1201 11th Avenue South, Suite 300
Birmingham, AL 35205
(205) 933-2625

Specialty: Ophthalmology

Hospital Affiliation: Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital

Faculty Title: Associate Professor

School of Medicine: University of Alabama School of Medicine, 1973

Internship/s:

Residency/ies: University of Alabama Hospital From 1973 To 1976

Certification/s: Amer. Bd. of Ophthalmology Board Certified, 1980

Interests: Retinal and vitreous diseases, eye injuries, macula surgery.

Dr. Morris received his Bachelor of Science Degree from PurdueUniversity in Lafayette, Indiana in 1967, and graduated from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1973. He completed residency in ophthalmology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham/Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital in 1976, followed by retina fellowships at the University of Cologne, West Germany in 1977 and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida in 1978.

Dr. Morris has been a member of the UAB Department of Ophthalmology since 1979. He is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, and is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Alabama Academy of Ophthalmology (Past President), the Retina Society, the Vitreous Society, Machemer Society, International Society of Ocular Trauma (President Elect), The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER), American Medical Association, and American College of Surgeons. He is President of the Helen Keller Eye Research Foundation. Dr. Morris is a recipient of the Migel Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Foundation for the Blind for contributions to the field of blindness prevention and alleviation. His major areas of research are in macular surgery and eye injury.