Orthopedic surgeon sports medicine specialist joins CMH medical staff

Citizens Memorial Hospital announces the addition of fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon sports medicine specialist S. Craig Morris, M.D., to the medical staff.

Dr. Morris joins Jonathan Gray, D.O., Troy Morrison, D.O., David Rogers, M.D., K. Ronald Smith, M.D., Stephanie Aug, PA-C, Jake Condren, PA-C and Retha Melton, PA-C, at the CMH Orthopedic & Spine Center in Bolivar.

His specialties include orthopedic surgery sports medicine; reconstruction surgery for ACL, PCL, MCL and PLC; arthroscopy for shoulder, hip, knee, elbow and ankle; total joint replacement for hip, knee and shoulder; shoulder instability repair; rotator cuff repair; foot and ankle surgery; hand and wrist surgery; fracture care; carpal tunnel repair; nerve decompression, trigger finger release; tennis elbow repair; Achilles repair and more.

Dr. Morris attended medical school at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah. He completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, and a fellowship in orthopedic sports medicine at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute, Los Angeles, California, where he worked with members of professional sports teams including the Los Angeles Rams, LA Angels, LA Dodgers, LA Galaxy and Anaheim Ducks, as well as local community college and high school athletes.

He is board eligible with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Association of North America.

Dr. Morris is accepting new patients at CMH Orthopedic & Spine Center located in the Kerry and Synda Douglas Medical Center, 1155 W. Parkview St., Bolivar. For more information or to schedule an appointment with Dr. Morris, call 417-777-2663.