of residual tumor after radiosurgery for intraparenchymal brain metastases
Harris, O. A., & Adler, J. R. (1996). Analysis of the proliferative potential of residual tumor after radiosurgery for intraparenchymal brain metastases. JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, 85(4), 667–671. -
Prediction of neurosurgical intervention after mild traumatic brain injury using the national trauma data bank.
Sweeney, T. E., Salles, A., Harris, O. A., Spain, D. A., & Staudenmayer, K. L. (2015). Prediction of neurosurgical intervention after mild traumatic brain injury using the national trauma data bank. World Journal of Emergency Surgery , 10, 23-? -
Intracranial Dislocation of the Mandibular Condyle: A Case Report and Literature Review
Zhang, M., Alexander, A. L., Most, S. P., Li, G., & Harris, O. A. (2016). Intracranial Dislocation of the Mandibular Condyle: A Case Report and Literature Review. WORLD NEUROSURGERY, 86. -
Prognostic Value of Quantitative Diffusion-Weighted MRI in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.
Shakir, A., Aksoy, D., Mlynash, M., Harris, O. A., Albers, G. W., & Hirsch, K. G. (2016). Prognostic Value of Quantitative Diffusion-Weighted MRI in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neuroimaging , 26(1), 103–8. -
Prediction of neurosurgical intervention after mild traumatic brain injury using the national trauma data bank.
Sweeney, T. E., Salles, A., Harris, O. A., Spain, D. A., & Staudenmayer, K. L. (2015). Prediction of neurosurgical intervention after mild traumatic brain injury using the national trauma data bank. World Journal of Emergency Surgery , 10, 23-? -
Abducens Nerve Avulsion and Facial Nerve Palsy After Temporal Bone Fracture: A Rare Concomitance of Injuries.
Azad, T. D., Veeravagu, A., Corrales, C. E., Chow, K. K., Fischbein, N. J., & Harris, O. A. (2016). Abducens Nerve Avulsion and Facial Nerve Palsy After Temporal Bone Fracture: A Rare Concomitance of Injuries. World Neurosurgery, 88, 689 e5–8. -
Prognostic Value of Quantitative Diffusion-Weighted MRI in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Shakir, A., Aksoy, D., Mlynash, M., Harris, O. A., Albers, G. W., & Hirsch, K. G. (2016). Prognostic Value of Quantitative Diffusion-Weighted MRI in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. JOURNAL OF NEUROIMAGING, 26(1), 103–8. -
Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Approach for Functional Neurological Symptom (Conversion) Disorder: A Case Study
Yam, A., Rickards, T., Pawlowski, C. A., Harris, O., Karandikar, N., & Yutsis, M. V. (2016). Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Approach for Functional Neurological Symptom (Conversion) Disorder: A Case Study. REHABILITATION PSYCHOLOGY, 61(1), 102–11. -
Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Fourth Edition.
Carney, N., Totten, A. M., O'Reilly, C., Ullman, J. S., Hawryluk, G. W. J., Bell, M. J., … Ghajar, J. (2016). Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Fourth Edition. Neurosurgery, -? -
Prospective Tracking and Analysis of Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans and Military Personnel
Licona, N. E., Chung, J. S., Poole, J. H., Salerno, R. M., Laurenson, N. M., & Harris, O. A. (2017). Prospective Tracking and Analysis of Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans and Military Personnel. ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, 98(2), 391–94. -
Long-Term Functional Outcomes in Military Service Members and Veterans After Traumatic Brain Injury/Polytrauma Inpatient Rehabilitation
Gray, M., Chung, J., Aguila, F., Williams, T. G., Teraoka, J. K., & Harris, O. A. (2018). Long-Term Functional Outcomes in Military Service Members and Veterans After Traumatic Brain Injury/Polytrauma Inpatient Rehabilitation. ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, 99(2), S33–S39. -
Service needs and barriers to care five or more years after moderate to severe TBI among Veterans
Schulz-Heik, R. J., Poole, J. H., Dahdah, M. N., Sullivan, C., Adamson, M. M., Date, E. S., … Harris, O. (2017). Service needs and barriers to care five or more years after moderate to severe TBI among Veterans. BRAIN INJURY, 31(10), 1287–93. -
REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION FOR IMPROVING COGNITION IN VETERANS WITH TBI: RESULTS FROM PILOT CLINICAL TRIAL
Adamson, M., Siddiqi, S., Swaminath, G., Wu, L., Mcnerney, W., Darcy, V., … Yesavage, J. (2018). REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION FOR IMPROVING COGNITION IN VETERANS WITH TBI: RESULTS FROM PILOT CLINICAL TRIAL. JOURNAL OF NEUROTRAUMA. MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC. -
Traumatic brain injury among female veterans: a review of sex differences in military neurosurgery
Kim, L. H., Quon, J. L., Sun, F. W., Wortman, K. M., Adamson, M. M., & Harris, O. A. (2018). Traumatic brain injury among female veterans: a review of sex differences in military neurosurgery. NEUROSURGICAL FOCUS, 45(6), E16. -
Prospective Tracking and Analysis of Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans and Military Personnel.
