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Harris received a medical degree from the University of Virginia in 1894, and established a medical practice in Union Springs, Alabama. After the completion of postgraduate studies at Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Harris accepted the position of Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile. During World War I, Harris was commissioned as a major in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army and served with distinction.
Returning to private practice in Birmingham, Dr. Harris was instrumental in building the 50-bed "Gorgas Hospital Hotel" which later became Montclair Baptist Medical Center. A prolific author and contributor to medical literature, in 1949 Dr.Harris was awarded the American Medical Association's Distinguished Service Medal for his research in hyperinsulinism. He was instrumental in establishing a camp near Mobile for children with diabetes, and in tribute to his life and work, it was later designated Camp Seale Harris.
He opened the Seale Harris Clinic in Birmingham in 1922. The clinic and name are perpetuated by his successors. Shortly after the discovery of insulin in 1922, Harris visited Canada to study diabetes cases with the scientists who discovered the hormone. These studies led to research on the effects in nondiabetic patients of an excessive secretion of insulin and his recognition that hyperinsulinism could cause hypoglycemia, a deficiency of sugar in the blood. His research on hyperinsulinism and its control brought international recognition to Harris, including the Distinguished Service Medal, the highest scientific award of the American Medical Association.
While serving in the Army during World War I, he edited the journal, War Medicine, published in Paris, and for 12 years he was the owner and editor of the Southern Medical Journal. His writings include more than 100 contributions to the medical literature and books in such diverse fields as clinical practice, biography and politics. Widely respected among doctors, Harris served at various times as president of the Southern Medical Association, Medical Association of the State of Alabama, and the American Medical Editors Association.
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