Professor David Lawson Morris

My Expertise

Surgical Oncology. Peritoneal cancers, liver tumours, treatment of liver and lung metastasis of colorectal cancer and hydatid disease.

Keywords

peritoneal diseases

anticancer drug development

multidrug resistant organism

biofilms

Fields of Research (FoR)

Medical Biotechnology, Chemotherapy, Cancer Cell Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Surgery, Medical Devices

SEO tags

Cancer and Related Disorders

Surgical Methods and Procedures

Human Pharmaceutical Treatments (e.g. Antibiotics)

Biography

Professor David L Morris is a Clinical Academic of the St George & Sutherland Clinical School, located on the grounds of St George Hospital.

Research Interests: Surgical Oncologist, principally interested in treating metastatic cancer. Large databases of peritoneal and liver surgery Peritoneal and lung metastases. Basic cancer research lab, cell biology and drug development. Three drugs from our laboratory are under development: aminoacetonitrile pathway inhibitor, benzimidazole carbamate VEGF inhibitor and enzyme combination treatment for mucin-containing cancers. Also tumour ablation – bipolar RFA probe developer.

Broad Research Areas:

Cancer Research

Qualifications:

MB, ChB, FRCS, FRCSE, MD, PhD, FRACS

Specific Research Keywords:

Peritonectomy, cytoreductive surgery, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, RF Ablation, Albendazole, Bromelain, N-acetylcysteine, MUC, Monepantel

ILP/Honours research projects available for 2016:

Peritoneal cancers, effect of targeted anti-mucin agents

Pancreatic cancer

My Grants

I have hand held many peer review grants. However founded a spin off biotec company which has drugs in phase II and in the source of our lab funds.

My Research Activities

David Morris Cancer Research Fund

Research breakthroughs made in the past by Professor David Morris, from the UNSW Medicine Department of Surgery at St George Hospital Clinical School, will allow doctors to make a more accurate assessment of cancer patients' prognosis and to improve their quality of life. This is the first time that radiology has been found to provide information about a tumour’s biology which affects prognosis.

The David Morris Cancer Research Fund was established to help fund research on liver, peritoneal including colorectal, appendix and ovarian cancers, carried out in the Department of Surgery at St George Hospital, which is a principal teaching hospital of UNSW.

https://www.donate.unsw.edu.au/donate/form/donate_unsw.html?Fund=David%2520Morris%2520Cancer%2520Research%2520Fund