Licona, N. E., Chung, J. S., Poole, J. H., Salerno, R. M., Laurenson, N. M., & Harris, O. A. (2017). Prospective Tracking and Analysis of Traumatic Brain Injury in Veterans and Military Personnel. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 98(2), 391–394. -
Validity Assessment of Referral Decisions at a VA Health Care System Polytrauma System of Care.
Chung, J., Aguila, F., & Harris, O. (2015). Validity Assessment of Referral Decisions at a VA Health Care System Polytrauma System of Care. Cureus, 7(1), e240. -
A management algorithm for patients with intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC).
Hawryluk, G. W., Aguilera, S., Buki, A., Bulger, E., Citerio, G., Cooper, D. J., … Chesnut, R. M. (2019). A management algorithm for patients with intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC). Intensive Care Medicine. -
A management algorithm for adult patients with both brain oxygen and intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC).
Chesnut, R., Aguilera, S., Buki, A., Bulger, E., Citerio, G., Cooper, D. J., … Hawryluk, G. W. (2020). A management algorithm for adult patients with both brain oxygen and intracranial pressure monitoring: the Seattle International Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Consensus Conference (SIBICC). Intensive Care Medicine. -
Sex differences in symptom presentation and functional outcomes: a pilot study in a matched sample of veterans with mild TBI.
Gray, M., Adamson, M. M., Thompson, R. C., Kapphahn, K. I., Han, S., Chung, J. S., & Harris, O. A. (2020). Sex differences in symptom presentation and functional outcomes: a pilot study in a matched sample of veterans with mild TBI. Brain Injury, 1–13. -
Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2020 Update of the Decompressive Craniectomy Recommendations.
Hawryluk, G. W., Rubiano, A. M., Totten, A. M., O'Reilly, C., Ullman, J. S., Bratton, S. L., … Ghajar, J. (2020). Guidelines for the Management of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: 2020 Update of the Decompressive Craniectomy Recommendations. Neurosurgery. -
Introduction. Cranial surgery in geriatric patients.
Hamilton, M. G., Parney, I., Harris, O. A., Schmidt, E. A., & Riina, H. A. (2020). Introduction. Cranial surgery in geriatric patients. Neurosurgical Focus, 49(4), E1. -
Early Head Computed Tomography Abnormalities Associated with Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury.
Murray, N. M., Wolman, D. N., Mlynash, M., Threlkeld, Z. D., Christensen, S., Heit, J. J., … Hirsch, K. G. (2020). Early Head Computed Tomography Abnormalities Associated with Elevated Intracranial Pressure in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neuroimaging : Official Journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging. -
International Prevalence and Correlates of Psychological Stress during the Global COVID-19 Pandemic.
Adamson, M. M., Phillips, A., Seenivasan, S., Martinez, J., Grewal, H., Kang, X., … Spiegel, D. (2020). International Prevalence and Correlates of Psychological Stress during the Global COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(24). -
Sport-Related Structural Brain Injury and Return to Play: Systematic Review and Expert Insight.
Zuckerman, S. L., Yengo-Kahn, A. M., Tang, A. R., Bailes, J. E., Beauchamp, K., Berger, M. S., … Sills, A. K. (2021). Sport-Related Structural Brain Injury and Return to Play: Systematic Review and Expert Insight. Neurosurgery. -
Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP): Results from the Neurotrauma Research Panel Delphi Survey.
Stein, D. M., Braverman, M. A., Phuong, J., Shipper, E., Price, M. A., Bixby, P. J., … Whyte, J. (1800). Developing a National Trauma Research Action Plan (NTRAP): Results from the Neurotrauma Research Panel Delphi Survey. The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. -
Sex differences in cortical thickness and diffusion properties in patients with traumatic brain injury: a pilot study.
Adamson, M. M., Main, K., Harris, O. A., & Kang, X. (1800). Sex differences in cortical thickness and diffusion properties in patients with traumatic brain injury: a pilot study. Brain Injury, 1–15. -
Headache Diary Mobile Application for Monitoring and Characterizing Posttraumatic Headaches.
Liu, K., Madrigal, E., Chung, J. S., Broffman, J. I., Bennett, N., Tsai, A., … Timmerman, M. (2022). Headache Diary Mobile Application for Monitoring and Characterizing Posttraumatic Headaches. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation. -
Rationale and Methods for Updated Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury
Hawryluk, G. W. J., Selph, S., Lumba-Brown, A., Totten, A. M., Ghajar, J., Aarabi, B., … Bell, R. (2022). Rationale and Methods for Updated Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury. NEUROTRAUMA REPORTS, 3(1), 240–247. -
Rationale and Methods for Updated Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury.
Hawryluk, G. W., Selph, S., Lumba-Brown, A., Totten, A. M., Ghajar, J., Aarabi, B., … Bell, R. (2022). Rationale and Methods for Updated Guidelines for the Management of Penetrating Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurotrauma Reports, 3(1), 240–247.
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Palo Alto , CA 94304
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