Michael W. Morris, MD

Associate Professor

Department:
SOM-Surgery-General Pediatric

Email:
mmorrisjr@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5050

Education

Louisiana State University-School of Medicine, MD, School of Medicine	2008
Louisiana State University, BS, Biology	2001

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Mississippi State Medical Board of Licensure	03/2012 - Present
Certification, American Board of Surgery	03/2018 - Present
Certification, American Board of Surgery	03/2016 - Present

Current Positions

Interim Program Director, School of Medicine	07/2024 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine	07/2022 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine

07/2017 - 06/2022

Publications

Journal Article
Shaw T, Parrish D, Simpson, S, Morris M Paraganglioma in Cyanotic Congenital Heart Disease Am Surg. 2020. [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 24]. 2020;3134820942145. doi:10.1177/0003134820942145.	2020
Muncie C, Cockrell H, Whitlock R, Morris M, Sawaya D. The Ideal Candidate for Subcutaneous Endoscopically Assisted Ligation (SEAL) of the Internal Ring for Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair. Am Surg. 2019 Nov 1;85(11):1262-1264.	2019
Muncie C, Morris M, Berch B, Sawaya D, Blewett C. Stapled intestinal anastomoses with endoscopic staplers in premature infants. J Pediatr Surg. 2017 Oct 12. pii: S0022-3468(17)30646-2.	2017
Zhang J, Singh N, Robinson-Taylor KS, Dorsett-Martin WA, Morris MW Jr, Earl TM, Anderson CD. Hepatocyte autophagy is linked to C/EBP-homologous protein, Bcl2-interacting mediator of cell death, and BH3-interacting domain death agonist gene expression. J Surg Res. 2015 May 15;195(2):588-95.	2015
Caskey RC, Zgheib C, Morris M, Allukian M, Dorsett-Martin W, Xu J, Wu W, Liechty KW. Dysregulation of Collagen Production in Diabetes Following Recurrent Skin Injury: Contribution to the Development of a Chronic Wound. Wound Repair Regen. 2014 Jun 5. [Epub ahead of print] Jul-Aug 2014;22(4):515-20. doi: 10.1111/wrr.12199.	2014
Muncie C, Morris M, Blewett C Cystic lymphangioma of the mesenteric root in an adolescent, an operative challenge The American Surgeon. Epub. September (2017)
Muncie C, Whitlock R, Morris M, Harbarger C, Sawaya D "Sclerotherapy and Resection of a Giant Lymphatic Malformation of the Head in a Neonate." Clinics in Surgery. 1 (2016): 1275
Inagaki K, Blackshear C, Morris MW, Hobbs CV. Pediatric appendicitis-factors associated with surgical approach, complications, and readmission J Surg Res. 2020 Feb;246:395-402.
Zgheib C, Allukian MW, Xu J, Morris MW Jr, Caskey RC, Herdrich BJ, Hu J, Gorman JH 3rd, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Mammalian Fetal Cardiac Regeneration After Myocardial Infarction Is Associated With Differential Gene Expression Compared With the Adult. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 May;97(5):1643-50.
Morris MW Jr., Allukian M III, Herdrich BJ, Caskey RC, Zgheib C, Xu J, Dorsett-Martin W, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. Modulation of the Inflammatory Response by Increasing Fetal Wound Size or Interleukin-10 Overexpression Determines Wound Phenotype and Scar Formation. Wound Repair and Regeneration. Wound Repair Regen. 2014 May;22(3):406-14. PMID: 24844340
Morris MW Jr., Walker WB, Zhang X, Ahmed A, Vanderlan WB. Ureteral Stump Carcinoma Following Trauma Nephrectomy: A Risk? Am Surg. 2013 Jun;79(6):231-3.
Zhang J, Morris MW, Dorsett-Martin W, Drake L, Anderson CD. Autophagy is involved in endoplasmic reticulum stress induced cell death of rat hepatocytes. J Surg Res. 2013 Aug;183(2):929-35.
Allukian M 3rd, Xu J, Morris M, Caskey R, Zhang L, Dorsett-Martin W, Plappert, T, Griswold M, Gorman JH 3rd, Gorman RC, Liechty KW. Mammalian Cardiac Regeneration Following Fetal Myocardial Infarction Requires Cardiac Progenitor Cell Recruitment. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Jul; 96(1):163-170.
