Dr. King provides care for patients of all ages, and helps people adopt lifestyle changes aimed at disease prevention.

His research interests include plagiocephaly, autism, glaucoma, migraine headaches, traumatic brain injury, gastrointestinal diseases, metabolic disorders, pediatrics, psychiatry, and sleep research. He has been published in numerous medical journals, including The Journal of American Osteopathic Association and Lymphatic Research and Biology.

Prior to joining UC San Diego Health, Dr. King was the residency director in the Department of Family Medicine at University of Wisconsin Medical School. Before that, he was a professor of Osteopathic Principles and Practice at A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in, Mesa, Arizona and the associate executive director of the Osteopathic Research Center at the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dr. King earned his degree in osteopathic medicine from UNT Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. He received his PhD in clinical psychology from Louisiana State University, and is board-certified in family practice.

Dr. King is a fellow of the American Academy of Osteopathy and member of several professional societies, including the American Osteopathic Association, Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California and the American Psychological Association. Dr. King also serves on the research committee for the Osteopathic Cranial Academy and editorial advisory board for The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

In 2002, Dr. King was awarded Physician of the Year by the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California.

Influenced heavily while at COMP by Viola M Frymann, DO, she joined Dr. Frymann to practice osteopathic pediatrics for thirteen (13) years, starting at “the little yellow cottage” in La Jolla, CA. It was here, she began honing her expertise in supporting and treating the very challenging special needs children through Osteopathy. Consistent within the Osteopathic philosophy, she embarked on additionally addressing the health and potency of each patient through integrative disciplines such nutrition, supplements, homeopathy, exogenous toxin identification, and neurodevelopmental support to name a few. Currently, she continues her private practice of Osteopathy in Coronado, California and for the Osteopathic Center for Children San Diego, CA.

As a talented educator, she has lectured on the application of osteopathy’s approach to treating children in the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, and has served as faculty for the Osteopathic Center for Children, Osteopathy’s Promise to Children, the Osteopathic Cranial Academy, and the Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation. She is an Associate professor and adjunct faculty for Western University of Health Sciences (WUHS) and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) while also serving as a clinical preceptor for osteopathic medical students interested in treating children osteopathically.

Dr. Haskell is a member and Fellow (FACOP) of the American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians (ACOP), a member of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO), Osteopathic Cranial Academy (OCA), and the Price Pottenger Foundation.

In 2019, Dr. Haskell was awarded Fellowship in the Osteopathic Cranial Academy (FCA) and holds Osteopathic Cranial Academy Certification of Proficiency. In 2016, the College d’Etudes Osteopathiques presented Dr. Morelli Haskell with the Viola Frymann award for excellence in osteopathic pediatrics.

Dr. Haskell’s publications include:
Contributing author in: Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine, 3rd Ed., Asthma, 2010.
Contributing author in: Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine, 2nd Ed., Chapter 22 General Pediatrics, 2003.