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
- 5 citationsChallenging weekend discharges associated with excess length of stay in surgical patients at Veterans Affairs hospitals.Charlotte M. Rajasingh, Laura A. Graham, Joshua S. Richman, Matthew W. Mell, Melanie S. Morris
Surgery. 2021-11-01 - 33 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 - 14 citationsVisual teaching aids improve patient understanding and reduce anxiety prior to a colectomy.James A. Stewart, Lauren N. Wood, Jameson Wiener, Gregory D. Kennedy, Daniel I. Chu
American Journal of Surgery. 2021-10-01
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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