Carolyn "Morgan" M. Nelson, MD

Carolyn "Morgan" M. Nelson, MD

Assistant Professor

Department:
SOM-Anesthesiology

Email:
cnelson3@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 929-0812

Biography

I graduated from the College of William and Mary in 2011. I then graduated from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport in 2016. I completed both residency and pediatric anesthesia fellowship training at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (2016-2021). I am currently an associate professor in the department of Anesthesiology at UMMC, and I work as a pediatric anesthesiologist. I am married to Dr. John Shaughnessy, and we have 3 young children.

Education

University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Pediatric Anesthesiology2021
University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Anesthesiology2020
Louisiana State University Health Science Center, MD, Medicine2016
College of William and Mary, BS, Biology2011

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure07/2025 - 06/2026

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine08/2021 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Publications

Letter

Cavallone LF, Nelson M, Vannucci A, Perioperative nerve injuries in the pediatric population: If we don't talk about them, does it mean they don't exist? Journal of clinical anesthesia, 2022 May;77:1106452022

Presentations

State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Perioperative Management of the DNR/DNI Patient, UMMC Pediatric Anesthesiology, Jackson, MS05/2024
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Perioperative Management of the Pediatric Patient with recent URI, UMMC Pediatric Anesthesiology, Jackson, MS02/2022
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Perioperative Management of the Pediatric Trauma Patient, Arkansas Children's Hospital, Virtual05/2021
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Perioperative Management of the Pediatric Trauma Patient, UMMC, Jackson, MS05/2021
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, “Perioperative Nerve Injury after General Anesthesia in the Pediatric Patient” A Systematic Review., UMMC Anesthesiology, Jackson, MS06/2020
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ulnar Neuropraxia after Cath Procedure, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Nassau, Bahamas02/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Opioid Sparing Analgesia and ERAS Protocol for Breast Surgery, UMMC, Jackson, MS06/2019
Poster Presentation, Genicular Cooled Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) in a Patient with Ehlers Danlos and a Local Anesthetic Resistance, American Society of Anesthesiologists, San Francisco10/2018

Professional Membership and Service

Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology (SPA), Member2021 - Present
American Society of Anesthesiologists, Member2016 - Present

Committee Service

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-FACULTY APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS AND TENURE, Member2022 - Present

Community Service

St. Judes Memphis Marathon, Runner, Fundraiser, Team Member08/2022 - 12/2022
Rock and Roll Marathon - St Jude Affiliate, Runner, Fundraiser, Team member08/2013 - 02/2014
Geaux Bald, Sponsorship Chair07/2012 - 05/2016

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Anesthesia High Yield Advanced TopicsAnnual 2026
Medicine, Small Group, Attending, Simulation lab for Local Anesthetic ToxicityAnnual 2026
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Inborn Errors of MetabolismAnnual 2026
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Congenital Abdominal Wall DefectsAnnual 2026
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Anesthetic AgentsAnnual 2025
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Anesthesia for Interventional RadiologyAnnual 2022
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Opioid AnalgesicsAnnual 2022
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Otolaryngology and Pediatric AnesthesiaAnnual 2021
Medicine, Lecture, Attending, Ophthalmology and Pediatric AnesthesiaAnnual 2021

Fellows supervised

Attending Physician, 3 fellows supervised08/2021 - Present

Residency Training

Pediatric Anesthesiology, Attending Physician2021 - Present