Not every surgeon lives long enough to become a patient in the operating room, but this week's guest is a rare find!

Welcome the badass, double-board-certified, and incredibly brave, Dr. Marsha Harris to the Dr. ZEN Podcast!

Topics discussed in the episode:

• How Dr. Harris managed her polycystic kidney disease and eventual kidney transplant
• Understanding the transplant waitlist process
• The new Health Equity in Transplantation Coalition
• Operating as a surgeon in a male-dominated field
• Trailblazing as a marginalized member of the medical community

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Dr. Marsha Harris grew up in Jamaica, Queens, New York. She attended the College of Arts and Sciences at New York University where she majored in Chemistry and minored in Mathematics. While attending NYU, she was an All-American women's basketball player and won a national championship in her junior year. She later earned her medical degree in 2002 from New York University's School of Medicine and in 2007 completed her general surgery residency training there as well. At the Colon and Rectal Clinic of Orlando, University of Florida, she completed her fellowship training in colon and rectal surgery in 2008.

Dr Harris is a board-certified general surgeon and colon and rectal surgeon. She has been recertified by the American Board of Surgeons as well as the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgeons. She has earned recognition as Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor and received Vitals Compassionate Doctor award, Vitals Patient Choice award, and Healthgrades Honor Roll. Dr. Harris is a member and fellow of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons. She has publications in Diseases of Colon and Rectum. In Spring 2021 she started her own medical practice, Park Avenue Colon and Rectal Surgery in Manhattan, New York.