Brian M. Morrissey, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Morrissey has extensive experience managing patients with cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis. He is skilled at performing a wide range of technically difficult procedures, including double-lumen intubation, whole-lung lavage and brachyradiation cathether placement. Dr. Morrissey's research focuses on airway disease and cystic fibrosis. He is studying the influence of oxidation on the pulmonary pathology of patients with cystic fibrosis.

Title:

Associate Professor, Director, Pulmonary & Critical Care Fellowship Program

Specialty:

Pulmonary and Critical Care, Internal Medicine

Address:

UC Davis Medical Group - Sacramento (J Street)
2825 J St., Suite 400
Sacramento, CA 95816

Education:

St. Louis University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
M.D. 1993

Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
B.S. 1986

Internships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1993-1994

Residency:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1996-1997
Chief Resident, Internal Medicine

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1994-1996
Internal Medicine

Fellowships:

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and National Jewish Medical and Research Center
Denver, Colorado
1997-2000
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2006
American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, 2000

Professional Memberships:

American College of Chest Physicians
American College of Physicians
American Thoracic Society
Society of Critical Care Medicine

Honors and Awards:

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Third Year Fellowship Grant, 1999
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Second Year Fellowship Grant, 1998
Alpha Omega Alpha, 1996

Select Recent Publications:

2008 K. Yoneda and B.M. Morrissey. The technique of adult flexible bronchoscopy: Part 1. 29(11):423-428.

2007 Morrissey BM. Pathogenesis of bronchiectasis. Clin Chest Med, 28(2):289-96.

2006 Kenyon NJ, Last MS, Eiserich JP, Morrissey BM, Temple LM, Last JA Differentiation of the roles of NO from airway epithelium and inflammatory cells in ozone-induced lung inflammation. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol, 215(3):250-9.

2005 Bilton, D., N. Henig, B. Morrissey, and M. Gotfried. Addition of inhaled tobramycin to ciprofloxacin for acute exacerbations of Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in adult bronchiectasis.* Chest, 130:1503-1510.

2005 Mansoor JK, Morrissey BM, Walby WF, Yoneda KY, Juarez M, Kajekar R, Severinghaus JW, Eldridge MW, Schelegle ES. L-arginine supplementation enhances exhaled NO, breath condensate VEGF, and headache at 4,342 m. High Alt Med Biol, 6(4):289-300.

2005 Harper, RW., B.M. Morrissey, S. Kwack, and K.Y. Yoneda. A case of bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. The Journal of Respiratory Diseases, 26:304-307.

2005 Morrissey BM, Eiserich JP. Nebulized nitric oxide/nucleophile adduct: Donating nitric oxide to the lung. Crit Care Med, 33(3):691-2.

2004 Mendoza, MD., B.M. Morrissey and AL. Chan. The Case of the Coughing Cowgirl. The Journal of Respiratory Diseases, 25:479-487.

2004 Schupp C, Olano-Martin E, Gerth C, Morrissey BM, Cross CE, Werner JS. Lutein, zeaxanthin, macular pigment, and visual function in adult cystic fibrosis patients. Am J Clin Nutr, 79(6):1045-52.

2004 Ziboh VA, Naguwa S, Vang K, Wineinger J, Morrissey BM, Watnik M, Gershwin ME. Suppression of leukotriene B4 generation by ex-vivo neutrophils isolated from asthma patients on dietary supplementation with gammalinolenic acid-containing borage oil: possible implication in asthma. Clin Dev Immunol, 11(1):13-21.