He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Neuroscience and his Master of Science Degree in Neurobiology. From UCLA he attended Western University of Health Sciences, where he earned his D.O. From Western University. Dr. Hariri completed his Neurosurgery residency at Riverside University Health System Medical Center. He then worked in the Level 1 Trauma Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center as an Attending Neurosurgeon. During this time he was also a Clinical Instructor and Complex Spine Fellow at the Stanford University School of Medicine.