KurtAllanMelstromJr.MDFACS, FASCRS

Associate Clinical Professor at City of Hope

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Overview of Dr. Melstrom

Dr. Kurt Melstrom is a colorectal surgeon in Bradbury, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including City of Hope's Helford Clinical Research Hospital and Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 14 years. He is experienced in surgical oncology (non-breast) and colon surgery.

Office
1500 Duarte Rd
Bradbury, CA 91010
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2010 - 2011
Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2010
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2021 - 2022
NY State Medical License 2010 - 2016
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2011
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Outcomes of rectal cancer patients who refuse surgery after incomplete clinical response to neoadjuvant therapy.
Kevin P Labadie, Steven H Sun, Philip H G Ituarte, Mark Hanna, Yasmin Zerhouni, Lily L Lai, Stephen M Sentovich, Andreas M Kaiser, Kurt A Melstrom, Kristofor A Olson> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2024 May 1
Randomized Controlled Trial of Perioperative Telemonitoring of Patient Generated Health Data in Gastrointestinal Oncologic Surgery: Assessing Overall Feasibility and A...
Kristen Limbach, Patricia Esslin, Virginia Sun, Darrell Fan, Andreas M Kaiser, I Benjamin Paz, Mustafa Raoof, Aaron Lewis, Kurt A Melstrom, Lily Lai, Yanghee Woo, Gaga...> ;World Journal of Surgery. 2023 Dec 1
Severe Immune-Mediated Colitis Induced by Checkpoint Inhibitors in an Adolescent With Lynch Syndrome.
Rachel V Lee, Kurt A Melstrom, Rifat Mannan, Gregory E Idos, Trilokesh Kidambi> ;Cureus. 2023 Aug 1
1 citations
Low anterior resection syndrome.
Matthew C Hernandez, Paul Wong, Kurt Melstrom> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2023 Jun 1
1 citations
Combined Liver and Colon Resection of Synchronous Colorectal Liver Metastases at a Quaternary Center.
Kevin Choong, Paul Wong, Lucas Thornblade, Kurt Melstrom, Lily Lai, Andreas Kaiser, Gagandeep Singh, Susanne G Warner, Yuman Fong, Laleh G Melstrom, Fakih, M.> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2023 Aug 1
Tumor extent impacts survival benefit in minimally invasive colectomy for T4 colon cancer: A propensity matched national cohort analysis.
Gautam Malhotra, Kelly Lafaro, Ioannis Konstantinidis, Laleh Melstrom, Mark Hannah, Lily Lai, Kurt Melstrom, Steven Sentovich, Andreas Kaiser, Isaac B Paz, Mustafa Raoof> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2023 Mar 1
3 citations
First-In-Human Pilot PET Immunoimaging Study ofCu-Anti-Carcinoembryonic Antigen Monoclonal Antibody (hT84.66-M5A) in Patients with Carcinoembryonic Antigen-Producing C...
Jeffrey Y C Wong, David M Yamauchi, Vikram Adhikarla, Jennifer Simpson, Paul H Frankel, Yuman Fong, Kurt A Melstrom, Yi-Jen Chen, Behrooz D Salehian, Yanghee Woo, Savi...> ;Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals. 2023 Feb 1
6 citations
The evolving gender distribution in authorship over time in American surgery.
Thuy B Tran, Paul Wong, Mustafa Raoof, Kurt Melstrom, Yuman Fong, Laleh G Melstrom> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2022 Nov 1
3 citations
Cancer Survivors, Oncology, and Primary Care Perspectives on Survivorship Care: An Integrative Review.
Madeleine Love, Marc Debay, Anne Charity Hudley, Todd Sorsby, Linda Lucero, Stuart Miller, Sagus Sampath, Arya Amini, Dan Raz, Jae Kim, Ranjan Pathak, Yi-Jen Chen, And...> ;Journal of Primary Care & Community Health. 2022 Jun 9
22 citations
Evaluation of Comparative Surveillance Strategies of Circulating Tumor DNA, Imaging, and Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels in Patients With Resected Colorectal Cancer.
Jaideep Sandhu, Chongkai Wang, Jae Kim, Yi-Jen Chen, Lily Lai, Kurt Melstrom, Andreas Kaiser, Fakih, M.> ;JAMA Network Open. 2022 Mar 1
4 citations
A Quantitative Analysis of Surgical Smoke Exposure as an Occupational Hazard.
Camille L. Stewart, Mustafa Raoof, Robert G. Lingeman, Linda H. Malkas, Viviana Flores, Kerry Caldwell, Yuman Fong, Kurt Melstrom> ;Annals of Surgery. 2021 Apr 30
13 citations
Metachronous peritoneal metastases following curative resection for colon cancer: Understanding risk factors and patterns of recurrence.
