Dustin Morgan MD
Dustin Morgan
MD
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Orthopaedic Trauma, Rutgers Health - New Jersey Medical School (2025)
- Residency, Orthopaedic Surgery, University at Buffalo (2024)
- Internship, General Surgery, Orlando Health (2019)
- MD, Doctor of Medicine, Mercer University School of Medicine (2018)
- BS, Chemistry, University of West Georgia, Cum Laude (2011)
Employment:
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedics, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (2025-present)
- Medical Assistant, Director of Clinical Integration, OrthoWest, Carrollton, GA (2007–2014)
- Chemistry Workshop Leader, University of West Georgia, Dept. of Chemistry (2008–2010)
Awards and Honors:
- Peter A. Casagrande Award for Outstanding Resident Performance (2024)
- Best Research Poster Presentation (2023)
- Eugene R. Mendell Orthopaedic Residency Scientific Day Research Award (2023)
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2017)
Journal Articles:
- Morgan D, Lutnick E, Mutty C, Anders M. (2024) Multidisciplinary standardized protocol decreases time to antibiotic administration for open fractures. European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (Nov), 35(1): 23.
- Joshua Slowinski, MD; Ellen Lutnick, MD; Alexandra Spath, BS; Noah Braun, BS; Jamie Bousleiman, BS; David Kim, BS; Dustin Morgan, MD; M. Nadir Haider, MD, PhD; Christopher Ritter, MD; Susan Daoust, MD. (2025) Pilon Fracture Outcomes: A Retrospective Review. Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics (Dec), 10(4) doi:10.1177/2473011425S00393
- Joseph EG, Morgan DD, Mutty CE. (2023) Treatment and Outcome of a "Floating Fibula" Injury: A Case Report. JBJS case connector (Apr), 13(2)
- Dustin Morgan, Gabrielle Orie, Cara Jones, Ellen Lutnick, Nader Nader, Mark Anders. (1900) Early Prophylactic Antibiotics Effect on Infection Rate in Blunt Open Fractures. Journal of Orthopaedics (Jan)
- Ellen Lutnick, Diane Ghanem, Hamza M. Raja, Alexandra Spath, Jamie J Bousleiman, Brad Siler, Christian Freitag, Andrew Hannoudi, Colton L. Clymer, Nicholas Daher, Jacob Geiger, Muhammad J Abbas, Dustin Morgan, Christopher Ritter, Christopher Mutty, Stuart Guthrie, Babar Shafiq. (1900) Complications in Acute versus Delayed Definitive Fixation of Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fractures. Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma (Jan)
Abstracts:
- Lutnick E, Ghanem D, Spath A, McKegg P, Glenn ER, Geiger J, Alnasser AA, Rundquist ED, Braun NM, Bousleiman J, Freitag C, Abbas MJ, Morgan D, Ritter C, Daoust S, Sotsky RB, Guthrie S, Cannada LK, Shafiq B. (2026) Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes Following Pilon Fracture Fixation: A Multicenter Retrospective Review. AAOS Annual Meeting 2026. New Orleans, Louisiana (Mar) Oral
- Meghan Mullen, Mark Anders, Dustin Morgan. (2025) Transforming TQIP Insights into Action: Reducing Complications in Geriatric Hip Fractures via a Data-Driven Protocol. ACS TQIP Annual Conference 2025. Chicago, IllinoisUnited States (Nov) Oral
- Dustin Morgan, Gabrielle Orie, Cara Jones, Ellen Lutnick, Nader Nader, Mark Anders. (2024) Early Prophylactic Antibiotics Effect on Infection Rate in Blunt Open Fractures. University at Buffalo Orthopaedic Residency Scientific Research Day 2024. Buffalo, New YorkUnited States (Jun) Poster
- Dustin Morgan, Meghan Mullen, Christopher Mutty, Mark Anders. (2023) A Multidisciplinary Standardized Protocol Decreased the Time to Antibiotics for Patients with Open Fractures: A Resident-Driven Quality Improvement Initiative. ACS TQIP Annual Conference 2023. Louisville, KentuckyUnited States (Nov) Poster
- Dustin Morgan, Joshua Uffer, Sonja Pavlesen, Christopher Mutty, Mark Anders. (2023) Multidisciplinary Standardized Protocol Decreases Time to Antibiotics for Open Fractures. University at Buffalo Orthopaedic Residency Scientific Research Day 2023. Buffalo, New YorkUnited States (Jun) Oral
Professional Memberships:
- Medical Society of the County of Erie (2025–present)
- American Orthopaedic Association; Emerging Leaders Program (2023–present)
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association (2022–present)
- AO Trauma North America (2021–present)
- New York State Society of Othopaedic Surgeons (2019–present)
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; Candidate Member (2019–present)
Presentations:
- "Orthopaedic Trauma Symposium" University at Buffalo Orthopeadic Surgery Grand Rounds (2025)
- "Tibial Plateau Fractures" Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School Grand Rounds (2025)
- "Tibia Fractures" University at Buffalo Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds (2023)
Service Activities:
- Global Collaborative Congress on Osseointegration Annual Meeting; Abstract Reviewer (2025–present)
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association High School Scholars Program; Faculty (2025)
- New York State Society for Orthopaedic Surgery; Membership Committee Member (2025–present)
- UB Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Admission Committee; Member (2022–2024)
- ECMC Trauma Operations Committee; Protocol Development (2022–present)