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Office
210 E Gray St
Ste 1000
Louisville, KY 40202Phone+1 502-629-8830Fax+1 502-629-7540
Summary
- Dr. Ronald Morton earned his medical degree from the University of Illinois, College of Medicine. His Internship and Residency were completed at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas and his pulmonary fellowship was completed at University of Colorado Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. He is board certified in pediatric pulmonology.
Dr. Morton now serves as Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Louisville, School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky and is staff physician at Kosair Children’s Hospital. He is Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center, and is Director of the ventilator unit at the Pediatric Convalescent Center, Home of the Innocents. Dr. Morton is also in charge of the Pediatric Pulmonary sub specialty clinic at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, Indiana.
In 2005 Dr. Morton received the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine Excellence in Research Award and the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Graduating Resident Class of 2005: Child Advocacy Award. In 2006 he received the University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
Dr. Morton has presented his research at many national meetings and has published over 50 articles and abstracts.
Education & Training
- Universituy of LouisvilleProfessor of Pediatrics, 2004
- University of ColoradoFellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1995 - 1998
- William Beaumont Army Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1988 - 1991
- University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1988
- Wheaton College - IllinoisB.S., 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- IN State Medical License 1989 - 2025
- KY State Medical License 1998 - 2025
- CO State Medical License 1995 - 1999
- AL State Medical License 1993 - 1994
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Pulmonology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Kosair Children's Hospital/Pediatric Pulmonary Department as One of the Top 25 Children's Hospitals US News and World Report, 2009
- Celebrating Better Care Award Norton Healthcare, 2007, 2009
- Nominated, Outstanding Volunteerism 13th Annual Community Service Program, 2006
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 44 citationsEfficacy and tolerability of a new formulation of pancrelipase delayed-release capsules in children aged 7 to 11 years with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and cysti...Gavin R. Graff, Karen Maguiness, John McNamara, Ronald Morton, David P. Boyd
Clinical Therapeutics. 2010-01-01 - 45 citationsDecreased Morning Serum Cortisol Levels in Children With Asthma Treated With Inhaled Fluticasone PropionateNemr S. Eid, Ronald Morton, Bradley Olds, Pamela A. Clark, Shahid Sheikh
Pediatrics. 2002-02-01 - 3 citationsCOVID-19 Vaccination Outcomes at a Pediatric Long-Term Care Facility.Scott Bickel, Corrie Harris, Heather Huxol, Ronald Morton
The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2021-07-01
Journal Articles
- High-Altitude Cardiopulmonary DiseasesMorton RL, Bickel SG, Duster MC, Medscape Reference, 2/26/2014
- From childhood Asthma to Chronic Obsteructive Pulmonary disease: Evidence Supporting a Disease ContinuumMorton R, Eid N, Pediatric allergy, Immunology and Pulmonology, 2013
- The Role of Small Airways in Childhood AsthmaMorton R, O'Hagan A, Eid N, Pediatric allergy, Immunology and Pulmonology, 2012
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis (PCH) in a Premature Infant with Congenital Heart DiseaseBickel S, Eid N, Kim E, Channing R, Debski R and Morton R, Chest, Austin,TX, 1/1/2014
- Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Network; Rare Lung Disease Consortium, Cincinnati, Ohio, US. Diffuse Lung Disease in Young Children - Application of a Novel Clas...Bickel S; Burmester J, Morton R; O'Hagan A; Eid N, Chest, Austin,TX, 1/1/2014
- Cystic Fibrosis Center Administered Influenza VaccinationO'Hagan A, Bickel SG, Morton RL, Eid N, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1/1/2014
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Lectures
- Cystic Fibrosis Center Administered Influenza VaccinationAtlanta, Georgia - 10/9/2014
- Impulse Oscillometry Use in A Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis CenterAtlanta, Georgia - 10/9/2014
- Parenchymal Disorders - Pneumonia, Empyema, ILD3/3/2014
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Other
- Changing the Lives of Children with AsthmaMorton R, Corbett M, Legleiter J, Coots M, Healthy Hoops Kentucky
http://www.healthyhoopsky.com
9/22/2002
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
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