Dr. Laurel R Harris, MD

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Dr. Harris is a graduate of Texas Christian University, earning degrees in both geology and pre-medicine, where she was honored as T.C.U.'s most outstanding graduate for 1985. She earned her medical degree at Emory University Medical Center in Atlanta, interned at Georgia Baptist Medical Center, and completed her ophthalmology residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is board certified in ophthalmology and is a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. She was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa honor society for outstanding academic performance in college, and she was then elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society, in recognition of excellent academic, clinical, and ethical performance at Emory University Medical School. Dr. Harris has served on the grievance committee of the Pierce County Medical Society since 1996, an advisory board of physicians and community leaders charged with resolving disputes between patients, physicians, and insurers, often advocating for the patients rights. In 2002, she was also elected to the Board of Trustees of Pierce County Medical Society, the governing board for the physicians of Pierce County. In 2004, she was then elected secretary of Pierce County Medical Society. In addition, Dr. Harris is among a prestigious few to be selected by the Consumer's Research Council as one of "America's Top Ophthalmologists" for 2002-2003, then again for 2004-2005, and for 2006-2007.Dr. Harris' interests include camping and hiking with her husband and three young children, riding horses, playing classical piano, and enjoying the unsurpassed beauty and wonderful people of the Pacific Northwest.