Dr. Morton was born and raised in Hawai’i. He obtained his medical degree from University of Hawai’i John A. Burns School of Medicine. During medical school he spent half of his third-year clinical rotations on the Big Island as part of the longitudinal program. He pursued his Orthopaedic surgery residency at St. Luke's University and Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dr. Morton obtained his ACGME-accredited fellowship training in Adult Reconstruction at the University of Chicago. His research has been presented in multiple national meetings including the AAOS, AAHKS, and the OTA.