Hello!
I’m Dr. Morrison
If moving causes you pain, I’m here to help. I’ve devoted my career to helping adults live full, active lives–in most cases free of pain–through joint replacement surgery of the knees, hips, and shoulders. Whether I’m discovering new and better ways to perform joint replacements, or traveling abroad to give the gift of mobility to the under-resourced, my passion is definitely to help people get the most out of life.
J. Craig Morrison, M.D.
Adult Reconstructive Surgery of the Knee, Hip, Shoulder
Originally from a small town in south Texas, Dr. Morrison attended Baylor University on the prestigious Presidential Scholarship and as a member of the University Scholars program. While at Baylor, he was a member of Baylor’s Men’s Soccer team, Phi Beta Kappa, and the president of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Dr. Morrison continued his studies at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he earned his medical degree and was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. After Baylor, Dr. Morrison completed his internship and residency in Orthopedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University and the Otto E. Aufranc Fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Surgery at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
Education
Baylor University, Bachelor of Arts (Waco, TX) – 1988-1992
Baylor College of Medicine, Medical Doctorate (Houston, TX) – 1992-1996
Post-Doctoral Training
Vanderbilt University Medical Center General Surgery Internship (Nashville, TN) – 1996-1997
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery Resident (Nashville, TN) – 1997-2001
Otto Aufranc Fellow in Adult Reconstructive Surgery, New England Baptist (Boston, MA) – 2001-2002
EMPLOYMENT
Southern Joint Replacement Institute (Nashville, TN) – 2002-Present
Professional Leadership Positions
President, Southern Joint Replacement Institute (Nashville, TN) – 2010-present
Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Centennial Hospital (Nashville, TN) – 2016-present
Director of Quality, Tristar Centennial Advanced Joint Replacement Institute (Nashville, TN) – 2014-present
Faculty Instructor, Southern Joint Replacement Arthroplasty Fellowship (Nashville, TN) – 2004-present
Co-Founder, Board of Directors, Walk Strong Foundation (Nashville, TN) – 2011-present
Healthtrust Physician Advisory Board (Nashville, TN) – 2015-present
President, Vanderbilt Orthopedic Society (Nashville, TN) 2011-2013
Clinical Instructor, Tufts University Department of Orthopaedics (Boston, MA) – 2001-2002
Certification
Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Hobbies and Special Interests
Operating Surgeon for Operation Walk – Ecuador, India, Guyana, Peru
Co-Founder, Operating Surgeon for Walk Strong – Veracruz, Mexico
Operating Surgeon for Orthopaedics Overseas – St. Lucia
Volunteer Orthopedic Clinician at Siloam Health – Nashville, TN
Boys Middle School Sunday School Teacher at Church of the City – Franklin, TN
Honors/Awards
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
Basic Sciences Academic Scholarship (top ten basic science students)
Silas & Crimp Memorial Merit Scholarship
Sigma Chi Fraternity Buckby Memorial Merit Scholarship
New Braunfels ISD Medical Professions’ Scholarship
Championship Intramural Basketball and Football Team Member
VANDERBILT MEDICAL CENTER ORTHOPEDIC RESIDENCY
Outstanding Resident in Education of Medical Residents – 1996-1997
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Baylor Presidential Scholarship
Baylor University Scholar
Published in Baylor Literary Magazine, ‘The Phoenix’
Outstanding Pre-Med Student Scholarship
Baylor Men’s Soccer Team
President, Sigma Chi Fraternity
Publications
2. Torres EG, Reilly DT, Morrison JC. Allograft in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty. In Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty, Second edition, JB Bono and RD Scott editors. Springer 2018.
3. Wind M, Morrison C, Christie M. Usefulness of Intraoperative Radiographs in Reducing Errors of Cup Placement and Leg Length During Total Hip Arthoplasty. Am J Orthop. 2013 Nov;42 (11):E104-8.
4. Christie MJ, DeBoer DK, Brinson MF, Morrison JC. Revision of the Acetabular Component: Oblong and Custom Cups. In The Adult Hip, Second edition, JJ Callaghan, AG Rosenberg, and HE Rubash, editors.
5. DeBoer DK, Christie MJ, Brinson MF, Morrison JC. Revision total hip arthroplasty for pelvic discontinuity. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery American Edition 89(4): 835-840, 2007.
6. Christie MJ, DeBoer DK, Brinson MF, Morrison JC. Triflange Cup. In Advanced Reconstruction: Hip, JR Lieberman and DJ Berry, editors. Rosemont, IL: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2005.
7. Christie MJ, DeBoer MK, Morrison JC. Oblong Cup. In Berry DJ and Lieberman J (eds): Advanced Reconstruction: Hip. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Rosemont, IL 2005.
8. Bierbaum BE, Nairus J, Kuesis D, Morrison JC, Ward D. Ceramic-on-ceramic bearings in total hip arthroplasty. Clin Orthop 405: 158-163, 2002.
9. Morrison JC & Mencio G. Normal growth and development in the skeletally immature knee. In Surgery of the Knee 3rd edition, Edited by John N. Insall and Norman W. Scott. Churchill Livingstone.
Scientific Presentations
1. Dai Y, Duke JB, Hollman M, Lewandowski P, Angibauld L, Bolch C, Peterson M, Morrison JC. Assessing the Learning Curve of a Contemporary Total Knee System Using Advanced (CUSUM) Analysis. Accepted for podium presentation at 2019 AAOS meeting.
2. Christie MJ, DeBoer DK, Brinson MF, Morrison JC. THA in patients with pelvic radiation osteonecrosis: treatment with a flanged acetabular component. Poster presentation at the 74th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February 14 17, 2007, San Diego, California.
3. Failure of proximal 1/3 or larger femoral allograft constructs for massive bone loss in revision THA. Poster presentation at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 22 26, 2006, Chicago, Illinois.
4. Treatment of pelvic discontinuity in revision THA: Mean 10-year results using a flanged component. Podium presentation at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 22 26, 2006, Chicago, Illinois.
5. Morrison JC, Christie MJ, DeBoer DK, Brinson MF. Componentplasty for patellar clunk in posterior-stabilized TKA after failed arthroscopic débridement. Poster presentation at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 22 “ 26, 2006, Chicago, Illinois.
6. DeBoer DK, Christie MJ, Brinson MF, Morrison JC. Severe metaphyseal bone loss in revision TKA: Revision with a modular, rotating-hinge prosthesis. Poster presentation at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February 22 26, 2005, Washington, D. C.
7. Christie MJ, DeBoer DK, Brinson MF, Morrison JC. Mean 10-year results with a flanged acetabular component for massive bone loss in revision THA. Poster presentation at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, February 22 26, 2005, Washington, D. C.
8. DeBoer DK, Christie MJ, Morrison JC, Brinson MF. Severe femoral bone loss in failed THA: Revision with a modular, extensively coated component. Podium presentation at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, March 12, 2004, San Francisco, California.
9. Tarosion C, Morrison JC, Gabel G. Postpartum de Quervain’s tenosynovitis, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Palm Springs, California, January 1996.
10. Morrison JC, Lundy DW, Johnson KD. Open reduction and reconstruction nail fixation of subtrochanteric femur fractures in patients in the lateral decubitus position. Tennessee Orthopaedic Society, The Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia, August 2000.
11. Morrison JC, Lundy DW, Johnson KD. Open reduction and reconstruction nail fixation of subtrochanteric femur fractures in patients in the lateral decubitus position. Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Society, San Antonio, Texas May 2001
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