Melanie Sanders Morris MD
Associate Professor Chief of General Surgery, Birmingham VA Hospital
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1717 6th Ave SBirmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 800-822-8816
Fax+1 205-933-4497
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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 - 2025
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
- Air Pollution in the Operating Room: A Call to Embrace Smoke Evacuators.Wendelyn M Oslock, Jenna G Alkhatib, Leo Nkengbeza, Ruzmyn Vilcassim, Melanie S Morris
Annals of Surgery. 2024-07-01 - 5 citationsRacial disparities in postoperative outcomes persist for patients with inflammatory bowel disease under a colorectal enhanced recovery program.Burkely P Smith, Bayley A Jones, Kevin D Cofer, Robert H Hollis, Connie Shao
American Journal of Surgery. 2023-08-01 - ASA Physical Status Determination by General Internists and Impact on Cardiac Risk Assessment.Kevin R Riggs, Terrance Shaneyfelt, Andrea L Cherrington, Jeffrey W Simmons, Fadi G Hage
Southern Medical Journal. 2023-07-01
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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