Hickory, NC - - Frye Regional Medical Center welcomes cardiologist, John A. Morrison, MD, to its medical staff. 

Dr. Morrison is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Wingate College where he received several awards including the Freshman Chemistry Achievement Award and the Biology Faculty Award for Excellence in Biology. He received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill and was elected into membership of the John B. Graham Research Society.

Dr. Morrison completed his residency in internal medicine at New Hanover Regional Medical Center where he received the E. Thomas Marshburn, Jr., MD Award in 2000 and served as chief resident from July 2000 to June 2001. 

Following his residency, Dr. Morrison completed a Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program at SUNY Upstate Medical University and an Interventional / Peripheral Cardiology Fellowship Training Program at Baystate Medical Center.

Dr. Morrison is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Heart Association.

“I am thrilled to be back in North Carolina serving this community alongside such an esteemed group of physicians,” said Dr. Morrison. 

Frye Regional Medical Center is a 355-bed acute care facility located at 420 North Center Street in Hickory, NC.  The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of Catawba County since 1911.  The hospital’s main campus includes a comprehensive heart center and cardiopulmonary rehab, skilled nursing unit, orthopedics, bariatric surgery, inpatient rehabilitation unit, outpatient rehabilitation services, pediatrics, center for neurosciences, cancer center and women’s pavilion.  Frye has several extended campuses to serve families throughout the area including: Frye Wellness and Education Center which houses the Center For Diabetes Self-Management Care, perinatal education and community wellness classes; South Campus for psychiatric services; Viewmont and Tate Surgery Centers; Vein and Wound Center/Infusion Care; Pain Center; Piedmont Therapy, offering sports and industrial rehabilitation; an urgent care facility; FryeCare, an outpatient diagnostic facility; Alexander Campus, which provides 24 hour emergency care along with diagnostic and laboratory services and infusion care; plus HealthPoint, which provides extensive industrial services and programs to employers.

Frye Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.  To learn more about the hospital, visit www.fryemedctr.com.