Sally S. Harris, M.D., MPH

Palo Alto Center
795 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, California 94301
Phone: (650) 853-2943
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Curriculum Vitae
Department: Sports Medicine, Pediatrics, General
Specialty: Pediatrics, Board Certified
* Open, physician is currently accepting new patients
Sports Medicine, Board Certified
Accepting patients in Sports Medicine
Affiliation: Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Education/training:
Medical education: Duke University, NC, 1984
Internship: University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill
Residency: University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill
Fellowship(s): University of California at Los Angeles, Sports Medicine Fellowship
Special training: Preventive Medicine, University of North Carolina; Masters of Public Health Degree with a specialty in epidemiology
Professional interests: Sports injuries of children and adolescents, evaluation and treatment of problems in female athletes, exercise counseling for health promotion and disease prevention, rehabilitation of athletes
Community activities: Clinical Instructor of Pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine; American Academy of Pediatrics (for which she served a term as chair of the Section on Sports Medicine) and the American College of Sports Medicine; past medical medical advisor to the California Governor's Council on physical fitness and sports; served as team physician for several Stanford University athletic teams, the College of Notre Dame in Belmont, local high school teams and the USA Women's Basketball team; Volunteer Olympic Physician Program; frequent lecturer on topics in sports medicine, exercise, health promotion and disease
Personal interests: Dr. Harris enjoys a number of sports, including cycling, kayaking, cross-country skiing, windsurfing, running and tennis.
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Links
PAMF Pediatrician Wins National Sports Medicine Award

In the news:

Overuse Injuries (Girls are Champions Interview on YouTube.com)

Local Cheerleader''s Dream Turns Tragic

Additional information and patient handouts

Books and Book Chapters

Care of the Young Athlete, editor and author of three chapters

Sally S. Harris, "The Child Athlete," in Sports Medicine for the Primary Care Physician, ed. Richard B. Birrer and Francis G. O''Commor (Informa Health Care, 2004), 171-86.

Sally S. Harris, "Exercise Counseling," in Guide To Clinical Preventive Services ed., U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (DIANE Publishing, 1989), 198-202.


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