Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center

Dr. William Harris, M.D.

Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery & Spine Surgery Practicing in Norman, Oklahoma since 1986.

Specialties

Primary areas of interest are spinal pathology, including operative and non-operative management of those conditions. Dr. Harris also practices general orthopaedics, including total joint arthroplasty, sports injuries, fractures, shoulder and knee disorders.

 Affiliations

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Charter Diplomate of the American Board of Spine Surgery
• Cleveland-McClain County Medical Society
• Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• North American Spine Society
• Oklahoma State Medical Association
• Oklahoma Orthopaedic Society

 

Education

Graduate from the University of Oklahoma with a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1980.
He spent five years in residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in orthopaedic surgery and then performed a one year spine fellowship in San Antonio, Texas. He returned to practice in Norman in 1986 and has been practicing general orthopaedics with an emphasis on spine surgery since then.

Appointments

Dr. Harris has served as Chief of Staff at Norman Regional Hospital in 1994. He has also written several papers on medical subjects, including spinal cord injury in children.

Hospitals

• Norman Regional Hospital - Active Staff
• Purcell Municipal Hospital - Attending Staff