David Morris, MD

David Morris, MD is a pediatric allergist and immunologist, and division chief of allergy and immunology at Dayton Children's Hospital. Dr. Morris was born and raised in the Dayton area. He completed his medical school education at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. Following college, he spent his internship and residency in pediatrics at Dayton Children's Hospital. He completed his fellowship in allergy and immunology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Morris is board certified in both pediatrics and allergy and immunology. He has participated in multiple peer-reviewed articles and serves as an assistant professor in pediatrics at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. Dr. Morris was awarded an American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Fellow-In-Training Grant in Characterization of Eosinophil Progenitors in the Peripheral Blood of Pediatric Patients with Active Eosinophilic Esophagitis (2014). When asked why he chose to specialize in pediatric allergy and immunology, he said that it is because of the ever changing knowledge within the field that makes each day exciting. One of his favorite things about working with children is their spirit and resiliency in the face of adversity. Outside of the hospital, Dr. Morris enjoys activities with his children.

 

awards and honors

• Dayton Best Docs, Dayton Magazine, 2023
• Morris, David (PI), AAAAI Fellow-In-Training Grant, Characterization of Eosinophil Progenitors in the Peripheral Blood of Pediatric Patients with Active Eosinophilic Esophagitis. July 2014-July 2015

publications and presentations

• Mock M, Morris D, Foley J, et al. "Leveraging Quality Improvement Tools to Improve Administration of First-line Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Patients Labeled as Penicillin Allergic." Pediatric Quality and Safety, 10(1), e794 (2025).
• Martin Oman Evans II, Morris D, et al. "TREC Screening for WHIM Syndrome." Journal of Clinical Immunology, 41, 621–628 (2021).
• Kavanaugh M, Morris D. "Dermatitis in Sun-exposed Areas in a 4-year-old Boy." Pediatr Rev, 42(Supplement 2): 104–107 (2021).
• Schwartz JT, Morris D, et al. "Eosinophil Progenitor Levels Correlate with Pathology in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis." JACI, 143(3), 1221–1224 (2019).
• Rosenberg CE, Morris D, et al. "Esophageal IgG4 Levels Correlate with Histopathologic and Transcriptomic Features in Eosinophilic Esophagitis." Allergy, 73, 1892–1901 (2018).
• Tuttle KL, Morris D, et al. "Aspirin-exacerbated Respiratory Disease: Not Always 'Adult-onset'." JACI: In Practice, 4(4), 756-758 (2016).
• ​Morris D, Stucke E, et al. "Eosinophil Progenitor Levels are Increased in Active Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis." JACI, 138(3), 915–918 (2016).

clinical trial experience

• Compassionate Use Open-Label Study of Anti-IL-5 (Mepolizumab) Treatment in Subjects with Hypereosinophilic Syndrome, Sub-Investigator, 2013-2016
• ARC: Oral Desnsitization to Peanut in Peanut-Allergic Children and Adults using Characterized Peanut Allergen (CPNA) Peanut Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) Safety Follow-On Study, Sub-Investigator, 2014-present
• A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Phase III Pivotal Trial to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Peanut Epicutaneous Immunotherapy with ViaSkin(R) Peanut in Peanut-Allergic Children (PEPITES Study), Sub-Investigator, 2015-2016
• MTAX: A Phase 2 Study Multi Oral Immunotherapy in Multi Food allergic Patients to Test Tolerance, Sub-Investigator, 2015-present
• REGENERON Protocol R668-EE-1324: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Dupilumab in Adult Patients with Active Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Sub-Investigator, 2015-present
• CEGIR 7802: SOFEED Study: Six Food vs One Food Eosinophilic Esophagitis Elimination Diet (SOFEED) followed by Swallowed Glucocorticoid Trial, Sub-Investigator, 2015-present
• PCORI diet study: Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) Intervention Trail-Randomized 1 Food Elimination vs. 4 Food Elimination Diet followed by Swallowed Glucocorticoids, Sub Investigators 2015-present