The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery is pleased to welcome Luke Hiatt, M.D., and Mohamed Morsy, M.D., as assistant professors of orthopaedic surgery. Hiatt joins the spine service, while Morsy joins the hand and upper extremity service.

Hiatt received his medical degree from the University of Texas Houston Health Science Center, during which time he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. He completed his residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he developed an interest for treatments of spinal conditions and deformities and elected to pursue subspecialized training in spine surgery.

Before joining the department in 2023, Hiatt completed his fellowship in orthopaedic spine surgery at the University of California, Davis near Sacramento, CA. There, he further researched degenerative spine conditions, as well as complex techniques for treatment of severe spinal deformities.

Morsy received his medical degree from Assiut University in Egypt. He also completed his residency at Assiut University in Egypt, where he was inducted as a member of the Egyptian Orthopaedic Association, AO Trauma Foundation and SICOT-International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology.

Before joining the department in 2023, Morsy completed his fellowship in microsurgery and peripheral nerve surgery at Assiut University in Egypt, as well as completed his research fellowship in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, MN. There, he further researched the reconstruction of elbow and hand functions, hand fractures, vascular grafts and arterial perforator flaps.