John Morton

Publications

• Halo effect for bariatric surgery: collateral weight loss in patients' family members. Woodard GA, Encarnacion B, Peraza J, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J. Arch Surg. 2011; 146 (10): 1185-90
• Comment on: Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with BMI less than 35 kg/m². Morton J, Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013 Jan-Feb; 9 (1): 150
• Hospital readmission after a pancreaticoduodenectomy: an emerging quality metric? Kastenberg ZJ, Morton JM, Visser BC, Norton JA, Poultsides GA. HPB (Oxford). 2013; 15 (2): 142-8
• The Human Gut Microbiome: A Review of the Effect of Obesity and Surgically Induced Weight Loss. Sweeney TE, Morton JM. JAMA Surg. 2013: 1-7
• The effect of positive and negative verbal feedback on surgical skills performance and motivation. Kannappan A, Yip DT, Lodhia NA, Morton J, Lau JN. J Surg Educ. 2012 Nov-Dec; 69 (6): 798-801
• Short-term medication cost savings for treating hypertension and diabetes after gastric bypass. Ghiassi S, Morton J, Bellatorre N, Eisenberg D. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2012 May-Jun; 8 (3): 269-74
• Determinants of adverse events in vascular surgery. Hernandez-Boussard T, McDonald KM, Morton JM, Dalman RL, Bech FR. J Am Coll Surg. 2012; 214 (5): 788-97
• Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on testosterone and prostate-specific antigen. Woodard G, Ahmed S, Podelski V, Hernandez-Boussard T, Presti J, Morton JM. Br J Surg. 2012; 99 (5): 693-8
• Is patient safety improving? National trends in patient safety indicators: 1998-2007. Downey JR, Hernandez-Boussard T, Banka G, Morton JM. Health Serv Res. 2012; 47 (1 Pt 2): 414-30
• Laparoscopic vs open gastric bypass surgery: differences in patient demographics, safety, and outcomes. Banka G, Woodard G, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. Arch Surg. 2012; 147 (6): 550-6
• Normal alcohol metabolism after gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy: a case-cross-over trial. Changchien EM, Woodard GA, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. J Am Coll Surg. 2012; 215 (4): 475-9
• Obesity disparities in preventive care: findings from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2005-2007. Hernandez-Boussard T, Ahmed SM, Morton JM. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012; 20 (8): 1639-44
• Relationship between patient safety and hospital surgical volume. Hernandez-Boussard T, Downey JR, McDonald K, Morton JM. Health Serv Res. 2012; 47 (2): 756-69
• The EMPOWER study: randomized, prospective, double-blind, multicenter trial of vagal blockade to induce weight loss in morbid obesity. Sarr MG, Billington CJ, Brancatisano R, Brancatisano A, Toouli J, Kow L, Nguyen NT, Blackstone R, Maher JW, Shikora S, Reeds DN, Eagon JC, Wolfe BM, O'Rourke RW, Fujioka K, Takata M, Swain JM, Morton JM, Ikramuddin S, Schweitzer M, Chand B, Rosenthal R. Obes Surg. 2012; 22 (11): 1771-82
• B-type natriuretic peptide increases after gastric bypass surgery and correlates with weight loss. Changchien EM, Ahmed S, Betti F, Higa J, Kiely K, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J. Surg Endosc. 2011; 25 (7): 2338-43
• Cardiac arrest during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a bariatric patient with drug-associated long QT syndrome. Woodard G, Brodsky JB, Morton JM. Obes Surg. 2011; 21 (1): 134-7
• Comment on: Effect of preoperative weight loss in bariatric surgical patients: a systematic review. Morton J, Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011; 7 (6): 767-8
• Declining incidence of neonatal endophthalmitis in the United States. Moshfeghi AA, Charalel RA, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM, Moshfeghi DM. Am J Ophthalmol. 2011; 151 (1): 59-65.e1
• Determination of the relationship between gastric wall thickness and body mass index with endoscopic ultrasound. Larsen MC, Yan BM, Morton J, Van Dam J. Obes Surg. 2011; 21 (3): 300-4
• Impaired alcohol metabolism after gastric bypass surgery: a case-crossover trial. Woodard GA, Downey J, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. J Am Coll Surg. 2011; 212 (2): 209-14
• Reply. Morton J, J Am Coll Surg. 2011; 213 (3): 451-2
