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Morris Washington, MD, General Surgery, Myrtle Beach, SC

MorrisJWashingtonMD

General Surgery Myrtle Beach, SC

Bariatric Surgery

East Cooper Bariatric Surgery

Overview of Dr. Washington

I am a New York Trained, Board Certified, Bariatric Surgeon who is also Fellowship Trained in GI Endoscopy.

Education & Training

  • Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital
    Mount Sinai Beth Israel HospitalFellowship, Surgical Endoscopy, 1987 - 1988
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel)
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Beth Israel)Residency, Surgery, 1982 - 1987
  • New York Medical College
    New York Medical CollegeClass of 1982
  • Sophie Davis Center for Biomedical Education
    Sophie Davis Center for Biomedical EducationBS, Premed, Cum Laude, 1976 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2001 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1984 - 2025
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2011 - 2025
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2018 - 2022
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 2018 - 2020
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Biologic staple line reinforcement for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A case series  
    Morris J Washington et al, International Journal of Surgery Open, 1/11/2019

Press Mentions

  • East Cooper Medical Center Launches New Weight-Loss Procedure
    East Cooper Medical Center Launches New Weight-Loss ProcedureSeptember 19th, 2019
  • East Cooper Medical Center Performs First Surgical Weight Loss Procedures
    East Cooper Medical Center Performs First Surgical Weight Loss ProceduresMay 7th, 2019

Professional Memberships

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    First Choice
    GHI PPO
    Great West PPO
    Health Net Oregon PPO
    HIP of New York - Select PPO
    Horizon BCBS Direct Access
    Horizon BCBS HMO
    Horizon BCBS POS
    Horizon BCBS PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO - Kaiser
    Multiplan PPO
    Oxford Health Freedom
    Oxford Health Liberty
    Premera BCBS Heritage & Heritage Plus 1
    Providence Health System Personal Option
    QualCare HMO
    QualCare PPO
    Regence Washington - Preferred Provider Network
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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