MichaelJ.MorowitzMD

Pediatric (General) Surgery • Pittsburgh, PA

Assistant Professor of Surgery, University Pittsburgh

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Office
1 Childrens Hospital Dr
4401 Penn Ave Fp7142
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Phone+1 412-692-7291

Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2005 - 2007
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2005
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

DE State Medical License 2024 - 2025
MA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
NJ State Medical License 2018 - 2022
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2011
AL State Medical License 2005 - 2007
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Pediatric Patients Start of enrollment: 2014 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 1
NICU Antibiotics and Outcomes Trial Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 05
Recruiting
Phase 4
Influences of High-fiber, Organic Whole-food Formula on the Gut Microbiome in Critically Ill Children Start of enrollment: 2018 Feb 02
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact
NICU Antibiotics and Outcomes (NANO) Follow-up Study Start of enrollment: 2024 Apr 01
Not yet recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

67 citations
The developing premature infant gut microbiome is a major factor shaping the microbiome of neonatal intensive care unit rooms
Brandon Brooks, Matthew R. Olm, Brian Firek, Robyn Baker, David Geller-McGrath
Microbiome. 2018-06-20
6 citations
Time-dependent displacement of commensal skin microbes by pathogens at the site of colorectal surgery
Jennifer Holder-Murray, Andrew Yeh, Matthew B. Rogers, Brian Firek, Brandon Mahler
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2021-11-02
206 citations
inStrain profiles population microdiversity from metagenomic data and sensitively detects shared microbial strains.
Matthew R. Olm, Alexander Crits-Christoph, Keith Bouma-Gregson, Brian Firek, Michael J. Morowitz
Nature Biotechnology. 2021-01-18

Lectures

Translating Research to Policy at the NCSE 2017 Symposium “Microbiology of the Built Environment: Implications for Health and Design”
Pittsburgh, PA - 10/27/2014

Press Mentions

Identifying Barriers to Basic Science Research Among Academic SurgeonsSeptember 22nd, 2016
C-section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies – WebMDFebruary 10th, 2016

Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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