RobertMorrisonMDFACS(He/Him)

Laryngology & Voice Disorders

Assistant Professor, Director and Quality and Outcomes, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Division of Laryngology and General Otolaryngology, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan

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Office
Michigan Medicine Vocal Health Center | Taubman Center
Floor 1 Reception A, 1500 E Medical Center Dr SPC 5312
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone+1 734-936-8051

Fax+1 734-936-9625

Summary

Dr. Robert J. Morrison received his medical degree from the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University in 2011. He completed his post-graduate surgical training in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Michigan in 2017 during which he completed an 18-month NIH funded research fellowship in the Biomedical Engineering with a focus on 3D-printing applications in surgery, patient-specific medical device development, and cartilage tissue engineering. He then completed a fellowship in Laryngology and Complex Airway Reconstruction at the Vanderbilt Voice Center in Nashville, Tennessee. He has also completed additional education and leadership experiences in patient safety and quality improvement (PS/QI) including the AAMC Teaching 4 Quality curriculum. Dr. Morrison joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 2018, and currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. He is a member of the Laryngology and General Otolaryngology division, and is active in the North American Airway Collaborative (NoAAC). Additionally, he is an active member of the Biomedical Engineering-Otolaryngology collaborative consortium and a member of the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR). He has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and lectures nationally and taught instructional courses on 3D printing and laryngologic disorders. His clinical expertise is in the treatment of all types of voice, swallowing, and airway disorders. He has expertise in phonomicrosurgical techniques for treatment all benign and malignant laryngeal lesions. He also specializes in endoscopic and open complex airway reconstructive surgery for laryngotracheal stenosis. His research interests include 3D-printing applications in surgery, patient-specific medical device development, etiogenesis and treatment of laryngotracheal stenosis, voice outcomes after laryngeal microsurgery, and PS/QI.

Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Laryngology, 2017 - 2018
University of MichiganResidency, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2011 - 2017
University of Michigan Medical CenterPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 2013 - 2015
Oregon Health and Science University School of MedicineClass of 2011
Gonzaga UniversityBS, Cum Laude

Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 2014 - 2027
TN State Medical License 2017 - 2019
American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Otolaryngology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

"Best of Orals" Awards American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNSF), 2016, 2018
Research Recognition Award, 3rd place Michigan Otolaryngological Society, 2015
Making a Difference Award University of Michigan, 2012-2015
“Best of Orals” Award American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAOHNSF), 2016
Research Recognition Award, ASPO Section, 1st place Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2015
Eugene Rontal Family Resident Education Award Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, 2014-2015, 2017
John L. Kemink, M.D. Clinical Research Award Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, 2014
Research Recognition Award, TRIO Section, 1st place Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meeting (COSM), 2011
Sperry H Goodman Scholarship, Outstanding Biology Performer Gonzaga University, 2004
Dean’s List Gonzaga University, 2003
Fellow (FAAO-HNS) American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

259 citations
Mitigation of tracheobronchomalacia with 3D-printed personalized medical devices in pediatric patients.
Robert J. Morrison, Scott J. Hollister, Matthew Niedner, Maryam Ghadimi Mahani, Albert H. Park
Science Translational Medicine. 2015-04-29
32 citations
Pathologic Fibroblasts in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis Amplify Local Inflammatory Signals
Robert J. Morrison, Nicolas George Katsantonis, Kevin M. Motz, Alexander T. Hillel, C. Gaelyn Garrett
Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery. 2019-01-01
26 citations
Co-culture of adipose-derived stem cells and chondrocytes on three-dimensionally printed bioscaffolds for craniofacial cartilage engineering.
Robert J. Morrison, Hassan B. Nasser, Khaled N. Kashlan, David A. Zopf, Derek J. Milner
The Laryngoscope. 2018-04-18