Viet H. Le, Lucas W. Thornblade, Phillip H G Ituarte, Lily L. Lai, Kurt Melstrom> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2021 Feb 1
10 citations
Separation of color channels from conventional colonoscopy images improves deep neural network detection of polyps
Lily L. Lai, Andrew M. Blakely, Marta Invernizzi, James Lin, Trilokesh D. Kidambi, Kurt Melstrom, Kevin Yu, Thomas Lu> ;Journal of Biomedical Optics. 2021 Jan 1
22 citations
Trends and outcomes of robotic surgery for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers in the USA: maintaining perioperative and oncologic safety.
Ioannis T. Konstantinidis, Philip H.G. Ituarte, Yanghee Woo, Susanne G. Warner, Kurt Melstrom, Jae Y. Kim, Gagandeep Singh, Byrne Lee, Yuman Fong, Laleh G. Melstrom> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2020 Nov 1
13 citations
Role of minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer
Kurt Melstrom, Andreas M Kaiser> ;World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020 Aug 14
1 citations
National postoperative and oncologic outcomes after pelvic exenteration for T4b rectal cancer.
Ioannis T. Konstantinidis, Byrne Lee, Vijay Trisal, Issac Paz, Kurt Melstrom, Stephen Sentovich, Lily L. Lai, Mustafa Raoof> ;Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2020 Jun 9
5 citations
Health-related quality of life and oncologic outcomes after surgery in older adults with colorectal cancer.
Andrew M. Blakely, Dayana Chanson, F. Lennie Wong, Oliver S. Eng, Stephen Sentovich, Kurt Melstrom, Lily L. Lai, Yuman Fong, Virginia Sun> ;Supportive Care in Cancer. 2020 Jun 1
65 citations
Surgical Smoke Exposure in Operating Room Personnel: A Review
Ice V Limchantra, Yuman Fong, Kurt Melstrom> ;JAMA Surgery. 2019 Oct 1
48 citations
Robotic surgery trends in general surgical oncology from the National Inpatient Sample.
Camille L. Stewart, Philip H.G. Ituarte, Kurt Melstrom, Susanne G. Warner, Laleh G. Melstrom, Lily L. Lai, Yuman Fong, Yanghee Woo> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2019 Aug 1
6 citations
Using a Lymph Node Count Metric to Identify Underperforming Hospitals After Rectal Cancer Surgery.
Mustafa Raoof, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Philip H.G. Ituarte, Robert S. Krouse, Kurt Melstrom> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2019 Apr 1
9 citations
Rationale, development, and design of the Altering Intake, Managing Symptoms (AIMS) dietary intervention for bowel dysfunction in rectal cancer survivors.
Virginia Sun, Tracy E. Crane, Samantha D. Slack, Angela Yung, Sarah Wright, Stephen Sentovich, Kurt Melstrom, Robert S. Krouse, Cynthia A. Thomson> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2018 Mar 19
10 citations
A phase I clinical trial of binimetinib in combination with FOLFOX in patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer who failed prior standard therapy.
May Cho, Jun Gong, Paul Frankel, Timothy W. Synold, Dean Lim, Vincent Chung, Joseph Chao, Daneng Li, Yuan Chen, Stephen Sentovich, Kurt Melstrom, Gagandeep Singh, Eloi...> ;Oncotarget. 2017 Jul 18
64 citations
Wireless Monitoring Program of Patient-Centered Outcomes and Recovery Before and After Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery.
Virginia Sun, Sinziana Dumitra, Nora Ruel, Byrne Lee, Laleh G. Melstrom, Kurt Melstrom, Yanghee Woo, Stephen Sentovich, Gagandeep Singh, Yuman Fong> ;JAMA Surgery. 2017 Sep 1
12 citations
Impact of RAS and BRAF mutations on carcinoembryonic antigen production and pattern of colorectal metastases
May Cho, Chie Akiba, Cecilia Lau, David D. Smith, Milhan Telatar, Michelle Afkhami, Stephen Sentovich, Kurt Melstrom> ;World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. 2016 Jan 15
20 citations
Ductal carcinoma in situ: size and resection volume predict margin status.
Laleh G. Melstrom, Kurt Melstrom, Eddie Wang, Melissa Pilewskie, David J. Winchester> ;American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2010 Oct 1
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Journal Articles

Robotic Surgery Trends in General Surgical Oncology from the National Inpatient Sample
Laleh G Melstrom, Kurt A Melstrom, Yuman Fong, Yanghee Woo, Camille L Stewart, Susanne G Warner, Surgical Endoscopy