JonMelionesMD

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care, Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care

Professor of Pediatrics, Co-Executive Director Children's Heart Institute, Section Chief CCM, Cardiology and Hospitalists, Vice Chair for System Wide Inpatient Operations, Children's Memorial Hermann, University of Texas Houston Health Science Center

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Office
Children's Memorial Hermann
6431 Fannin rd
Houston, TX 77024
Phone+1 713-500-5555
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Education & Training

University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Pediatric Cardiology, 1987 - 1990
University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 1987 - 1990
Tufts Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1987
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2018 - 2025
NC State Medical License 1992 - 2019
FL State Medical License 2014 - 2018
MI State Medical License 1987 - 1994
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Cardiology
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Trials

Safety and Feasibility Study of Umbilical Cord Blood Cells for Infants With Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2011 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 1

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Clinical outcomes in critically ill children on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with severe thrombocytopenia.
Sonia Labarinas, Dana Johnson, Christopher Greenleaf, Jorge Salazar, Kalpana Norbisrath, Jon Meliones, Oliver Karam> ;Perfusion. 2024 Apr 16
84 citations
Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis in a Patient with Covid-19.
Alvaro Coronado Munoz, Upulie Nawaratne, David McMann, Misti Ellsworth, Jon N. Meliones, Konstantinos Boukas> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 2020 Apr 22
1 citations
Pulmonary Edema and Hypoxic Respiratory Failure.
Christoph P. Hornik, Jon N. Meliones> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2016 Aug 1
33 citations
Targeted interventions improve shared agreement of daily goals in the pediatric intensive care unit.
Kyle J Rehder, Tammy Uhl, Jon N. Meliones, David A. Turner, P. Brian Smith, K. P. Mistry> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2012 Jan 1
5 citations
Mechanical ventilation in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit: the essentials.
Peter C. Rimensberger, Mark J. Heulitt, Jon N. Meliones, Marti Pons, Ronald A. Bronicki> ;World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery. 2011 Oct 1
132 citations
End-tidal and arterial carbon dioxide measurements correlate across all levels of physiologic dead space.
S. David McSwain, Donna S Hamel, P. Brian Smith, Michael A Gentile, Saumini Srinivasan, Jon N. Meliones, Ira M. Cheifetz> ;Respiratory Care. 2010 Mar 1
87 citations
Probiotic administration and the incidence of nosocomial infection in pediatric intensive care: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
Travis C. B. Honeycutt, Mohamed El Khashab, Richard M. Wardrop, Kenya McNeal-Trice, Andrea L. B. Honeycutt, Claudia G. Christy, K. P. Mistry, Bradford D. Harris, Jon N...> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2007 Sep 1
2 citations
Inhaled nitric oxide results in deteriorating hemodynamics when administered during cardiopulmonary bypass in neonatal swine.
Christopher L. Hubble, Ira M. Cheifetz, Damian M. Craig, George Quick, Jon N. Meliones, Reese H. Clark> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2004 Mar 1
6 citations
Effects of maternal nicotine exposure on branching morphogenesis of mouse fetal lung: in vivo and in vitro studies.
Shao-Hsuan Hsia, Scott R. Schulman, Jon N. Meliones, Andrew T. Canada, Shu-Ching Chen> ;Acta Paediatrica Taiwanica = Taiwan Er Ke Yi Xue Hui Za Zhi. 2003 Jun 30
31 citations
Heliox improves gas exchange during high-frequency ventilation in a pediatric model of acute lung injury.
Andrew L. Katz, Michael A Gentile, Damian M. Craig, George Quick, Jon N. Meliones, Ira M. Cheifetz> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2001 Jul 15
10 citations
Liquid lung ventilation reduces neutrophil sequestration in a neonatal swine model of cardiopulmonary bypass
Eric Williams, Stephen E. Welty, Robert S. Geske, Christopher L. Hubble, Damian M. Craig, George Quick, Jon N. Meliones, Ira M. Cheifetz> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2001 Apr 1
8 citations
No mission no margin: it's that simple.
Jon N. Meliones, R Ballard, R Liekweg, W Burton> ;Journal of Health Care Finance. 2001 Jan 1
9 citations
Right ventricular injury in young swine: effects of catecholamines on right ventricular function and pulmonary vascular mechanics.
James J. McGovern, Ira M. Cheifetz, Damian M. Craig, A.Resai Bengur, George Quick, Ross M. Ungerleider, Jon N. Meliones> ;Pediatric Research. 2000 Dec 1
31 citations
Saving money, saving lives.
Jon N. Meliones> ;Harvard Business Review. 2000 Nov 1
7 citations
Cardiopulmonary interactions in children with congenital heart disease: physiology and clinical correlates
Keith C. Kocis, Jon N. Meliones> ;Progress in Pediatric Cardiology. 2000 Sep 1
2 citations
Continuous monitoring of cardiac output: How many assumptions are valid?
A. R. Bengur, Jon N. Meliones> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2000 Jun 1
82 citations
Deadspace to tidal volume ratio predicts successful extubation in infants and children.
Christopher L. Hubble, Michael A Gentile, Donna Tripp, Damian M. Craig, Jon N. Meliones, Ira M. Cheifetz> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2000 Jun 1
104 citations
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for infant postcardiotomy support: significance of shunt management.
James Jaggers, Joseph M. Forbess, Ashish S. Shah, Jon N. Meliones, Paul M. Kirshbom, Coleen E Miller, Ross M. Ungerleider> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000 May 1
6 citations
Negative pressure ventilation via chest cuirass to decrease ventilator-associated complications in infants with acute respiratory failure: a case series
H Klonin, B Bowman, Mark J. Peters, P Raffeeq, A Durward, Desmond Bohn, Jon N. Meliones, Ira M. Cheifetz> ;Respiratory Care. 2000 May 1
4 citations
Diastolic function in neonates after the arterial switch operation : effects of positive pressure ventilation and inspiratory time
Jon N. Meliones, Keith C. Kocis, A. R. Bengur, A. R. Snider> ;Intensive Care Medicine. 2000 Jan 1
80 citations
Tidal volumes for ventilated infants should be determined with a pneumotachometer placed at the endotracheal tube
Michael L. Cannon, Jack Cornell, Donna S. Tripp-Hamel, Michael A Gentile, Christopher L. Hubble, Jon N. Meliones, Ira M. Cheifetz> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2000 Jan 1
7 citations
Hemodynamic effects of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation: a little volume goes a long way.
Ira M. Cheifetz, Jon N. Meliones> ;Critical Care Medicine. 2000 Jan 1
12 citations
Optimizing liquid ventilation as a lung protection strategy for neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass: full functional residual capacity dosing is more effective than half f...
Michael L. Cannon, Ira M. Cheifetz, Damian M. Craig, Christopher L. Hubble, George Quick, Ross M. Ungerleider, Peter K. Smith, Jon N. Meliones> ;Critical Care Medicine. 1999 Jun 1
88 citations
Effects of ischemia on pulmonary dysfunction after cardiopulmonary bypass
Paul J. Chai, J.Andrew Williamson, Andrew J. Lodge, C.William Daggett, John E. Scarborough, Jon N. Meliones, Ira M. Cheifetz, James Jaggers, Ross M. Ungerleider> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1999 Mar 1
3 citations
To monitor or not to monitor.
Jon N. Meliones> ;Critical Care Medicine. 1998 Dec 1
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