Melvin L. Morse, MD, FAAP
Pediatrics
26282 Lewes Georgetown Highway
Georgetown, Delaware 19947
Telephone: 302-682-1549 (cell) 302-329-9234
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Curriculum Vitae
Date and Place of Birth:
December
11, 1953
Sandy
Springs, Maryland
Education:
1971-75 B.A. Natural Science, Johns Hopkins
University.
Baltimore,
Maryland
1975-76 Creative Writing, University of Maryland
College
Park, Maryland
1976-80 M.D. George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington
D.C.
Post-Graduate Training:
1980-81 Internship in Pediatrics. University of California at San Francisco
1981-82 Second year Resident in Pediatrics. Children’s Hospital, Seattle.
1982-83 Neuro-oncology
Research Fellow. Children’s
Hospital, Seattle.
1983-84 Third year resident in
Pediatrics. Children’s Hospital,
Seattle.
1984-85 Neuro-oncology
Research Fellow. Children’s
Hospital, Seattle.
Behavioral Pediatrics Research Fellow
1987-Present: Board Certified
Pediatrician, Fellow American Academy Pediatrics
With
Continuing Medical Education and Re-Certification
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Honors and Awards
National Health
Service Corps Scholarship Recipient: 1977-80
Alpha Omega Alpha:
Medical School Honor Society: 1980
Huron W. Larson
Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement: George Washington
University School of Medicine 1980
Kane-King
Obstetrical Honor Society (Best Obstetrical Student): George
Washington University School of Medicine 1980
National Service
Research Award: 1982, 1984 (For research on near
death experiences
in children at the University of Washington and Seattle
Children’s Hospital)
Outstanding
Professor Award: Valley Family Practice Residency 1988-2002
Best Doctors:
(Bestdoctors.com) Voted by his peers as one of the Nations top
Pediatricians from 1997-2007
Seattle’s Best
Physicians (Seattle Magazine) Selected as one of Seattle’s Best
Physicians from 1995-2007.
Professional Experience:
1982-83 Indian Health Service. Fort Hall, Idaho. General Pediatrics
1983-84 Emergency Room Night Attending Physician. Children’s Hospital
1982-85 Flight Physician for AirLift North West.
Children’s Hospital, Seattle
Resuscitating
and transporting critically children from the Norwest
to Seattle Children’s Hospital.
1984-85 Medical Director.
Pediatric Therapy Center. A therapy center for
children with
neuromuscular and neurodevelopmental handicaps.
1985-2007 Private Practice of Pediatrics.
Dr. Morse was in solo private practice
1985-2007: Medical Director:
Pediatric Interim Care Facility.
A therapeutic
foster home for
medically fragile infants, especially those prenatally
exposed to cocaine
and other drugs.
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1985-2007: Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of Washington, Seattle
1985-2005: Associate Professor
of Pediatrics: John Bastyr Naturopathic
University, Seattle, Washington
2005-2007: Medical Director: Autism
Spectrum Research and Diagnostic
Center. In Association with Valley Medical Center,
Renton,
Washington, Nationally
recognized for diagnostic evaluation of
autism spectrum and disorders of attention.
2000-2007: Medical Director:
Ashley House of Southern King County (Hospice
Care for infants and Children)
2007-2008 Dr. Morse took two years off to enjoy the
birth of his first biological
child, Melody Grace Morse, and relocated to Lower Slower
Delaware
(and the beach)
2007-Present: Dr. Morse and his
wife Pauline founded Spiritualscientific.com
dedicated
to research, lecturing, and workshops on near death
experiences, autism, and post traumatic stress syndrome.
Professional Certifications
2007: Delaware
State License (Physician) C1-0008267 Exp 3-31-09
1988 Board
Certified. American Academy of
Pediatrics
1988 Advanced
Trauma Life Support
1989 Advanced
Cardiac Life Support
1990 Instructor:
Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation. America Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association.
Publications
Leggiadro RJ, Dover GJ, Morse ML, et al: Lung
Abscess in Sickle Cell Disease. American Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. Vol 4(2): 215-217, 1982
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Morse
ML: A Near Death Experience in a Seven-Year-Old Child. American Journal of Diseases of Children. Vol 127: 951-961, 1983
Morse
ML, Savitch J, Bleyer A, et
al: Altered Central Nervous System Pharmacology of Methotrexate
in Childhood Leukemia. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Vol 3(1): 19-25, 1985
Morse
ML, Conner D, Tyler D: Near Death Experiences in a Pediatric Population: A
Preliminary Report. American Journal of Diseases in Children. Vol 139(6): 595-600, 1985
Morse
ML, Milstein JM, Haas JE, et al: The Effect of Hydration on Experimentally
Induced Cerebral Edema. Critical Care Medicine Vol 13(7): 563-565, 1985
Morse
ML, Castillo P, Venecia D, et al: Childhood Near Death Experiences.
American Journal
of Diseases in Children. Vol 140: 1110-1114, 1996
Morse
ML, Carr D, Mendelman P, et al: Ocular Tuberculosis
in a Five-Month-Old. Pediatric Infectious Disease. Vol 7(7): 514-516,
1988
Morse
ML, Venecia D, Milstein JM, et al: Near Death
Experiences: A Neurophysiological Explanation. Journal of Near Death Studies. Vol 7(4): 223-228 Summer 1989
Morse
ML, Perry P: Closer to the Light: Learning from the Near Death Experiences
of Children. Villard
Books, (Random House) New York.
1990.
Morse
ML, Perry P: Transformed by the Light: The Powerful Effects of Near Death
Experiences on Children and Adults. Harper Collins, New York 1996
Morse
ML, Perry P: Parting Visions: Uses and Meanings of Premonitions and After
Death Communications (End of Life Events) Harper Collins, New York 1998
Morse
ML, Perry P: Where God Lives: Paranormal Science and How Our Brains are
Connected to the Universe. Harper Collins, New York 2002 (Winner of the
European Book Sellers Award for Best Non Fiction for 2004)
Abstracts
Bleyer A, Reaman G,
Poplack D, Morse ML, et al: Central Nervous System
Pharmacology of High Dose Intravenous Methotrexate in
infants with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Proceedings of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 3: C722, 1984
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Morse
ML, Poplack D, Bleyer A:
Altered Central Nervous System Pharmacology of Methotrexate
in Childhood Leukemia: Another Sign of Meningeal
Relapse. Proceedings of the American
Society of Clinical Oncology 3: C-144.
1993. Reprinted in Methotrexate Update, December 1984.
Professional Organizations
Member: American Academy of Pediatrics,
Washington State Medical Association
Clinical
Faculty in Pediatrics: Children’s Hospital and University of Washington
Northwest Coordinator: American Academy of Pediatrics Research
in the Office Setting.
Attending Privileges: Children Hospital, Seattle; Valley
General Hospital, Renton, Washington
Delaware State Medical Association:
(Applied December 9, 2008)
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