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Dr. John Morton, MD

Dr. John Morton, MD

North Haven, CT

Accepting patients

Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital

    Who is Dr. Morton, Surgeon in North Haven, CT?

    Dr. John Morton, MD is a Surgeon, who primarily practices in North Haven, CT. He is board certified. Dr. Morton graduated from Tulane Univ School of Medicine and completed his residency at Swedish Med Center. Dr. Morton is fluent in English and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Morton’s practice accepts Medicare, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Morton’s office.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Morton?

    Dr. John Morton, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Surgeon known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions and procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Morton empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Bariatric/Obesity Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Natural Orifice Surgery (NOTES), and comprehensive wellness support. Serving the North Haven, CT community, Dr. Morton is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    Where did Dr. Morton go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Fellowship: University Of Wa Robert Wood Johnson Clin School | University Of Nc

    • Residency: Swedish Med Center | Tulane

    • Medical School: Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans La | Tulane Univ School of Medicine

    Is Dr. Morton board certified as a Surgeon?

    Yes, Dr. John Morton, MD is board certified by the American Board of Surgery

    What languages does Dr. Morton speak?

    Dr. Morton and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • English

    • Spanish

    What conditions does a Surgeon like Dr. Morton typically treat?

    As a Surgeon, Dr. Morton diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Morton. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly. Learn more about our claims-based healthcare methodology here.

    Also known as:

    • Severe Obesity
    • Obesity
    • Helping Your Child Who Is Overweight
    • Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers
    • Understanding Adult Overweight & Obesity
    • Morbid Obesity
    • Extreme Obesity
    • Class 3 Obesity

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • E6601: Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories

    What procedures does a Surgeon like Dr. Morton typically perform?

    As a Surgeon, procedures performed by Dr. John Morton may include:

    Please contact Dr. Morton's office directly to confirm care for your specific procedure, for more information, or to schedule a consultation.

    Does Dr. Morton accept my insurance?

    Dr. Morton accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Morton accept in North Haven, CT?

    Dr. Morton in North Haven, CT accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • Aetna

    • All Other Third Party

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

    • Elevance Health Inc. (formerly Anthem)

    • Medicare

    • State of Connecticut

    • UnitedHealth Group

    • Unknown

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    Where is Dr. Morton's office located?

    Yale Medicine Digestive Diseases

    8 Devine Street

    North Haven, CT 06473

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    Recognitions

    Publications

    Halo Effect for Bariatric Surgery Collateral Weight Loss in Patients' Family Members

    , 2011

    Does chronic kidney disease affect outcomes after major abdomil surgery?

    , 2014

    Is ambulatory laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass associated with higher adverse events?

    , 2014

    Letter to the editor.

    , 2013

    Quiz page august 2013: kidney failure in a transplant from an identical twin.

    , 2013

    The Human Gut Microbiome A Review of the Effect of Obesity and Surgically Induced Weight Loss

    , 2013

    Hospital readmission after a pancreaticoduodenectomy: an emerging quality metric?

    , 2013

    Severe worsening of diabetic retinopathy following bariatric surgery.

    , 2013

    Comment on: Outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients with BMI less than 35 kg/m(2)

    , 2013

    The EMPOWER Study: Randomized, Prospective

    , 2012

    The Effect of Positive and Negative Verbal Feedback on Surgical Skills Performance and Motivation

    , 2012

    Normal Alcohol Metabolism after Gastric Banding and Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Case-Cross-Over Trial

    , 2012

    Obesity Disparities in Preventive Care

    , 2012

    Laparoscopic vs Open Gastric Bypass Surgery Differences in Patient Demographics, Safety

    , 2012

    Effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on testosterone and prostate-specific antigen

    , 2012

    Short-term medication cost savings for treating hypertension and diabetes after gastric bypass

    , 2012

    Determints of Adverse Events in Vascular Surgery

    , 2012

    Relationship between Patient Safety and Hospital Surgical Volume

    , 2012

    Is Patient Safety Improving? tiol Trends in Patient Safety Indicators: 1998-2007

    , 2012

    B-type triuretic peptide increases after gastric bypass surgery and correlates with weight loss

    , 2011

    The Role of Surgical Champions in the American College of Surgeons tiol Surgical Quality

    , 2011

    Determition of the Relationship Between Gastric Wall Thickness

    , 2011

    Impaired Alcohol Metabolism after Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Case-Crossover Trial

    , 2011

    Cardiac Arrest During Laparoscopic Roux-en

    , 2011

    Declining Incidence of Neotal Endophthalmitis in the United States

    , 2011

    Perioperative considerations when operating on the very obese: tricks of the trade

    , 2010

    Laparoscopic diaphragmatic pacer placement - a potential new treatment for ALS patients

    , 2010

    Do Preventive Care Disparities Exist For the Obese?

    , 2010

    Cost Consciousness and Medical Education

    , 2010

    Frequency and Outcomes of Blood Products Transfusion Across Procedures and Clinical Conditions

    , 2010

    Intraoperative Fluid Replacement

    , 2010

    Rotavirus Differentially Infects

    , 2010

    One Year Improvements in Cardiovascular Risk Factors

    , 2010

    Endoscopic removal of dysfunctioning rings or bands after restrictive bariatric procedures

    , 2010

    The Halo Effect of Bariatric Surgery: Weight Loss in Patients Family Members

    , 2009

    Differential Intra-abdomil Adipose Tissue Profiling in Obese, Insulin-resistant Women

    , 2009

    Plasma Glucose and Insulin Regulation Is Abnormal Following Gastric Bypass Surgery with or Without

    , 2009

    Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in the United States: 1997 through 2005

    , 2009

    Probiotics Improve Outcomes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial

    , 2009

    Bariatric Surgery Improves Musculoskeletal Quality of Life Independent of Weight Loss

    , 2009

    Does Insurance Status Affect Gastric Bypass Surgery Outcomes?

