DOCTORS OF INTEREST
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Treasure Coast Medical Report
PAULA CRAWFORD-HARRIS
Age: 36
Occupation: Family practice
physician
Lives in: Palm Beach Gardens
Family: Husband, Omar; sons,
Shamar, 21, Christopher, 18,
Rahmai, 16, William, 3; daughter,
Omarah, 2
Education: University of Florida,
undergraduate; St. Mathews
School of Medicine, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; residency
of
at Newport News Riverside Regional Medical Center,
Virginia
Hobbies: “I love traveling and spending time with my family.
I just came back from Italy, and we are going to Jamaica
where my husband and father are from. I also enjoy spending
time with my family. Both my two- and three-year-olds are in
a soccer program and will be taking swim classes.”
What inspires me: “My mother’s compassion, my father’s
of
strong will, my husband’s determination and my children’s
unfulfilled desire to learn, grow and explore the world
around them.”
What most people don’t know about me: “I used to ride a
1,000-cc Suzuki motorcycle until a friend totaled it and was
badly injured. I realized that a motorcycle was not a safe
place for me. He came into the hospital (after the accident)
while I was working as a nurse’s aide. It made me want to
continue down the path I was already on.”
Omar and Dr. Paula Crawford-Harris enjoy a moment with Dr. Teresa and
Brian Wright. The two women are colleagues who worked together during
their residencies.
set your own timetable.”
Husband Omar owns a trucking and towing company.
His two sons from a previous marriage are in college and his
16-year-old son, Rahmai, assists mom with the couple’s little
ones. “He runs track after school, but he helps out a lot,” the
doctor says.
“My patients are the best part of my job,” she says. “A lot
of my patients are not young and you have to give them time
to address their needs. I want them to get their annual physicals,
get mammograms, and X-rays and preventative care as
well. Moms and dads dote on their kids. Patients come with
stories and you hear about their lives. Older people have stories
and it is always nice to hear about their military service. I
love my patients.”
That same devotion is always there when Crawford-Harris
walks into her home and hits the ground running with her
other family.
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