Aaron R. Morton, DMSc, MMSc, PA-C, ATC, FAPACVS

Aaron Morton, DMSc, MMSc, PA-C, ATC, FAPACVS, serves as Lead Physician Assistant at the Emory Center for Critical Care, where he leads a team of advanced practice providers caring for cardiothoracic surgery, transplant, and mechanical circulatory support patients within a high-acuity ICU environment. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Physician Assistant Program at the Emory University School of Medicine, where he provides subspecialty education and clinical rotation leadership for residents, fellows, physician assistant students, and nurse practitioner trainees.

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Dr. Morton additionally serves as Vice President and Chief Content Officer for Cardiac Advanced Resuscitation Education (CARE) and is the former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Association of Physician Assistants in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery (APACVS) as well as a former President of APACVS. Through these leadership roles, he has developed nationally recognized curricula, resuscitation protocols, and scholarly content focused on advancing post-operative critical care and supporting the professional growth of advanced practice providers worldwide.