Dr. Norris is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) and Chief Medical Executive for the Behavioral and Community Health Service Line. He joined LVHN in 2003 as Vice Chair of Education and Research, Department of Psychiatry, then became Assistant Medical Director, Psychiatry, for Lehigh Valley Physician Group (LVPG) in 2009. He also served as Chair of LVPG's Compensation Committee from 2012 to 2016.

A native of Greenville, N.C., he received his undergraduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. He earned his medical degree from Duke University in Durham, N.C., completed his residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., and completed a fellowship in Psychosomatic/consultation Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Norris came to LVHN from Emory Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., where he was Associate Director, Consultation Liaison Psychiatry.

Dr. Norris has been distinguished nationally for his research efforts, having been awarded five research grants and taken part in 28 research trials as the principal investigator. He’s also a Professor of Psychiatry for the University of South Florida Health Morsani College of Medicine as well a Clinical Professor at DeSales University. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and Fellow of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.