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Bariatric Surgeon

John Morton

  • About Me

    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 & Awards
    Title Organization Date(s)
    President-Elect California Chapter of the American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons 2008
    Best Student Research Poster Stanford University School of Medicine 2008
    Arthur L. Bloomfield Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Clinical Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine 2008
    Visiting Professor Vanderbilt 2008
    Young Investigator of the Year SAGES 2008
    15 honors and awards

    LAP-BAND ASMBS SAGES Realize Band ACS
  • Reviews 41 reviews

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    Scandrona on Aug. 23, 2012

    I have so far really enjoyed working with Dr. Morton and the Stanford Staff. The first time I walked into Stanford, everyone was very nice and polite. They guided me through the whole process and even though I arrived half an hour early they still More...

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    esbrit on Aug. 1, 2012

    Had surgery with Dr. James Lau, colleague of Dr. Morton.

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    GrammiTink on March 22, 2011

    When I first met Dr. Morton at Stanford, I was pleasantly surprised at how nice he was, and genuinely caring about any concerns my husband and I had. It was under the suggestion of Dr. Morton that my husband and I had our surgeries on More...

  • Location

    300 Pasteur Drive, Suite A160
    Stanford, CA 94305

    Phone: (650) 736-7102
    Fax: (650) 723-8378
  • Seminars

    No upcoming seminars.
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