Griffith R. Harsh

Griffith R. Harsh
Born	Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV
Alma mater	Harvard University (AB, MD) New College, Oxford (MA) Boston University (MBA)
Occupation	Neurosurgeon
Spouse	Meg Whitman ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	2

Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV is an American neurosurgeon, and chair of neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico. ^[1]

Early life and education

Dr. Harsh attended Indian Springs School in Alabama, Harvard College, Oxford University, and Harvard Medical School. His father, Griffith R. Harsh III, ^[2] former Chair of the Division of Neurological Surgery at the University of Alabama, Birmingham and Chairman of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

Career

Dr. Harsh completed his residency and fellowship training in neurological surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). ^[3] His clinical research has involved the development and testing of emerging techniques and technologies, such as skull base surgery, intraoperative imaging, proton beam radiation, radiosurgery, and gene therapy. ^{[4] [5]}

Personal life

Harsh is married to Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay, former CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and the 2010 Republican nominee for governor of California.

References

1. Bostel, Ryan (2025-01-02). "New neurosurgery chair take overs at UNM School of Medicine". Albuquerque Journal . Archived from the original on 2025-01-04. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
2. "UAB Establishes Harsh Endowed Chair In Neurosurgery". University of Alabama Birmingham . Archived from the original on 2024-02-07.
3. "Griffith Harsh". Stanford University . Archived from the original on 2013-08-23.
4. "Griffith R. Harsh IV, MD, MBA". University of California Davis . 30 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
5. "NIH-NIBIB P41 grant". Archived from the original on April 9, 2020.