Michael Anthony Morris, M.D., M.S., a Maryland clinician-scientist whose work focuses on advanced diagnostic imaging, has joined the University of Miami Institute for Data Science and Computing (IDSC) as an affiliate member.

“Dr. Morris’ leading-edge research focuses on the intersection of data and medicine,” said Nick Tsinoremas, Ph.D., IDSC director, vice provost for research computing and data, and professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, computer science, and health informatics. “It is a privilege to welcome him to our program.”

IDSC’s affiliate members bring a variety of perspectives to IDSC, which is dedicated to solving pressing societal challenges by empowering data science research, education, ethics, community engagement, and commercial ventures. Affiliate members have demonstrated an interest in interdisciplinary research or education in data science and computing, and are appointed to three-year, renewable terms by IDSC’s executive committee.

Dr. Morris clinical practice includes diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine, oncoradiology, theranostics, and cancer imaging Informatics. He serves on the medical staff at Mercy Medical Center, a private academic-affiliated hospital and cancer referral center for the State of Maryland and surrounding regions.

In his research work, Dr. Morris has conducted numerous studies and co-authored multiple publications, including “New Technology and Clinical Applications of Nanomedicine,” and “Nanomedicine and Drug Delivery.” His academic interests include oncoradiology, molecular and hybrid imaging, and imaging informatics with various projects at his host institution, and in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Baltimore VA Medical Center, University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Johns Hopkins University, and other organizations.

Dr. Morris graduated from Johns Hopkins University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in molecular and cellular biology, as well as exposure to “multi-omics” in biological systems. He then served as a team member on the initial U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clinical trial for an intraoperative diagnostic tool, which helped spark his interest in quantitative approaches to medical diagnostics.

After earning his medical degree at the University of Maryland, he completed an internship in the joint Mercy Medical Center/University of Maryland Medical Center program in internal medicine, and his residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center in the department of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine, where he also completed his nuclear medicine training.

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