Michael Morriss, M.D. - Faculty Profile

Biography

M. Craig Morriss, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Pediatric Radiology Division. A pediatric neuroradiologist, Dr. Morriss has special expertise in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) safety, including imaging patients who have complex implanted biologic devices.

I chose to be a radiologist because I wanted to make a difference in patient's lives by diagnosing dieases, especially in the world of pediatrics. I came to UT Southwestern because of the commitment of the medical center to excellence in clinical science and research.

Dr. Morriss serves as the MRMD and a core member of the Quality and Patient Safety Committee at Children’s Health.

Certified by the American Board of Radiology in both diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology, Dr. Morriss joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2007.

His research interests include brain injury following extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and birth-related hypoxic-ischemic brain injuries and MRI safety.

Dr. Morriss has published nearly 40 academic articles and delivered a number of invited lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally.

His professional honors include the 2016 Outstanding Teacher Award from the American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology and the 2011, 2013 and 2016 and Golden Apple Award from UT Southwestern’s Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program.

Dr. Morriss earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical School. He completed a pediatrics internship at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas and a diagnostic radiology residency at UT Southwestern.

He then completed fellowships in pediatric neuroradiology (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) and neuroradiology (Thomas Jefferson University Hospital).

He is a member of professional organizations that include the American Society for Pediatric Neuroradiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, Association of University Radiologists and the Texas Medical Association.

Education

Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School (1990)
Internship: UT Southwestern Medical Center (1991), Pediatrics
Residency: UT Southwestern Medical Center (1995), Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1996), Pediatric Neuroradiology
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University (1997), Neuroradiology

Research Interest

Neuroimaging of children treated with ECMO
Neuroimaging of infants treated with hypothermia

Publications

Featured Publications

Neuromonitoring of Pediatric and Adult Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients: The Importance of Continuous Bedside Tools in Driving Neuroprotective Clinical Care.: Tabet M, Custer C, Khan IR, Sanford E, Sharma J, Choe R, Singh S, Sirsi D, Olson DM, Morriss MC, Raman L, Busch DR, ASAIO J 2023 Dec
Association Between Disrupted Cerebral Autoregulation and Radiographic Neurologic Injury for Children on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Prospective Pilot Study.: Sanford EL, Akorede R, Miller I, Morriss MC, Nandy K, Raman L, Busch DR, ASAIO J 2023 Jul 69 7 e315-e321
Computed Tomography Is Predictive of Significant Neurologic Injury in Children Supported on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.: Custer C, Singh S, Sanford E, Nandy K, Raman L, Busch DR, Morriss MC, ASAIO J 2023 Jun
Routine Neuroimaging: Understanding Brain Injury in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.: Farhat A, Li X, Huet B, Tweed J, Morriss MC, Raman L, Crit Care Med 2021 Sep
Cerebral Hemodynamic Profile in Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Brain Injury Acquired During Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.: Tian F, Farhat A, Morriss MC, Tweed J, Li X, Huet B, Thiagarajan RR, Raman L, Pediatr Crit Care Med 2020 10 21 10 879-885
EEG is A Predictor of Neuroimaging Abnormalities in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.: Fox J, Jenks CL, Farhat A, Li X, Liu Y, James E, Karasick S, Morriss MC, Sirsi D, Raman L, J Clin Med 2020 Aug 9 8
Tau Is Elevated in Pediatric Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.: Lee AE, Pandiyan P, Liu MM, Williams MA, Everett AD, Mueller GP, Morriss MC, Raman L, Carlson D, Gatson JW, ASAIO J. 2018 Nov
Field Distortions in MRI Caused by Stainless Steel Orthodontic Appliances at 1.5 T Using Permanent Magnets - A Head Phantom Study.: Wang ZJ, Park YJ, Morriss MC, Seo Y, Nguyen T, Hallac RR, Nava A, Chopra R, Chatzinoff Y, Price K, Rollins NK Sci Rep 2018 Apr 8 1 5706
Impairment of cerebral autoregulation in pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation associated with neuroimaging abnormalities.: Tian F, Morriss MC, Chalak L, Venkataraman R, Ahn C, Liu H, Raman L Neurophotonics 2017 Oct 4 4 041410
Radiology Resident Preliminary Reporting in an Independent Call Environment: Multiyear Assessment of Volume, Timeliness, and Accuracy.: Weinberg BD, Richter MD, Champine JG, Morriss MC, Browning T J Am Coll Radiol 2015 Jan 12 1 95-100

Honors & Awards

Southwestern Academy of Teachers
Elected to membership (2018)
Golden Apple Teaching Award
Annual Teaching Award given by UTSW Radiology Residents (2016-2016)
Outstanding Educator Award
Given by the Association of University Radiologists and the Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (2016-2016)
Golden Apple Teaching Award
Annual Teaching Award given by UTSW Radiology Residents (2013-2013)
Golden Apple Teaching Award
Annual Teaching Award given by UTSW Radiology Residents (2011-2011)
Quarterly Patient Safety Champion Award
Given by the leadership of Children's Health System (2010-2010)
Radiological Society of North America
Certificate of Merit, Scientific Poster Presentation, "Lumps and Bumps on the Head in Childhood: a Diagnostic Dilemma," Chicago, Illinois (2004)
American Society of Neuroradiology
The Derek Harwood-Nash Award for Best Pediatric Neuroradiology Paper (1997)
The Society for Pediatric Radiology
Certificate of Merit Award for a Scientific Paper, Comprehensive Mapping of Normal Developmental Changes in Brain Water Diffusion, St. Louis, MO (1997)
American Roentgen Ray Society
Executive Council Resident Research Award, "Cerebral Blood Flow in Eclampsia and Severe Preeclampsia: A Prospective Study Utilizing Phase-Contrast MR Flow Quantification and Correlation with Conventional Parenchymal Spin-Echo MR Brain Imag (1995)
Southwestern Medical Foundation
R.L. Taylor Scholarship, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas (1986)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Society of Neuroradiology (1996)
American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology (2015)
Texas Medical Association