WHO WE ARE

“Our values are reflected in our name. Chesed is transliterated from the Hebrew word meaning God’s lovingkindness. Our core beliefs are: Equity, Autonomy, Truth, Transparency, Prevention & Restoration”

As a childhood asthmatic, I spent many hours in emergency rooms and doctors’ offices. I witnessed firsthand the fragmented and episodic care relegated to those uninsured and under insured patients in my racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse community. My parents’ faith led them to work for a better future for me and their community. They provided me with the lens of hope and servant leadership.

As an undergraduate, I studied comparative biology at Tulane University in New Orleans and went on to study neurobiology at Yale. Following graduate school, I attended Harvard Medical School and completed a residency in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

I view medicine as my calling. Primary care is my passion because it incorporates restoration, education, counseling, and advocacy. For over 30 years, I have been committed to public health in diverse communities from West Africa to Haiti and more recently North Texas.

In the last 19 years, I have worked in Dallas and Austin as a board-certified internist helping to improve the health and community by reducing disparities in health outcomes in disease conditions from hypertension to diabetes, HIV to COVID-19.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

  • Ph.D in Neurobiology - Yale University, New Haven, CT

  • Doctor of Medicine - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

  • Residency - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

  • Fellowships

    • Ethics in the Professions - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    • Clinical HIV Fellowship - Parkland Health and Hospitals, Dallas, TX

  • EMBA - Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

-Deborah Morris-Harris, Ph.D, MD, EMBA, FIDSA

Tools for Patient Engagement

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    Deborah Morris-Harris, founder of Chesed Medical, has dedicated over thirty years to improving health outcomes and reducing disparities in diverse populations.