Dr. Harrell grew up in Snow Hill, NC and completed her undergraduate degree at Wake Forest University. She then went on to medical school at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. After completion of medical school in 2014, she moved to Buffalo, N.Y. for her residency in pediatrics at the University at Buffalo.
She is married and enjoys going to the beach, any type of arts and crafts, boating, and tennis.