MelanieSandersMorrisMD
Colon & Rectal Surgery • Birmingham, ALAssociate Professor Chief of General Surgery, Birmingham VA Hospital
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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 800-822-8816Fax+1 205-933-4497
Education & Training
University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009 - 2010
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Residency, Surgery, 2003 - 2009
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
OR State Medical License 2008 - Present
AL State Medical License 2010 - 2024- American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 34 citationsHomeless Status, Postdischarge Health Care Utilization, and Readmission After Surgery.Ashley L. Titan, Laura A. Graham, Amy K. Rosen, Kamal M.F. Itani, Laurel A. Copeland
Medical Care. 2018-06-01 - 127 citationsManagement and outcome of pneumatosis intestinalis.Melanie S. Morris, Arvin C. Gee, S. David Cho, Kevin Limbaugh, Samantha J. Underwood
American Journal of Surgery. 2008-05-01 - 32 citationsThe association of health literacy and postoperative complications after colorectal surgery: A cohort studyLauren M. Theiss, Tara Wood, Marshall C. McLeod, Connie Shao, Isabel C. Dos Santos Marques
American Journal of Surgery. 2021-10-16
Journal Articles
- Association Between Preoperative Proteinuria and Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury and ReadmissionMelanie S Morris, Caroline E Jones, Kamal M Itani, Mary T Hawn, Tyler S Wahl, Robert H Hollis, Gordon L Telford, Edith A Burns, JAMA
- Association of Postoperative Readmissions with Surgical Quality Using a Delphi Consensus Process to Identify Relevant Diagnosis CodesRobert H Hollis, Tyler Wahl, Caroline Jones, Mary T Hawn, Melanie S Morris, JAMA
Press Mentions
Touching Lives Through Telehealth for Ostomy PatientsJuly 26th, 2017
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