Dr. Morris, a member of the Scenic Faculty Medical Group, has been serving the medical needs of the residents of Stanislaus County since 1999. He has been serving, and will continue in this role, as the Clinic Chief for the HSA Family Practice Clinic. He is an Associate Clinical Professor with the UC Davis School of Medicine.

Dr. Morris holds a B.S. in Psychology from Colorado State University; his Doctor of Medicine degree is from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He has been Board Certified in Family Practice since 1977.

Prior to coming to Stanislaus County, Dr. Morris was the Residency Program Director at the University of Southern California and for the Davenport Medical Education Foundation of the St Luke’s Hospitals of Davenport, IA. Dr. Morris was also in private practice in the state of Washington, and has served as a Major in the United States Army for the Family Practice Residency Program in Dewitt Army Hospital in Fort Belvoir, VA.

Dr. Gary Pickell, from the HSA Hughson Medical Office, served as the previous Medical Director since 1998.

The Stanislaus County Health Services Agency (HSA) is an outpatient medical system with 9 medical offices located throughout Stanislaus County. The HSA operates the Public Health Department, an Urgent Care Center and multiple programs serving over 500,000 patients and clients each year in Stanislaus County. The HSA has extensive community health information available at its web site www.hsahealth.org