David L. Morris
David L. Morris (1929–2017) was an American allergist who was the lead author of the La Crosse Method Protocol, an allergy treatment using sublingual immunotherapy as an alternative to allergy injections.[1]
Education and career background
[2] Morris was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin in 1929. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, interned in Duluth, Minnesota, and became a flight surgeon in the US Air Force. After being in the US Air Force, Morris joined a private practice in West Salem, Wisconsin as a family practitioner, where he began treating allergic issues. Finding a number of farmers suffering from mold allergies who did not benefit from existing treatment options, Morris began researching options and learned about sublingual immunotherapy as an option for food allergies. He began offering the treatment to his mold-allergic patients and found they responded well; subsequently, he began to treat other allergic patients using the same method. His interest in allergy led to his interest in becoming board certified in allergy and focusing solely on allergy in his La Crosse, Wisconsin practice.[3][4][5]
Morris actively researched the use of sublingual immunotherapy through his clinical practice, and he and his partners later published what is now known as the La Crosse Method Protocol, a specific treatment method using sublingual immunotherapy to address food and inhalant allergies.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][excessive citations] His approach was featured in the 2015 documentary film by Alex Schuman and Informavore Media.[20] He established an organization to share his protocol with allergy providers across the country and internationally, with nearly 2,000 providers using the protocol to help patients closer to home.[21]
Morris was dedicated to sharing what he learned clinically and through his research, and his philanthropic gifts included funding to launch the Morris Institute of Respiratory Research at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.[22] In addition, Dr. Morris was featured in the publication, White Coat Wisdom: Extraordinary Doctors Talk about What They Do, How They Got There and Why Medicine is So Much More Than a Job.[23]
References
- ↑ "Allergy Associates founder Dr. David Morris dies at 87".
- ↑ Theodoropoulos, DS, Morris DL, Morris MS (2015). "Sustained improvement of psoriatic lesions in the course of sublingual immunotherapy for airborne allergies: clinical evidence of cross-tolerance". European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences. 19: 392–5. PMID 25720708.
- ↑ Rindfleisch, Terry. "Dr. David Morris: An allergist ahead of his time". La Crosse Tribune.
- ↑ "Sublingual Immunotherapy offers hope of a cure for allergies".
- ↑ "Distinguished Alumnus Award, Carroll University".
- ↑ Morris, Mary S.; Lowery, Amanda; Theodoropoulos, Demetrios S.; Duquette, R. Daniel; Morris, David L. (15 August 2017). "Quality of Life Improvement with Sublingual Immunotherapy: A Prospective Study of Efficacy". Journal of Allergy. 2012: 1–6. doi:10.1155/2012/253879. PMC 3303579. PMID 22500181 – via PubMed Central.
- ↑ https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/71537
- ↑ Theodoropoulos, Demetrios S.; Morris, Mary S.; Morris, David L. (October 2009). "Emerging concepts of sublingual immunotherapy for allergy". Drugs of Today (Barcelona, Spain: 1998). 45 (10): 737–750. doi:10.1358/dot.2009.45.10.1436883. ISSN 1699-3993. PMID 20069138.
- ↑ "Sublingual Immunotherapy Treatment: Why the La Crosse Method?". Allergy Associates of La Crosse. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
- ↑ Morris, David (March 1998). "Intradermal Testing and Sublingual Desensitization for Nickel". Cutis. 61: 129–132.
- ↑ Morris, DL (1970). "Treatment of respiratory disease with ultra-small doses of antigens". Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 28 (10): 494–500.
- ↑ Morris, David (1969). "Use of sublingual antigen in diagnosis and treatment of food allergy". Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 27 (6): 289–294.
- ↑ Morris, David. "Value of delayed hypersensitivity index in patients with malignancy".
- ↑ Morris, David. "Current use of sublingual-swallow immunotherapy".
- ↑ "Peanut allergy drops work: Duke study shows local clinic's method effectively curbs kids' reactions".
- ↑ "A World Without Allergies, Shot Free".
- ↑ Morris, David L (1977). "Value of Delayed Hypersensitivity Index in Patients with Malignancy". Annals of Allergy. 38: 182–184.
- ↑ Morris, David L (1986). "Low dose sublingual therapy in patients with allergic rhinitis due to house dust mite". Clinical Allergy. 16: 483–491.
- ↑ Morris, David L. "Results of Comprehensive Allergic Management of Bronchial Asthma". Clinical Ecology. III (2): 63–67.
- ↑ "Drop by Drop".
- ↑ "About Allergychoices".
- ↑ "Multiplier Effect in Action".
- ↑ "White Coat Wisdom: Extraordinary Doctors Talk about What They Do, How They Got There and Why Medicine Is So Much More Than a Job".
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