Shorter

Nicholas A. Shorter, MD

Professor, Pediatric Surgery

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304-293-0583
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304-293-6459
Address
PO Box 9238
Suite 7500 HSS
Morgantown, WV 26506-9238
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Positions

Professor, Pediatric Surgery

Organization:
School of Medicine
Department:
Surgery
Classification:
Clinical Faculty

Education

  • MD, Johns Hopkins, 1979

About Nicholas Shorter

Education
Diploma, Summa cum Laude St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH 1967-1971
A.B. Magna cum Laude Harvard College, Cambridge, MA 1971-1975
   Biochemical Sciences
A.M. Biology Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 1974-1975
M.D. Johns Hopkins University 1975-1979
Baltimore, MD
 
Postgraduate/Postdoctoral Training
Internship in Surgery Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD 1979-1980
Junior Assistant Resident Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD 1980-1981
  In Surgery
Research Fellow in Surgery Children’s Hospital Med Ctr, Boston MA 1982-1983
Senior Assistant Resident Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD 1981-1982
  In surgery 1983-1984
Chief Resident in Surgery Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore MD 1984-1985
American Cancer Society 1985-1986
  Regular Clinical Fellowship
Assistant Chief Resident in Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 1985-1986
  In Pediatric Surgery   Philadelphia, PA
Chief Resident in Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 1986-1987
  In Pediatric Surgery   Philadelphia, PA
 
Board Certification
Diplomat of the American Board of Surgery, 31809 1986
Recertification in General Surgery, 31809 1995
Recertification in General Surgery, 31809 2006  
Certification of Special Qualifications in Pediatric Surgery, 517 1988
Recertification of Special Qualifications in Pediatric Surgery, 517 1995
Recertification of Special Qualifications in Pediatric Surgery, 517 2007
 
Publications 
 
Original Published Peer-Reviewed Articles 
  1. Bonasso PC, Vaughan RA, Hobbs GR, Shorter NA, Nakayama DK: Utility of Diagnostic Tests during Hospitalizations for Incision and Drainage of Pediatric Soft Tissue Infections. Am Surg 81:376-378, 2015.  
  2. Bonasso PC, Lucke-Wold B, Hobbs GR, Vaughan RA, Shorter NA, Nakayama DK: Excessive Postoperative Fluid Administration in Infants with Gastroschisis. Am Surg. In press.
 
Invited Lectures and Presentations: Local and Institutional
  1. “Airway and Esophageal Foreign Bodies”, 9th Annual Gwendolyn Hogan Pediatric Fall Fest, Morgantown, WV, 2014.
  2. “Airway and Esophageal Foreign Bodies”, Camden-Clark Hospital, Parkersburg, WV, October 28, 2014.
  3. “Pediatric Trauma in West Virginia”, Meeting, West Virginia Chapter , American College of Surgeons, West Sulphur Springs, WV, May 2015

Patient Care Information

Medical Specialties

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Surgery

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Special Training

  • Residency, Pediatric Surgery
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1987
  • Residency, General Surgery
    Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1985