MelanieSandersMorrisMD

Associate Professor Chief of General Surgery, Birmingham VA Hospital

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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 800-822-8816

Fax+1 205-933-4497

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

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
4 citations
Racial 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 Readmission
Melanie 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 Codes
Robert H Hollis, Tyler Wahl, Caroline Jones, Mary T Hawn, Melanie S Morris, JAMA