Journal Articles

Mitigation of Tracheobronchomalacia with 3D-Printed Personalized Medical Devices in Pediatric Patients
Morrison RJ, Hollister SJ, Niedner MF, Park AH, Mehta DK, Ohye RG, Green GE, Science Transl Med, 1/1/2015
Pathologic Fibroblasts in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis Amplify Local Inflammatory Signals
[13.] Morrison RJ, Katsantonis N, Motz KM, Hillel AT, Garrett CG, Netterville JL, Wootten CT, Majka SM, Blackwell TS, Drake WP, Gelbard AH, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 10/16/2018
Co-Culture of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Chondrocytes on Three-Dimensionally Printed Bioscaffolds for Craniofacial Cartilage Engineering
Morrison RJ, Nasser HB, Kashlan KN, Zopf DA, Milner DJ, Flanagan CL, Wheeler MB, Green GE, Hollister SJ, Laryngoscope, 4/18/2018
Improved Comorbidity Capture Using a 1-Step Quality Improvement Documentation Tool
Morrison RJ, Malloy KM, Bakshi R, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 7/2018
Building Evidence for 3D Printing Applications in Medicine
Sloten JV, Stocksman F, Christensen A, Morrison RJ, Onukuri S, Weimer K, McDaniel L, Vancraen W, 3D Printing in Medicine, 8/21/2017
Treatment of Severe Acquired Tracheomalacia with a Patient-Specific, 3D-Printed, Permanent Tracheal Splint
Morrison RJ, Sengupta S, Flanagan CL, Ohye RG, Hollister SJ, Green GE, JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1/1/2017
Computer-Aided Design and Three-Dimensional Printing for Costal Cartilage Simulation of Airway Graft Carving
Ha JF, Morrison RJ, Green GE, Zopf DA, Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1/1/2017
Hemiglossectomy tongue reconstruction: Modeling of elevation, protrusion, and functional outcome using receiver operator characteristic curve
Chepeha DB, Spector ME, Chinn SB, Casper KA, Chanowski EJ, Moyer JS, Morrison RJ, Carvill E, Lyden TH, Head Neck, 1/1/2016
Integrating Image-Based Design and 3D Biomaterial Printing to create Patient Specific Devices within a Design Control Framework for Clinical Translation
SJ Hollister, CL Flanagan, RJ Morrison, JJ Patel, MB Wheeler, SP Edwards, GE Green, ACS Biomater-Sci Eng, 1/1/2016
Regulatory Considerations in Three-Dimensionally Printed Implantable Medical Devices
Morrison RJ, Kashlan KN, Green GE, Hollister SJ, Weatherwax K, Clinical Translational Sci, 1/1/2015
Antenatal Three-Dimensional Printing of Aberrant Fetal Anatomy
VanKoevering KK, Morrison RJ, Ladino Torres MF, Mychaliska GB, Treadwell MC, Prabhu SP, Hollister SJ, Green GE, Pediatrics, 1/1/2015
Teaching Quality Improvement and Patient Safety in Residency Education
Morrison RJ, Bowe SN, Brenner MJ, JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg, 1/10/2017
Society of Manufacturing Engineers Building Evidence for 3D Printing Applications in Medicine
Sloten JV, Stocksman F, Christensen A, Morrison RJ, Onukuri S, Weimer K, McDaniel L, Vancraen W, 3D Printing in Medicine, 1/21/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

Laryngology: A Case-Based Discussion
Chapter: Treatment of Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis During Pregnanc
Morrison RJ, Gelbard AHEditors: Jacqueline Allen, S. A. Reza Nouraei, and Guri Sandhu.Plural PublishingEdition 1st,2018
3D Printing and Biofabrication
Chapter: Quality Control of 3D Printed Resorbable Implants
Hollister SJ, Crotts SJ, Ramaraju H, Flanagan CL, Zopf DA, Morrison RJ, Les A, Ohye RG, Green GEEditors: Aleksandr Ovsianikov, James Yoo. and Vladimir Mironov.Springer2018
Essentials of 3D Biofabrication and Translation
Chapter: Design and Quality Control for 3D Printed Scaffolds
Hollister SJ, Flanagan CL, Zopf DA, Morrison RJ, Nasser HB, Wheeler MB, Green GEEditors: Anthony Atala and James Yoo.Elsevier Press2015

