Paul T. Morris, MD, FACS, FCCP
Core Clinical Member, Translational and Clinical Research, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Academic Appointment(s):
Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Adjunct Full Clinical Professor, Cancer Biology Program, University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center
Degree(s):
MD, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
General Surgery Resident, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Clinical Associate, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Resident, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX
Chief Resident and Junior Faculty Associate, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas, Houston, TX
Fellowship(s):
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
Certification(s)
Licensure: California, MD
Licensure: Hawaiʻi, MD
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
General Surgery
Honor(s)
2020 - Teacher of the Year, Voted by the Residents of the John A. Burns School of Medicine
2010 - Ke Kaula Po’okela, Community Based Physician of the Year, The Queen’s Medical Center
2003 - Outstanding Achievement Award, Hawaii Society of Clinical Oncology
2002 - Oahu Nominee, Kilohana Awards, State Volunteer Services, Office of the Governor
2001 - Volunteer of the Year, The American Cancer Society, Hawaii Pacific Chapter
2000 - Teacher of the Year, Voted by the Residents of the John A. Burns School of Medicine
1998 - Teacher of the Year, Voted by the Residents of the John A. Burns School of Medicine
1992 - Bella Trachtenberg Award for Scholarship, Clinical Excellence Compassionate Patient Care
1987 - Cum Laude Graduate, Alpha Omega Alpha, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
Research Focus
Malignant Mesothelioma
Lung Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Thymic Cancer
Cancer Care Delivery Research (CCDR)
Selected Publications
Vossler J, Abdul-Ghani A, Tsai P, Morris P. (2021). Outcomes of Anatomic Lung Resection for Cancer Are Better When Performed by Cardiothoracic Surgeons. Ann Thoracic Surg;June; 111:1004-11.
Sathirareuangchai S, Kakazu K, Tauchi-Nishi P, Morris P, Sae-Ow W. (2019). Low grade intracranial Meningioma presenting with pulmonary metastasis: Case report and literature review. Pathol Res Pract; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2019.03.018.
Bononi A, Giorgi C, Patergnani S, Larson D, Verbruggen K, Tanji M, Pelligrini L, Signorato V, Olivetto F, Pastorino S, Nasu M, Napolitano A, Gaudino G, Morris P, Sakamoto G, Ferris LK, Danese A, Raimondi A, Tacchetti C, Kuchay S, Pass HI, Affar EB, Yang H, Pinton P, Carbone M. (2017). BAP1 regulates IP3R3 – mediated Ca2+ fluxinto mitochondria suppressing cell transformation. Nature;June;546(7659); 549-553.
Friedman E, Chawla N, Morris P, Castro K, Carrigan A, Prabhu Das I, Clauser S. (2015). Assessing the Development of Multidisciplinary Care: Experience of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Cancer Centers Program (NCCCP). J Oncol Pract;June; 11(1):e36-43.
Publication list via PubMed
Active Grants
P. Morris, Physician Site Lead/Cooperative Group Lead/CCDR Lead
NCI Grant Hawaiʻi Minority Underserved NCORP
2019 - 2025
