Prof. John M. Morton
Stanford University, USA
Email: morton@stanford.edu
Qualifications
1997 Masters Health Administration (Honors),
University of Washington
1993 Masters Public Health (Honors), Tulane
University
1993 MD (Honors), Tulane University
1988 B.Sc., Tulane University
Publications (Selected)
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Woodard G, Ahmed S, Podelski V, Hernandez-Boussard T, Presti J, Morton JM.,
“Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on testosterone and prostate-specific
antigen”, Br J Surg 2012 May; 99(5):693-8
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Normal Alcohol Metabolism after Gastric Banding and Sleeve Gastrectomy:
Case Cross-Over Trial. Changchien EM, Woodard GA, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton
JM. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Jul 5. [Epub ahead of print]
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Banka G, Woodard G, Hernandez-Boussard, Morton JM, “Laparoscopic
versus Open Gastric Bypass Surgery: Are there differences in patient
demographics, safety, and outcomes?” Arch Surg 2012 Jun 1;147(6):550-6
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Downey JR, Hernandez-Boussard T, Banka G, Morton JM, “Is patient
safety improving? National trends in patient safety indicators: 1998-2007”,
Health Serv Res, 47 (1 Pt 2): 414-30, 2012
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Hernandez-Boussard T; McDonald, K; Morton J; Dalman R; Bech F;
“Determinants of Adverse Events in Vascular Surgery”, JACS 2012
May;214(5):788-97
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Hernandez-Boussard, T, Downey JR, McDonald, K, Morton, J;
“Relationship between Patient Safety and Hospital Surgical Volume”, Health Serv
Res. 2012 Apr;47(2):756-69
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Ghiassi S, Morton J, Bellatorre N, Eisenberg D; “Short-term
medication cost savings for treating hypertension and diabetes after gastric
bypass”, Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2012; May-Jun;8(3):269-74
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Hernandez-Boussard, T, Ahmed S, Morton J; “Obesity Disparities
in Preventive Care: Findings From the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey,
2005-2007,”Obesity, 2012. Aug;20(8):1639-44
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Woodard G, Encarnacion B, Peraza J, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J;
“Halo Effect for Bariatric Surgery”, Arch Surg, 2011, 146(10), p. 1185-1190
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Woodard GA, Downey J, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. Impaired
alcohol metabolism after gastric bypass surgery: a case-crossover trial. J Am
Coll Surg. 2011; 212 (2): 209-14
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Raval MV, Bentrem DJ, Eskandari MK, Ingraham AM, Hall BL, Randolph B, Ko
CY, Morton JM, “The role of Surgical Champions in the American
College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program--a national
survey”, J Surg Res. 166 (1): e15-25 , 2011
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Changchien E, Ahmed S, Betti F, Higa J, Keily K, Hernandez-Boussard, T, Morton,
JM. , “B-type Natriuretic Peptide Increases after Gastric Bypass Surgery and
Correlates to Weight Loss”, Surgical Endoscopy, 25 (7): 2338-43, 2011
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Moshfeghi A, Charalel R, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM,
Moshfeghi D; “Declining Incidence of Neonatal Endophthalmitis In the United
States”, Am J Opthm, 151 (1): 59-65, 2011
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Schmiesing CA, Lee J, Morton JM, Brock-Utne JG; “Laparoscopic
diaphragmatic pacer placement--a potential new treatment for ALS patients: a
brief description of the device and anesthetic issues”, J Clin Anesth, 22 (7):
549-52, 2010
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Wool DB, Lemmens HJ, Brodsky JB, Solomon H, Chong KP, Morton JM,
“Intraoperative fluid replacement and postoperative creatine phosphokinase
levels in laparoscopic bariatric patients”, Obes Surg, 20 (6): 698-701, 2010
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Morton JM, Anastassopoulos KP, Patel ST, Lerner JH, Ryan KJ, Goss TF,
Dodd SL; “Frequency and outcomes of blood products transfusion across
procedures and clinical conditions warranting inpatient care: an analysis of
the 2004 healthcare cost and utilization project nationwide inpatient sample
database”, Am J Med Qual, 25 (4): 289-96, 2010
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Narváez CF, Franco MA, Angel J, Morton JM, Greenberg HB;
“Rotavirus differentially infects and polyclonally stimulates human B cells
depending on their differentiation state and tissue of origin”, J Virol. 84
(9): 4543-55, 2010
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Woodard G, Brodsky J, Morton JM, “Cardiac Arrest During
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Bariatric Patient with
Drug-Associated Long QT Syndrome”, Obesity Surgery, 21 (1): 134-7, 2010
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Woodard GA, Peraza J, Bravo S, Toplosky L, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM.
, “One year improvements in cardiovascular risk factors: a comparative trial of
laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs. adjustable gastric banding”, Obes
Surg, 20(5), p. 578-82, 2010
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Ahmed S, Morrow E, Morton J, “Perioperative considerations when
operating on the very obese: tricks of the trade”, Minerva Chir. 65 (6): 667-75,
2010