Xu J, Wenjie Wu, Liping Zhang, Wanda Dorset-Martin, Morris MW, Mitchell ME, Liechty KW. The Role of microRNA-146a in the Pathogenesis of the Diabetic Wound Healing Impairment: Correction with Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment. Diabetes. 2012 Nov;61(11):2906-12.
Dick GM, Katz PS, Farias M, Morris M, James J, Knudson J, Tune JD. Resistin impairs endothelium-dependent dilation to bradykinin, but not acetylcholine, in the coronary circulation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2006 Dec;291(6):H2997-3002. Epub 2006 Aug 11.
Morris MW Jr, Aru M, Gaugler A, Morris RF, Vanderlan WB. Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Perineum Associated with Bartholin’s Abscess. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2014 Apr;15(2):131-3.	2014
Cockrell HC, Maready MW, Shiflett JM, Morris MW Unusual Complication of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement. Am Surg. 2020 Aug;86(8):1043-1044.
Morris MW, Sullivan L, Sawaya DE, Steiner MA, Nowicki MJ Gastric plexiform fibromyxoma tumor in a child – Case report and review of the literature Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, Volume 4, Issue null, Pages 38-41
Smith N, Morris M, Berch B, Westmoreland T, Blewett C. Jejunogastric intussusception in a child: A case report. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 10/2014; 2(11). DOI:10.1016/j.epsc.2014.10.009
Morris MW, Berch B, Westmoreland T, Sawaya DE, Blewett CJ. Resection of a giant hepatic adenoma in an eight-year-old girl. Am Surg. 2013 Sep;79(9):889-90.
Morris MW Jr, Westmoreland T, Sawaya DE, Blewett CJ. Staged closure with negative pressure wound therapy for gastroschisis with liver herniation: A case report. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 May;48(5):e13-5.
Morris MW Jr., Cauthen W, Bofill JA, Blewett CJ, Liechty KW. Retroperitoneal Lymphatic Malformation and Transverse Testicular Ectopia: a Unique Clinical Presentation. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Apr;48(4):e17-20.
Morris MW, Barker AK, Harrison JH, Anderson AJ, Vanderlan WB. Cicatrical Cecal Volvulus Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. JSLS. 2013 Apr-Jun;17(2):333-7.
Morris MW, Gupta S, Koopman SG, Sedimon EJ, Vick K. Spontaneous Renoileal Fistula: A Rare Clinical Entity. Am Surg. 2013 Feb;79(2):65-6.
Morris MW Jr, Helling TS, Creswell LL, Jordan B, Mitchell ME. Ectopic Liver Masquarading as a Floating Intracaval Mass. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2012 Jun;55(6):1759-61. Epub 2012 Feb 22.
Review Article
Morris MW, Blewett C Tracheoesophageal Fistula NeoReviews. 2017;18:e472 DOI: 10.1542/neo. 18-8-e472
Morris MW Jr, Liechty KW. Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Myocardial Infarction Wound Healing: A Critical Review. Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle). 2013 July;2(6):317-326.
Abstracts
Zgheib C, Xu J, Caskey RC, Morris MW Jr., Allukian M, Hu J, Liechty KW. Increased fetal wound size results in increased oxidative stress and promotes scar formation in fetal wounds. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Volume 219 , Issue 4 , e129. Oct 2014.
Letter to the Editor
Morris MW Jr, Anderson CD. The Holy Grail: a Biomarker for Acute Rejection in Liver Transplantation. J Surg Res. 2013 Aug;183(2):929-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2012.08.058. Epub 2012 Sep 19.
Electronic Publications
Muncie C, Whitlock R, Morris M, Harbarger C, Sawaya D. Sclerotherapy and Resection of a Giant Lymphatic Malformation of the Head in a Neonate. Clinics in Surgery. 1 (2016):1275	2016
Morris MW, Anderson CD, Drake LC, Redfield SM, Subramony C, Vanderlan WB. Giant Biliary Cystadenoma. J Surg Case Rep. 2012 September; 2012(9): 15. Published online 2012 September 1. doi: 10.1093/jscr/2012.9.15.
Morris MW, Caskey RC, Mitchell ME, Sawaya D. Surgical Skills Training Restructured for the 21st Century. J Surg Res. 2012 Sep;177(1):33-6. Epub 2012 Apr 14.

Presentations

State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Challenges Beyond Training & Things to Know Before Job Interviews: RVUs, CPT codes and $., General Surgery Grand Rounds/Department of Surgery at UMMC, Jackson, Mississippi	12/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pediatric Retroperitoneal Neoplasms: A Simple Clinical Discussion, The Department of Pediatrics, Jackson, MS	10/2020
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, A Multi-tiered Preoperative Bundle in Pediatric Patients Results in Decreased Surgical Complications., American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference, Washington D.C.	07/2020
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pediatric Colorectal Surgery Protocol Instituted to reduce Postoperative Complications., American College of Surgeons Quality and Safety Conference, Washington D.C.	07/2020
Poster Presentation, Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: an Important Option for Caustic Esophageal Injury in a Pediatric Patient., Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana	02/2020
Poster Presentation, Paraganglioma in Congenital Cyanotic Heart Disease, New Orleans, Louisiana	02/2020
Poster Presentation, Unusual complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana.	02/2020
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, POST-OPERATIVE KIDNEY TRANSPLANT MANAGEMENT: ICU VS. SURGICAL FLOOR. In: , 2020 February 8-11, New Orleans, Louisiana. Presenter (Alaina Branch). I was discussant., The Southeastern Surgical Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana	02/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Morris MW. Quintessential Retroperitoneal Tumors in “Little Adults,”, The Department of Surgery, Grand Rounds at UMMC, Jackson, Mississippi	11/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pediatric GI Bleeds: Considerations from a Surgical Perspective, The Department of Pediatrics, Grand Rounds at UMMC, Jackson, Mississippi	11/2019
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Thoracic Lagniappe: Review of Congenital Cystic Lung Lesions and Chest Deformities., UMMC Gulf Coast Pediatric Symposium/Batson Children's Hospital, Gulfport, MS	02/2018
Poster Presentation, Stapled Intestinal Anastomosis with Endoscopic Staplers in Premature Infants, American Pediatric Surgery Association, Hollywood, FL	05/2017
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Cystic lymphagioma of the mesenteric root in an adolescent, an operative challenge. Case report and literature review, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Nashville, TN	02/2017
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Antenatal Diagnosis and Management of Fetal Thoracic Lesions. In 2019 “Excelling in Women Health Care,” 2019 August 1-4., Caribe – Gyn, Ponce, Puerto Rico
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ovarian Lesions and Surgery in the Pediatric Population. 2019 August 1-4., Caribe – Gyn, Ponce, Puerto Rico
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pediatric Inguinal Hernias: There is more than one way to ligate a sac. 2019 July 25-28., American College of Surgeons Conference, Alabama and Mississippi Chapters, Gulf Shores, AL

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Teacher of the Year, UMMC, Department of Surgery	2019
specialty fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics	2018
M3 Allstar Teaching Award, UMMC, Evers Society	2015
Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, UMMC, Gold humanism honor society	2015
Anita Roberts (Young Investigator) Award, Wound Healing Society	2015
administrative chief resident, UMMC, Department of Surgery	2014
inducted member, Alpha Omega Alpha	2014
Excellence in Teaching, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery	2012

Professional Membership and Service

Southeastern Surgical Congress, Member	2020 - Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow	2017 - Present
American College of Surgeons, Member	2017 - Present
American Pediatric Surgery Association, Member	2017 - Present

Committee Service

Clinical Effectiveness Committee, Mississippi Trauma System, Mississippi Department of Health, Member	2020 - Present
Mississippi Trauma Advisory Committee, Mississippi Trauma System, Member	2020 - Present
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member	2020 - Present
Quality Council for the Department of General Surgery, Member	2018 - Present
Clinical Competency Committee, Department of Surgery, Member	2017 - Present
Pediatric NSQIP, Chair	2017 - Present
Pediatric tumor Board-weekly surgical representative, Member	2017 - Present
Educational Committee, Department of Surgery, Member
Pediatric SSI, Task Force Member

Community Service

Outreach to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, physician/liason	12/2017 - Present
support of a variety of Church projects and charities, parishioner of St. Joseph in Gluckstadt	07/2017 - Present

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, PED SURG Grand Rounds	2017 - 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, PED SURG Grand Rounds	2017 - 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Surgical

Directed Student Learning

Preceptor, Advised: Richard Whitlock

2015 - Present

Fellows supervised

Pediatric Surgery, Attending Physician, 2 fellows supervised

08/2017 - Present

Residency Training

General Surgery, Training Faculty	2017 - Present
General Surgery, Advisor	2013 - Present
General Surgery, Training Faculty	2013 - Present