• The role of Surgical Champions in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program--a national survey. Raval MV, Bentrem DJ, Eskandari MK, Ingraham AM, Hall BL, Randolph B, Ko CY, Morton JM. J Surg Res. 2011; 166 (1): e15-25
• Frequency and outcomes of blood products transfusion across procedures and clinical conditions warranting inpatient care: an analysis of the 2004 healthcare cost and utilization project nationwide inpatient sample database. Morton J, Anastassopoulos KP, Patel ST, Lerner JH, Ryan KJ, Goss TF, Dodd SL. Am J Med Qual. 2010 Jul-Aug; 25 (4): 289-96
• Cost consciousness and medical education. Rivas H, Morton JM, Krummel TM. N Engl J Med. 2010; 363 (9): 888-9; author reply 890-1
• Endoscopic removal of dysfunctioning rings or bands after restrictive bariatric procedures. Morton JM, Gastrointest Endosc. 2010; 71 (3): 475-6
• Intraoperative fluid replacement and postoperative creatine phosphokinase levels in laparoscopic bariatric patients. Wool DB, Lemmens HJ, Brodsky JB, Solomon H, Chong KP, Morton JM. Obes Surg. 2010; 20 (6): 698-701
• Laparoscopic diaphragmatic pacer placement--a potential new treatment for ALS patients: a brief description of the device and anesthetic issues. Schmiesing CA, Lee J, Morton JM, Brock-Utne JG. J Clin Anesth. 2010; 22 (7): 549-52
• One year improvements in cardiovascular risk factors: a comparative trial of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs. adjustable gastric banding. Woodard GA, Peraza J, Bravo S, Toplosky L, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. Obes Surg. 2010; 20 (5): 578-82
• Perioperative considerations when operating on the very obese: tricks of the trade. Ahmed S, Morrow E, Morton J. Minerva Chir. 2010; 65 (6): 667-75
• Rotavirus differentially infects and polyclonally stimulates human B cells depending on their differentiation state and tissue of origin. Narváez CF, Franco MA, Angel J, Morton JM, Greenberg HB. J Virol. 2010; 84 (9): 4543-55
• Benefits to patients choosing preoperative weight loss in gastric bypass surgery: new results of a randomized trial. Solomon H, Liu GY, Alami R, Morton J, Curet MJ. J Am Coll Surg. 2009; 208 (2): 241-5
• Differential intra-abdominal adipose tissue profiling in obese, insulin-resistant women. Liu A, McLaughlin T, Liu T, Sherman A, Yee G, Abbasi F, Lamendola C, Morton J, Cushman SW, Reaven GM, Tsao PS. Obes Surg. 2009; 19 (11): 1564-73
• Endoscopy is accurate, safe, and effective in the assessment and management of complications following gastric bypass surgery. Lee JK, Van Dam J, Morton JM, Curet M, Banerjee S. Am J Gastroenterol. 2009; 104 (3): 575-82; quiz 583
• Incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in the United States: 1997 through 2005. Lad EM, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM, Moshfeghi DM. Am J Ophthalmol. 2009; 148 (3): 451-8
• Plasma glucose and insulin regulation is abnormal following gastric bypass surgery with or without neuroglycopenia. Kim SH, Liu TC, Abbasi F, Lamendola C, Morton JM, Reaven GM, McLaughlin TL. Obes Surg. 2009; 19 (11): 1550-6
• Probiotics improve outcomes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery: a prospective randomized trial. Woodard GA, Encarnacion B, Downey JR, Peraza J, Chong K, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM. J Gastrointest Surg. 2009; 13 (7): 1198-204
• Relationship between hospital volume, system clinical resources, and mortality in pancreatic resection. Joseph B, Morton JM, Hernandez-Boussard T, Rubinfeld I, Faraj C, Velanovich V. J Am Coll Surg. 2009; 208 (4): 520-7
• Succinylcholine: a useful drug in bariatric surgery. Brodsky JB, Lemmens HJ, Morton JM. Obes Surg. 2009; 19 (4): 537; author reply 538
• Profiling surgical staplers: effect of staple height, buttress, and overlap on staple line failure. Mery CM, Shafi BM, Binyamin G, Morton JM, Gertner M. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008 May-Jun; 4 (3): 416-22
• Are health related outcomes in acute pancreatitis improving? An analysis of national trends in the U.S. from 1997 to 2003. Brown A, Young B, Morton J, Behrns K, Shaheen N. JOP. 2008; 9 (4): 408-14
• Bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity and type 2 diabetes. Schernthaner G, Morton JM. Diabetes Care. 2008: 31 Suppl 2 S297-302
• Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in a morbidly obese 18-year-old with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Waipa J, Dutta S, Albanese CT, Morton JM. Obes Surg. 2008; 18 (3): 332-5
