Dr. Odette Harris graduated from Dartmouth College and received her medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine. She conducted her internship and residency at Stanford University Medical Center and she also earned a Masters of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley. Upon completing her neurosurgical residency, Dr. Harris was awarded the William VanWagenen Fellowship from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. She completed her research related to this fellowship at the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica where she also served as Visiting Consultant in Neurosurgery. Dr. Harris has authored several scientific articles and has won numerous research awards including the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Clinical Fellowship Award, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Spinal Cord/Spinal Column Injury Award and the Western Neurosurgical Society Resident Award for research on minor traumatic brain injury. Her research efforts have been recognized by the government of Jamaica; where she was awarded the National Road Safety Council Award for outstanding contribution in traumatic brain injury. Currently Dr. Harris is an Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of Brain Injury for Stanford Medical Center where she manages and coordinates the medical and surgical care of all patients suffering from traumatic brain injury that are admitted to the Stanford System. She is the Associate Chief of Staff, Polytrauma at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. As a Polytrauma Center, the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System encompasses Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, the Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center and Comprehensive Rehabilitation Centers, The Polytrauma Network Sites and the Polytrauma Transitional Program. Dr. Harris is also the Site Director and Principal Investigator of the Defense Veterans and Brain Injury Center (DVBIC). The Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System is one of 5 VA sites. The primary focus of DVBIC is TBI specific evaluation, treatment and follow-up care for all military personnel, veterans and their dependents. This encompasses TBI specific research,training and education. Dr. Harris was previously at Emory University where she served as an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Chief of Neurosurgery Service and Director of the Neuro-ICU at Grady Memorial Hospital. Dr. Harris is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.