Vershanna E. Morris, MD
- Assistant Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Education
- Graduate School
- University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) Galveston, TX
- Pediatric Residency
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
- Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
- The University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston
Publications
Morris VE, Hashmi SS, Zhu L, et al. Evidence for craniofacial enhancer variation underlying nonsyndromic cleft lip and palate. Hum Genet. 2020;139(10):1261-1272. doi:10.1007/s00439-020-02169-9
Morris V, Murphy LM, Rosenberg M, Rosenberg L, Holzer CE 3rd, Meyer WJ 3rd. Itch assessment scale for the pediatric burn survivor. J Burn Care Res. 2012;33(3):419-424. doi:10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182372bfa
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, 2014
American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2018
Honors & Awards
2024-2025 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston
2023-2025 Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars
2022 Pilot Research Grant Award: $10,000, Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
2021 Attending of the Month, Phoenix Children’s Pediatric Residency Program Alliance, Phoenix, AZ
2021 Mel Cohen Subspecialty Faculty Award, Phoenix Children’s Pediatric Residency Program Alliance, Phoenix, AZ
2017 Travel Trainee Award, Southern Society for Pediatric Research, New Orleans, LA
2012 Commendation for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology rotation, Pediatric Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
2012 Commendation for Adolescent Medicine rotation, Pediatric Residency, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
2011 Bailey Collins Scholarship: $10,000 educational scholarship, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
2008 Best Patient Care Poster, Medical Student Summer Research Program, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
2006 University Honors, University of Texas at Austin, TX
2005 (Spring) University Honors, University of Texas at Austin, TX
2004 (Spring) University Honors, University of Texas at Austin, TX
2003 (Fall) University Honors, University of Texas at Austin, TX