• Mechanical bowel preparation in intestinal surgery: a meta-analysis and review of the literature. Pineda CE, Shelton AA, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton JM, Welton ML. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008; 12 (11): 2037-44
• National trends in adolescent bariatric surgical procedures and implications for surgical centers of excellence. Schilling PL, Davis MM, Albanese CT, Dutta S, Morton J. J Am Coll Surg. 2008; 206 (1): 1-12
• Pregnancy and fertility following bariatric surgery: a systematic review. Maggard MA, Yermilov I, Li Z, Maglione M, Newberry S, Suttorp M, Hilton L, Santry HP, Morton JM, Livingston EH, Shekelle PG. JAMA. 2008; 300 (19): 2286-96
• Preoperative endoscopic screening for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass has a low yield for anatomic findings. Mong C, Van Dam J, Morton J, Gerson L, Curet M, Banerjee S. Obes Surg. 2008; 18 (9): 1067-73
• Retinopathy of prematurity in the United States. Lad EM, Nguyen TC, Morton JM, Moshfeghi DM. Br J Ophthalmol. 2008; 92 (3): 320-5
• Use of flexible endoscopic scissors to cut obstructing suture material in gastric bypass patients. Patel C, Van Dam J, Curet M, Morton JM, Banerjee S. Obes Surg. 2008; 18 (3): 336-9
• Does gastric bypass alter alcohol metabolism? Hagedorn JC, Encarnacion B, Brat GA, Morton JM. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2007 Sep-Oct; 3 (5): 543-8; discussion 548
• Clinical resolution of severely symptomatic pseudotumor cerebri after gastric bypass in an adolescent. Chandra V, Dutta S, Albanese CT, Shepard E, Farrales-Nguyen S, Morton J. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2007 Mar-Apr; 3 (2): 198-200
• Is there a benefit to preoperative weight loss in gastric bypass patients? A prospective randomized trial. Alami RS, Morton JM, Schuster R, Lie J, Sanchez BR, Peters A, Curet MJ. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2007 Mar-Apr; 3 (2): 141-5; discussion 145-6
• Gastric bypass reduces biochemical cardiac risk factors. Williams DB, Hagedorn JC, Lawson EH, Galanko JA, Safadi BY, Curet MJ, Morton JM. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2007 Jan-Feb; 3 (1): 8-13
• Abnormal findings on routine upper GI series following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Raman R, Raman B, Raman P, Rossiter S, Curet MJ, Mindelzun R, Morton JM. Obes Surg. 2007; 17 (3): 311-6
• Disappointing weight loss among shift workers after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. Ketchum ES, Morton JM. Obes Surg. 2007; 17 (5): 581-4
• Gastrointestinal complications after coronary artery bypass grafting: a national study of morbidity and mortality predictors. Rodriguez F, Nguyen TC, Galanko JA, Morton J. J Am Coll Surg. 2007; 205 (6): 741-7
• IPEG panel on clinical investigation. Morton J, Albanese CT, Barnhart D, Dutta S. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2007; 17 (1): 67-76
• Nature versus nurture: identical twins and bariatric surgery. Hagedorn JC, Morton JM. Obes Surg. 2007; 17 (6): 728-31
• New device for introduction of circular stapler. Morton JM, Obes Surg. 2007; 17 (3): 426
• Retrievable inferior vena cava filters may be safely applied in gastric bypass surgery. Schuster R, Hagedorn JC, Curet MJ, Morton JM. Surg Endosc. 2007; 21 (12): 2277-9
• Transnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy for preoperative evaluation of the high-risk morbidly obese patient. Alami RS, Schuster R, Friedland S, Curet MJ, Wren SM, Soetikno R, Morton JM, Safadi BY. Surg Endosc. 2007; 21 (5): 758-60
• Weight gain after bariatric surgery as a result of large gastric stoma: endotherapy with sodium morrhuate to induce stomal stenosis may prevent the need for surgical revision. Morton JM, Gastrointest Endosc. 2007; 66 (2): 246-7
• Robotic-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a patient with midgut malrotation. Alami RS, Schuster R, Morton JM, Curet MJ. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2006 Mar-Apr; 2 (2): 222-5
• Analysis of the SAGES Outcomes Initiative groin hernia database. Velanovich V, Shadduck P, Khaitan L, Morton J, Maupin G, Traverso LW. Surg Endosc. 2006; 20 (2): 191-8
