Dr. Harrod graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biological Sciences. He received his Medical Degree in 2006 from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, where he graduated first in his class and received the LSUHSC Orthopedic Award. Dr. Harrod graduated in June of 2011 from the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program. During his residency, he received the General Surgery Intern ABSITE High Score Award, the HCORP Anatomy High Score Award, and served as a Harvard Medical School Anatomy Instructor.

Dr. Harrod  completed a Fellowship program at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia for Combined Orthopedic/Neurosurgical Spinal Surgery. He has been actively involved in research with multiple publications including journal articles, review articles, and book chapters on both spinal topics as well as general orthopedics. He has a particular interest in disorders of the cervical spine and is Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery.

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