Christopher Morrison, MD, PhD
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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
Sandweiss, A. J., C. M. Morrison, A. Spichler, and J. Rozich, "A case report of clonidine induced syncope: a review of central actions of an old cardiovascular drug.", BMC Pharmacol Toxicol, vol. 19, issue 1, pp. 6, 2018 02 13. PMCID: PMC5810118 PMID: 29433586
Goyal, U., N. K. Prabhakar, R. Davuluri, C. M. Morrison, and S. K. Yi, "Role of Concurrent Systemic Therapy with Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Cutaneous Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.", Cureus, vol. 9, issue 10, pp. e1784, 2017 Oct 19. PMCID: PMC5736240 PMID: 29279810
Slane, B. G., U. Goyal, J. L. Grow, C. Morrison, C. R. Hullett, J. Gordon, A. Sanan, and B. Stea, "Radiotherapeutic management of vestibular schwannomas using size- and location-adapted fractionation regimens to maximize the therapeutic ratio.", Pract Radiat Oncol, vol. 7, issue 3, pp. e233-e241, 2017 May - Jun. PMID: 28089525
Morrison, C. M., S. M. Dial, W. A. Day, and L. A. Joens, "Investigations of Salmonella enterica serovar newport infections of oysters by using immunohistochemistry and knockout mutagenesis.", Appl Environ Microbiol, vol. 78, issue 8, pp. 2867-73, 2012 Apr. PMCID: PMC3318786 PMID: 22307286
Morrison, C. M., A. E. Armstrong, S. Evans, R. M. Mild, C. J. Langdon, and L. A. Joens, "Survival of Salmonella Newport in oysters.", Int J Food Microbiol, vol. 148, issue 2, pp. 93-8, 2011 Aug 02. PMID: 21632135