• Analysis of the SAGES outcomes initiative cholecystectomy registry. Velanovich V, Morton JM, McDonald M, Orlando R, Maupin G, Traverso LW. Surg Endosc. 2006; 20 (1): 43-50
• Attitude of prospective surgical residents regarding surgery for morbid obesity. Schuster R, Morton JM, Liu GY, Alami RS, Curet MJ. Obes Surg. 2006; 16 (11): 1464-8
• Concurrent gastric bypass and repair of anterior abdominal wall hernias. Schuster R, Curet MJ, Alami RS, Morton JM, Wren SM, Safadi BY. Obes Surg. 2006; 16 (9): 1205-8
• Intra-operative fluid volume influences postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. Schuster R, Alami RS, Curet MJ, Paulraj N, Morton JM, Brodsky JB, Brock-Utne JG, Lemmens HJ. Obes Surg. 2006; 16 (7): 848-51
• Methamphetamine use following bariatric surgery in an adolescent. Dutta S, Morton J, Shepard E, Peebles R, Farrales-Nguyen S, Hammer LD, Albanese CT. Obes Surg. 2006; 16 (6): 780-2
• NIS vs SAGES: a comparison of national and voluntary databases. Morton JM, Galanko JA, Soper NJ, Low DE, Hunter J, Traverso LW. Surg Endosc. 2006; 20 (7): 1124-8
• Orogastric tube complications in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Sanchez BS, Safadi BY, Kieran JA, Hsu GP, Brodsky JB, Curet MJ, Morton JM. Obes Surg. 2006; 16 (4): 443-7
• Pulmonary embolus after retrieval of a temporary inferior vena caval filter in a Jehovah's Witness undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Hagedorn JC, Morton JM. Obes Surg. 2006; 16 (8): 1096-100
• Comparison of totally robotic laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and traditional laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Sanchez BR, Mohr CJ, Morton JM, Safadi BY, Alami RS, Curet MJ. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2005 Nov-Dec; 1 (6): 549-54
• Incidental finding of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) during laparoscopic gastric bypass. Sanchez BR, Morton JM, Curet MJ, Alami RS, Safadi BY. Obes Surg. 2005 Nov-Dec; 15 (10): 1384-8
• A national comparison of surgical versus percutaneous drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts: 1997-2001. Morton JM, Brown A, Galanko JA, Norton JA, Grimm IS, Behrns KE. J Gastrointest Surg. 2005; 9 (1): 15-20; discussion 20-1
• Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs and high-volume academic facilities: a comparison of institutional outcomes. Alami RS, Morton JM, Sanchez BR, Curet MJ, Wren SM, Safadi BY. Am J Surg. 2005; 190 (5): 821-5
• Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: differences in outcome between attendings and assistants of different training backgrounds. Hsu GP, Morton JM, Jin L, Safadi BY, Satterwhite TS, Curet MJ. Obes Surg. 2005; 15 (8): 1104-10
• Nitrous oxide and laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Brodsky JB, Lemmens HJ, Collins JS, Morton JM, Curet MJ, Brock-Utne JG. Obes Surg. 2005; 15 (4): 494-6
• The SAGES Bariatric Surgery Outcome Initiative. Nguyen NT, Morton JM, Wolfe BM, Schirmer B, Ali M, Traverso LW. Surg Endosc. 2005; 19 (11): 1429-38
• The impact of preoperative weight loss in patients undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Alvarado R, Alami RS, Hsu G, Safadi BY, Sanchez BR, Morton JM, Curet MJ. Obes Surg. 2005; 15 (9): 1282-6
• Weighing in on bariatric surgery: procedure use, readmission rates, and mortality. Wolfe BM, Morton JM. JAMA. 2005; 294 (15): 1960-3
• Bovine pericardium buttress limits recanalization of the uncut Roux-en-Y in a porcine model. Morton JM, Lucktong TA, Trasti S, Farrell TM. J Gastrointest Surg. 2004; 8 (1): 127-31
• Introducing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs medical facility. Safadi BY, Kieran JA, Hall RG, Morton JM, Bellatorre N, Shinoda E, Johnson PJ, Curet MJ, Wren SM. Am J Surg. 2004; 188 (5): 606-10
• What do surgery residents do on their call nights? Morton JM, Baker CC, Farrell TM, Yohe ME, Kimple RJ, Herman DC, Udekwu P, Galanko JA, Behrns KE, Meyer AA. Am J Surg. 2004; 188 (3): 225-9
• Gallbladder function before and after fundoplication. Morton JM, Bowers SP, Lucktong TA, Mattar S, Bradshaw WA, Behrns KE, Koruda MJ, Herbst CA, McCartney W, Halkar RK, Smith CD, Farrell TM. J Gastrointest Surg. 2002 Nov-Dec; 6 (6): 806-10; discussion 810-11
• Resection of benign esophageal stricture through a minimally invasive endoscopic and transgastric approach. Lucktong TA, Morton JM, Shaheen NJ, Farrell TM. Am Surg. 2002; 68 (8): 720-3