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John Morton, M.D.

18 Patients 0 Reviews
Bariatric Metabolic Interdisciplinary Clinic (BMI)
900 Blake Wilbur
Palo Alto, California 94305
650-736-5800
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About John Morton

Dr. Morton is an Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Bariatric Surgery here at Stanford Hospital & Clinics.He attended Tulane University School of Medicine and completed his surgery residency at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA.He has completed two fellowships: a research fellowship at the University of Washington as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar and a minimally invasive surgical fellowship at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.Dr. Morton was a member of the University of North Carolina surgical faculty for two years before arriving at Stanford.He is a member of the American Bariatric Surgical Society (ASBS), Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT).He has been a member of the Stanford faculty since July 2003 and has been performing bariatric surgery since July 2001.Honors & AwardsTitleOrganizationDate(s)President-ElectCalifornia Chapter of the American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons2008Best Student Research PosterStanford University School of Medicine2008Arthur L. Bloomfield Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Clinical MedicineStanford University School of Medicine2008Visiting ProfessorVanderbilt2008Young Investigator of the YearSAGES200815Â Â honors and awards: view full list

Credentials and training

Medical School Attended
Talune1993

Accreditations

  • ACS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence

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  • Adjustable Gastric Band
  • Duodenal Switch
  • Gastric Bypass
  • Revision Surgery
  • Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • StomaphyX
  • Vertical Banded Gastroplasty

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