Abstracts/Posters

Quantifying the Effect of Surgical Intervention on Glottic Airflow in Bilateral Vocal Fold Immobility Utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics
[22.] Morrison RJ, Gelbard AG, Rios G, Wootten CT, Luo H, The Fall Voice Conference, Seattle, WA, 10/2018
The Role of IL-17A in Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis
[21.] Morrison RJ, Katsantonis NG, Motz KM, Hillel AT, Wootten CT, Gelbard AG, The Fall Voice Conference, Seattle, WA, 10/2018
Pathologic Fibroblasts in Idiopathic Subglottic Stenosis Amplify Local Inflammatory Signals
Morrison RJ, Katsantonis NG, Motz KM, Hillel AT, Wootten CT, Gelbard AG, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 10/2018
Electronic Medical Record Sign Out Tool Improvement Project: A Narrative Description of the Effectiveness of the University of Michigan's House Officer Quality and Saf...
Levy K, Morrison RJ, Heidemann L, Almendras G, Thompson M, Chang R, Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2017
Co-Culture of 3-D Printed Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Morrison RJ, Kashlan KN, Wheeler M, Zopf DA, Green GE, Hollister SJ, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
Impact of Head & Neck Clinical Pathway on HCAHPS Patient Satisfaction
Morrison RJ, McConnell KC, Wilke RF, Phillips CM, Spector ME, Bradford CR, Chepeha DB, Malloy KM, American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2016
Multidisciplinary Integration of House Officers into Institution-Level Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Morrison RJ, Heidemann L, Thompson M, Pryce S, Malloy KM, Parekh V, Multidisciplinary Integration of House Officers into Institution-Level Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/1/2016
3D Printing in Otorhinolaryngology
VanKovering KK, Morrison RJ, Green GE, Hollister SJ, Weadock WJ, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2015
Treatment of Severe Acquired Tracheomalacia with Permanent 3D-Printed Patient-Specific External Tracheal Splint
Morrison RJ, Kashlan KN, Hacking SA, Ayres L, Ohye RG, Hollister SJ, Green GE, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 1/1/2015
Co-culture of Chondrocytes and Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Cartilage Tissue Engineering on three-Dimensionally Printed Bioresorbable Scaffolds
Modes JE, Kashlan KN, Flanagan CL, Green GE, Hollister SJ, Morrison RJ, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Symposium (UROP) Research Seminar, University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/1/2015
Personalized 3D-Printed CPAP Masks Improve CPAP Effectiveness in Children with OSA and Craniofacial Anomalies
Morrison RJ, VanKoevering KK, Nasser HB, Kashlan KN, Kline SK, Jensen DR, Edwards SP, Hassan F, Schotland HM, Chervin RD, Hollister SJ, Garetz SL, Green GE, Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM), The Triological Society, Boston, MA, 1/1/2015
The Use of 3D Printing to Create a Customized CPAP Mask for a Child with Treacher-Collins Syndrome and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Morrison RJ, VanKoevering KK, Nasser HB, Kline SK, Jensen DR, Edwards SP, Munz SM, Hassan F, Schotland HM, Chervin RD, Hollister SJ, Green GE, Garetz SL, Fourth Annual International Pediatric Sleep Association (IPSA) Congress, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1/1/2014
Biomechanical Properties and Effect on Tracheobronchial Growth of 3-D Printed Bioresorbable External Airway Splints for Treating Tracheobronchomalacia
Morrison RJ, Nasser HB, Zopf DA, Flanagan CL, Wheeler M, Green GE, Hollister SJ, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2014
Laser Sintered Resorbable PCL Splints for Treating Tracheobronchomalacia
Hollister SJ, Flanagan CL, Zopf DA, Morrison RJ, Ohye RG, Green GE, Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing, U. S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, 1/1/2014
Use of 3D Printing to Create a Customized CPAP Mask for Children with Craniofacial Anomalies and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Morrison RJ, VanKoevering KK, Nasser HB, Kline SK, Jensen DR, Edwards SP, Munz SM, Hassan F, Schotland HM, Chervin RD, Hollister SJ, Green GE, Garetz SL, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/1/2014
Cartilage Tissue Engineering for Craniofacial Soft Tissue Reconstruction Using 3-Dimensionally Printed Porous Tissue Bioscaffolds
Morrison RJ, Nasser HB, Zopf DA, Flanagan CL, Mitsak AG, Wheeler M, Green GE, Hollister SJ, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/1/2014
Treatment of Life-Threatening Tracheobronchomalacia with Three-Dimensionally Printed Bioresorbable Personalized Medical Implants
Morrison RJ, Nasser HB, Zopf DA, Flanagan CL, Niedner MF, Ohye RG, Hollister SJ, Green GE, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR) Symposium, Ann Arbor, MI, 1/1/2014
Treatment of Severe Bilateral Bronchomalacia with 3-Dimensionally Printed Patient-Specific External Bronchial Splints
Morrison RJ, Nasser HB, Jensen DR, Park AH, Ohye RG, Hollister SJ, Green GE, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1/1/2014
Surface Area Effects on Chondrogenic Potential of 3-Dimensionally Printed Porous Tissue Bioscaffolds for Auricular Reconstruction
Zopf DA, Morrison RJ, Flanagan CL, Mitsak AG, Green GE, Hollister SJ, Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM), The Triological Society, Las Vegas, NV, 1/1/2014
Correlation of Differences in Elevation and Protrusion to Speech and Swallowing Function in Hemiglossectomy Defects Reconstructed with a Rectangle Tongue Template
Chepeha DB, Spector ME, Chinn SB, Casper KA, Chanowski EJ, Moyer JS, Morrison RJ, Carvill E, Lyde TH, 67th Annual Meeting, Canadian Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 1/1/2013
The Role of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux in the Irritable Larynx
Bryans L, Palmer A, Morrison RJ, Schindler JS, AAPPSPA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2011
Evaluation and Treatment of the Patient with Chronic Cough Referred to the Otolaryngologist
Morrison RJ, Schindler JS, Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM), The Triological Society, Chicago, IL, 1/1/2011
The Evolution of Laser-Assisted Cricopharyngeal Myotomy in the Treatment of Zenker’s Diverticula
Bryans L, Palmer A, Morrison RJ, Schindler JS, European Laryngologic Society (ELSOC) Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

3D Printing in Otolaryngology Instructional Course
AAO-HSNF Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA - 10/2018
3D Printing in Otolaryngology Instructional Course
AAO-HNSF Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL - 9/2017
Esophageal Disorders
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. - 1/1/2017
Co-Culture of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells and Chondrocytes on Three-Dimensionally Printed Bioscaffolds for Craniofacial Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2017
Patient-Specific Medical Device Development
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - 1/1/2017
Medical Device Development in the 3D Printing Era
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA - 1/1/2017
Appropriate Use and Timing of Perioperative Antibiotics: QI A3/LEAN Results
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2017
4D Printing in Medicine: Developing Medical Devices for Growth
Orlando, FL - 1/1/2016
Tissue Engineering in Otolaryngology
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2016
Computed Tomography Analysis of Cranial Base Changes Due to Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2016
Globus Amongus: Review of the Current Literature on Globus Pharyngeus
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2016
Developments in 3D-Printed Biomedical Devices
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2015
What’s New in Vocal Cord Paralysis?
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2015
Co-Culture of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells for Cartilage Tissue Engineering Using 3D-Printed Bioscaffolds
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2015
Updates in Adult Laryngotracheal Stenosis
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2015
Risk, Reimbursement, and Rankings: How Healthcare Systems Analysis Affects You
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2014
Patient-Specific, 3D-Printed Airway Splints for Treatment of Life-Threatening Tracheobronchomalcia
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2014
Contacting the Correct Provider: QI A3/LEAN Results
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2014
3D Printing Driving Innovations in Airway Management
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
3D Printing Applications in Surgery: Present State and Future Directions
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2014
3D Printed Personalized Medical Devices for Upper and Lower Airway Management
Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2014
3D Printing In Surgery: Anticipating Barriers
Dearborn, MI - 1/1/2014
Surgical Applications of 3D-Printed Medical Implants
Detroit, MI - 1/1/2014
Premalignant Lesions of the Larynx
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2013
Mohs Micrographic Surgery in the Treatment of Cutaneous Malignancies of the Head and Neck
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - 1/1/2012
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Other

Bioresorbable Tracheobronchial Splint
Morrison RJ, Flanagan CL, Wright JK, Weatherwax KJ, Hollister SJ, Green GE (on behalf of: University of Michigan Health System), U.S. Food and Drug Administration
1/1/2014