    , 2009

    Relationship Between Hospital Volume, System Clinical Resources

    , 2009

    Succinylcholine: A Useful Drug in Bariatric Surgery

    , 2009

    Endoscopy is accurate, safe

    , 2009

    Benefits to Patients Choosing Preoperative Weight Loss in Gastric Bypass Surgery

    , 2009

    Pregncy and Fertility Following Bariatric Surgery A Systematic Review

    , 2008

    CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH BLOOD TRANSFUSION DURING INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION

    , 2008

    Mechanical Bowel Preparation in Intestil Surgery: A Meta-Alysis and Review of the Literature

    , 2008

    Gastric Bypass Surgery Improves Markers of Aging

    , 2008

    Disparity in Utilization, Demographics and Outcomes for Bariatric Surgeries

    , 2008

    Preoperative endoscopic screening for laparoscopic Roux-en

    , 2008

    Profiling surgical staplers: effect of staple height, buttress, and overlap on staple line failure

    , 2008

    Meta-alysis of mechanical bowel preparation for elective colon and rectal resection

    , 2008

    Sigl detection: A new statistical method to predict SH in gastric bypass patients

    , 2008

    Retinopathy of prematurity in the United States

    , 2008

    Use of flexible endoscopic scissors to cut obstructing suture material in gastric bypass patients

    , 2008

    Laparoscopic adjustable gastric b

    , 2008

    Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Morbid Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

    , 2008

    tiol trends in adolescent bariatric surgical procedures

    , 2008

    Are health related outcomes in acute pancreatitis improving?

    , 2008

    Retrievable inferior ve cava filters may be safely applied in gastric bypass surgery

    , 2007

    Gastrointestil complications after corory artery bypass grafting

    , 2007

    Does gastric bypass alter alcohol metabolism?

    , 2007

    Weight gain after bariatric surgery as a result of large gastric stoma

    , 2007

    ture versus nurture: Identical twins and bariatric surgery

    , 2007

    Transsal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy for preoperative evaluation of the high

    , 2007

    Disappointing weight loss among shift workers after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery

    , 2007

    Abnormal findings on routine upper GI series following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

    , 2007

    Clinical resolution of severely symptomatic pseudotumor cerebri after gastric bypass

    , 2007

    New device for introduction of circular stapler

    , 2007

    Is there a benefit to preoperative weight loss in gastric bypass patients? A prospective r

    , 2007

    IPEG panel on clinical investigation

    , 2007

    Gastric bypass reduces biochemical cardiac risk factors

    , 2007

    Attitude of prospective surgical residents regarding surgery for morbid obesity

    , 2006

    Concurrent gastric bypass and repair of anterior abdomil wall hernias

    , 2006

    Pulmory embolus after retrieval of a temporary inferior ve caval filter

    , 2006

    Intra-operative fluid volume influences postoperative usea

    , 2006

    Nis vs sages - A comparison of tiol and voluntary databases

    , 2006

    Methamphetamine use following bariatric surgery in an adolescent

    , 2006

    Orogastric tube complications in Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

    , 2006

    Robotic-assisted laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a patient with midgut malrotation.

    , 2006

    Alysis of the SAGES outcomes initiative groin hernia database

    , 2006

    Alysis of the SAGES outcomes initiative cholecystectomy registry

    , 2006

    The SAGES bariatric surgery outcome initiative

    , 2005

    Incidental finding of gastrointestil stromal tumors (GISTs) during laparoscopic gastric bypass

    , 2005

    Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs and high-volume academic facilities

    , 2005

    Comparison of totally robotic laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

    , 2005

    Weighing in on bariatric surgery - Procedure use, readmission rates, and mortality

    , 2005

    The impact of preoperative weight loss in patients undergoing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

    , 2005

    Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

    , 2005

    Nitrous oxide and laparoscopic bariatric surgery

    , 2005

    A tiol comparison of surgical versus percutaneous draige of pancreatic pseudocysts: 1997-2001

    , 2005

    Introducing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at a Veterans Affairs medical facility

    , 2004

    What do surgery residents do on their call nights?

    , 2004

    Bovine pericardium buttress limits recalization of the uncut Roux-en-Y in a porcine model

    , 2004

    Gallbladder function before and after fundoplication

    , 2002

    Resection of benign esophageal stricture through a minimally invasive endoscopic

    , 2002

    What is Dr. Morton's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Morton's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1972638054.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Morton?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Morton

    What is Dr. John Morton's specialty?

    Dr. Morton is a Surgeon near North Haven, CT.

    What does a Surgeon do?

    General surgeons are experts in diagnosing and managing surgical conditions which includes preoperative, operative, and postoperative care, as well as addressing complications. Their expertise include the areas such as the alimentary tract, breast, abdomen, skin and soft tissue, endocrine system, head and neck, pediatric surgery, surgical critical care, surgical oncology, trauma, burns, and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly utilize minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques to provide proper care. In addition to this, many general surgeons have expertise in transplantation, plastic, and cardiothoracic surgery.

    Is this Dr. John Morton affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    Yes, Dr. Morton is affiliated with Yale New Haven Hospital, York Street Campus, Greenwich Hospital which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is John Morton accepting new patients in North Haven, CT?

    Yes, Dr. John Morton is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. John Morton offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Morton's office for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with John Morton?

    Please contact Dr. Morton's office for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. John Morton have?

    Dr. John Morton is certified by the American Board of Surgery.

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