Dr. Christopher Harris
Improving Healthcare
Medicine is easy; life is hard. Drawing on his personal and professional experiences, Dr. Harris provides his prescription to decrease healthcare disparities, and to improve maternal and infant outcomes. By simplifying the complexities of life, healthcare and public health professionals, organizational leaders, and government officials alike will be equipped with the tools to exponentially enhance the well-being of their communities.
Meet Dr. Harris
Dr. Christopher “Chris” Harris is a fellowship-trained family medicine and obstetrics provider, uniquely positioned as Oklahoma’s only African American physician with this specialized training. Committed to improving healthcare equity and maternal health outcomes, Dr. Harris blends clinical expertise with community advocacy in his speaking engagements.
Dr. Harris is a dynamic speaker and healthcare equity advocate who engages decision-makers and healthcare professionals with high-impact talks on healthcare disparities and maternal and child health. With a distinctive blend of authenticity, strategic insight, and compelling storytelling, Dr. Harris challenges systems, sparks critical conversations, and motivates meaningful change. His presentations go beyond inspiration—they deliver actionable strategies that empower leaders to close gaps and drive sustainable improvements in care delivery and outcomes.
Dr. Harris' Talk
Health Disparities – Complex Problems, Simple Solutions
Discrepancies in health outcomes have been present for decades and while there have been some improvement, they are still present. In the United States, American Indians/Alaskan Natives (67.9 years) and Blacks (72.8 years) have the shortest life expectancy. Black pregnant women die at 2.6 times the rate of White pregnant women.
Through his keynote talks and workshops, Dr. Harris shares his simple and reliable methods that he has developed over his seven years as a physician to address these intricate problems. If you keep doing what you’ve been doing, you’re going to keep getting what you’ve been getting. It’s time for things to be different, to be better.
