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David Morrell, MD, General Surgery, Salt Lake City, UT

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General Surgery Salt Lake City, UT

Minimally Invasive Surgery

General Surgeon, Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction

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  • Office

    Avenues Specialty Clinic
    324 E 10th Ave, Suite 200
    Salt Lake City, UT 84103
    Phone+1 801-408-7660
    Fax+1 801-408-7650

Summary

  • I am a fellowship-trained general surgeon specializing in complex abdominal wall reconstruction. My practice spans the full spectrum of routine and complex hernia treatment including robotic and laparoscopic repairs, component separation, non-mesh hernia repairs, diastasis rectus management, and sports hernia management.


    In addition to complex hernias and abdominal wall reconstruction, my clinical interests include surgical endoscopy. I have authored multiple peer-reviewed publications in these areas.


    I specialized in complex abdominal wall reconstruction at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center fellowship in advanced abdominal wall surgery. Prior to fellowship, I studied physiology and developmental biology at Brigham Young University before earning my medical degree from The Ohio State University. I completed my general surgery residency at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, where I also earned a Master of Public Health Sciences and completed a research fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery.

Education & Training

  • New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)
    New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2023 - 2024
  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
    Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2016 - 2023
  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
    Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Research, 2018 - 2020
  • Pennsylvania State University
    Pennsylvania State UniversityMS, Public Health Sciences, 2018 - 2020
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 2016, MD
  • Brigham Young University
    Brigham Young UniversityBS, Physiology and Developmental Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 2006 - 2012

Certifications & Licensure

  • UT State Medical License
    UT State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2022 - 2024
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2016 - 2023
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • SAGES Guidelines Trainee MVP Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, 2023
  • Mary Louise Witmer Jones Resident Humanitarian Award Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center and College of Medicine, 2022
  • Mark J. Young Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Public Health Sciences Penn State College of Medicine, 2020
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Committees

  • Candidate Committee Member, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons Guidelines Committee 2020 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish