Christopher Morton

Christopher Morton, MD, serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He specializes in interventional pulmonology, with particular expertise in robotic bronchoscopy and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) for COPD patients. His clinical work at Yale New Haven Hospital focuses on critically ill patients and those with advanced lung cancer.

• Undergraduate & Medical Education: Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School
• Residency & Fellowships: Internal Medicine (2017), Chief Year (2018), Pulmonary & Critical Care (2021), Interventional Pulmonology (2022) at Yale New Haven Hospital

Dr. Morton's research spans tracheostomy outcomes in COVID-19 patients, bronchoscopy applications in immunocompromised populations, and innovations in lung nodule diagnostics. He actively contributes to education through the Yale Office-Based Medicine Curriculum and serves as Director of the Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Program.

Recent publications focus on interventional pulmonology standards, pleural infection management, and critical care transitions during the pandemic. His work emphasizes safer diagnostic approaches and optimizing multidisciplinary treatment protocols for complex pulmonary conditions.

• Clinical Expertise: Interventional Pulmonology
• Procedural Focus: Robotic Bronchoscopy, BLVR
• Certifications: ABIM in Pulmonary Disease (2020), Critical Care Medicine (2021)