Christopher Morrison, MD, PhD
Clinical and Translational Oncology Program
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Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
Biography
Dr. Morrison joined our radiation oncology faculty after completing his radiation oncology residency at the University of Arizona. He is a graduate of the University of Arizona's College of Medicine and a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society. He completed his undergraduate education in biomedical engineering and mathematics at Tulane University and a Ph.D. in microbiology and pathobiology at the University of Arizona prior to attending medical school. He also has worked as a research scientist in molecular diagnostics for Ventana Medical Systems here in Tucson, a software engineer for a large international media corporation in New York and Los Angeles, and as a freelance photographer.
Cancer Focus
The focus of Dr. Morrison's research has been on translating the tools of molecular diagnostics into clinically meaningful assays to personalize the treatments cancer patients receive to both better control their cancers and minimize the side-effects of treatment. While in residency, he earned the RSNA Roentgen Resident Research Award and the University of Arizona College of Medicine GME Resident Excellence and Leadership Scholarship and while a medical student he received the Merck Manuals Award for Academic Excellence, and the University of Arizona College of Medicine Medical Award of Excellence, among other scholarships and awards for his academic achievements.
Selected Publications
A. J. Sandweiss, Morrison, C. M., Spichler, A., and Rozich, J., “A case report of clonidine induced syncope: a review of central actions of an old cardiovascular drug.”, BMC Pharmacol Toxicol, vol. 19, no. 1, p. 6, 2018. PMCID: PMC5810118 PMID: 29433586
U. Goyal, Prabhakar, N. K., Davuluri, R., Morrison, C. M., and Yi, S. K., “Role of Concurrent Systemic Therapy with Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Cutaneous Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.”, Cureus, vol. 9, no. 10, p. e1784, 2017. PMCID: PMC5736240 PMID: 29279810
B. G. Slane, Goyal, U., Grow, J. L., Morrison, C., Hullett, C. R., Gordon, J., Sanan, A., and Stea, B., “Radiotherapeutic management of vestibular schwannomas using size- and location-adapted fractionation regimens to maximize the therapeutic ratio.”, Pract Radiat Oncol, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. e233-e241, 2017. PMID: 28089525
C. M. Morrison, Dial, S. M., Day, W. A., and Joens, L. A., “Investigations of Salmonella enterica serovar newport infections of oysters by using immunohistochemistry and knockout mutagenesis.”, Appl Environ Microbiol, vol. 78, no. 8, pp. 2867-73, 2012. PMCID: PMC3318786 PMID: 22307286
C. M. Morrison, Armstrong, A. E., Evans, S., Mild, R. M., Langdon, C. J., and Joens, L. A., “Survival of Salmonella Newport in oysters.”, Int J Food Microbiol, vol. 148, no. 2, pp. 93-8, 2011. PMID: 21632135