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Howard Morgan, MD

Education and Qualifications:
Undergraduate Degree:
     BS, United States Air Force Academy
Medical School:
     University of Tennessee
     Memphis
Graduate School:
     MA (philosophy), Texas Tech University
Surgical Internship:
     Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center
     San Antonio
Neurosurgical Residency:
     Semmes-Murphey Clinic/University of Tennessee
     Memphis
Board Certification:
     Neurological Surgery
Fellow:
     American College of Surgeons

Neurosurgical Specialty Interests:
Spinal cord tumors
Minimally invasive spinal surgery
Microsurgery for cervical, thoracic and lumbar disc herniations
Neurological complications of achondroplasia
Lumbar spinal stenosis and spondylolisthesis
Chiari malformation and syringomyelia
Craniovertebral decompression and stabilization

Research Project Interests:
Spinal microsurgery and minimally invasive techniques for
   spinal surgery
Spinal instrumentation techniques and development
Philosophical aspects of medicine including biomedical ethics

Selected Recent Publications and Presentations:
Morgan H, Abood C. Disc Herniation at T1-2. Report of four cases and literature review. Journal of Neurosurgery. 88:148-150, January 1998.

Wills M, Morgan H, Halliday A. Metal cages for lumbar interbody fusion. A Preliminary Report. Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting. Vail, CO. June 1998.

Morgan H, Fichtel F. A Simplified Method of Spinal Instrumentation. Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting. June 1998. Vail, CO.

Morgan H. Medical Ethics With Some Issues Pertinent to Radiologists Informed Consent and Truthfulness in Medicine. Diagnostic Radiology Update. Review Course Parkland / Southwestern Radiology Residents' Alumni Association. October 1998. Dallas.

Morgan H, Sedler R, Misra S. Management of Lumbar Pseudomeningoceles. Poster session. AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Annual Meeting. February 1999. Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Krumerman J, Morgan H. Achondroplastic Thoracolumbar Spinal Stenosis/Kyphosis. Surgical experience with seven adult cases. Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting. Coeur d'Alene, ID. June 1999. Submitted.

Morgan H, Greenlee RG Jr. Ethical Aspects of Cerebrovascular Care. Cerebrovascular Disease. Edited by H. Hunt Batjer. Lippincott-Raven, 1997.

Morgan H, Morgan T. The Hangman's Choice Combining Neurosurgery and Literature. Poster session. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. Philadelphia. April 1998.

Morgan H, Abood C. The Lateral Position for Cervical Laminectomy. Experience with 266 Cases. Poster session. AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves. Annual Meeting. February 1997. Newport Beach, CA.

Morgan H. Vascular Lesions of the Spine. Clinical Neurosurgery volume of Textbook of Neurosurgery. Edited by Batjer and Loftus.  Lippincott-Raven. In preparation.

Morgan H, Mayo T. Ethical Aspects of Neurosurgical Practice. Clinical Neurosurgery volume of Textbook of Neurosurgery. Edited by Batjer and Loftus. Lippincott-Raven. In preparation.

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Last updated: May 29, 2007