Michael Morowitz
Experienced in Traumatic Brain Injury
Experienced in Traumatic Brain Injury
4401 Penn Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, PA 

Overview

Michael Morowitz, MD, FACS, is a board-certified pediatric surgeon in the Department of General and Thoracic Surgery at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and associate professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania followed by his Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr. Morowitz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury. His top areas of expertise are Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Premature Infant, Necrosis, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Appendectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 87 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Traumatic Brain Injury.

Graduate Institution
Duke University School Of Medicine
Residency
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Specialties
General Surgery
Licenses
Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Surgery
American Board Of Surgery
Fellowships
University of Alabama School of Medicine at Birmingham
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Pediatric Surgery in Lawrenceville
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

NICU Antibiotics and Outcomes Trial
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