JohnMeilahnMD

General Surgery • Wyndmoor, PA

Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Office
8814 Patton Road
Wyndmoor, PA 19038
Phone+1 215-680-7609
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Summary

Dr. John Meilahn is a general surgeon in Wyndmoor, PA. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. After surgical residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, he began the Bariatric Surgery Program at Temple University Hospital. He transitioned to Chestnut Hill Hospital in 2014, performing both General and Bariatric Surgery.

Education & Training

Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1991
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
WI State Medical License 2024 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1991 - 2024
ME State Medical License 2024 - 2024
IA State Medical License 2003 - 2024
MD State Medical License 1990 - 1991
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

17 citations
Surgical Outcomes After Gastric Electric Stimulator Placement for Refractory Gastroparesis
Deborah S. Keller, Henry P. Parkman, Daniel O. Boucek, Abhinav Sankineni, John E. Meilahn, John P. Gaughan, Sean Harbison> ;Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2013 Jan 29
29 citations
Intussusception after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: an underrecognized complication.
Smit Singla, Brandon A. Guenthart, Lauren May, John P. Gaughan, John E. Meilahn> ;Minimally Invasive Surgery. 2012 Sep 6
16 citations
Prevalence of urinary symptoms in morbidly obese women and changes after bariatric surgery.
Vijaya L Vella, William Jaffe, Jeffrey Lidicker, John Meilahn, Vani Dandolu> ;The Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2009 Oct 1
93 citations
Predictive Factors for Clinical Improvement with Enterra Gastric Electric Stimulation Treatment for Refractory Gastroparesis
Jennifer Maranki, Vanessa Lytes, John E. Meilahn, Sean Harbison, Frank K. Friedenberg, Robert S. Fisher, Henry P. Parkman> ;Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2008 Aug 1
23 citations
Laparoscopic esophagomyotomy for achalasia: does anterior hemifundoplication affect clinical outcome?
Daniel T. Dempsey, Matthew Delano, Kevin M. Bradley, Jeffrey Kolff, Carol A. Fisher, Dina F. Caroline, John P. Gaughan, John E. Meilahn, John M. Daly> ;Annals of Surgery. 2004 Jun 1
17 citations
Effect of prolonged selective intramesenteric arterial vasodilator therapy on intestinal viability after acute segmental mesenteric vascular occlusion.
John E. Meilahn, Jon B. Morris, Eugene P. Ceppa, Gregory B. Bulkley> ;Annals of Surgery. 2001 Jul 1
10 citations
The Need for Improving Laparoscopic Suturing and Knot-Tying
John E. Meilahn> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery. 1992 Oct 1
31 citations
The fundamental hemodynamic mechanism underlying gastric "stress ulceration" in cardiogenic shock.
Robert W. Bailey, Gregory B. Bulkley, Stanley R. Hamilton, Jon B. Morris, Ulf Haglund, John E. Meilahn> ;Annals of Surgery. 1987 Jun 1
Intraabdominal metastatic thymoma.
Gembala, R. B., Hare, J. L., Meilahn, J.> ;AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1993 Dec
Vasoactive humoral mediators and the splanchnic circulation in shock.
Bulkley, G. B., Meilahn, J. E.> ;Prog Clin Biol Res. 1988
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Professional Memberships

American College of Surgeons - ACS
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