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Education and Qualifications:
Undergraduate Degree:
   BS, United States Air Force Academy
Medical School:
   MD, University of Tennessee Memphis
Graduate School:
   MA (Philosophy), Texas Tech University
   MS (Healthcare Management), University of Texas at Dallas
Surgical Internship:
   Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center San Antonio
Neurosurgical Residency: 
   University of Tennessee Memphis/Semmes-Murphey  Clinic
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
Neurotrauma

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, "Yes, they are witches." The physician or surgeon as expert witness. UTSW Ethics Grand Rounds, 12 October 2004.

Morgan H, Mayo T. Ethical Aspects of Neurosurgical Practice.   Textbook of Neurosurgery. Edited by Batjer and Loftus. Lippincott-Raven, 2003.

Morgan H, Morrill K. Vascular lesions of the spine. Textbook of Neurosurgery. Edited by Batjer and Loftus. Lippincott-Raven, 2003.

Deshmukh V, Vardiman A, Morgan H. Nonunion: Prevention and Management. Spinal Surgery. Techniques, Complications and Management. Second edition. Benzel E, ed.  Elsevier, 2005.

Morgan H, Stovall R. Stability/Instability after Intraspinal Mass Removal. Ducker's Six Segment Rule. Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, UTSWMCD, November 2001. Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, June 2002, Santa AnaPueblo, NM.

Dorai Z, Morgan H, Coimbra C. Titanium Cage Implants for Cervical Corpectomy Reconstruction. Rocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society, June 2002, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM. UTSWMCD Neurosurgery Grand Rounds, October 2002. Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. June 2003.

Morgan H, Abood C. Disc Herniation at T1-2. Report of Four Cases and Literature Review. Journal of Neurosurgery. 88:148-150, January 1998.

Morgan H. SpineLine. Ethical/Legal. Firing the Patient. Terminating the Doctor-Patient Relationship, 4;3: 36-38, 2003.

Morgan H.  The State of Professional courtesy. Ethical Discussion.  SpineLine.  May/June 2004.

Mareiniss DP, Morgan H.  Invited Review. Regulators, Litigators and Morphine. Contradictory Legal Policies in the Regulation of Opioid Treatment of Noncancerous Chronic Pain. SpineLine. September/October 2004.

Morgan H.  A conflict of roles: serving as an expert witness and treating physician. SpineLine. July/August 2006.

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last updated: May 10, 2007