KurtAllanMelstromJr.MDFACS, FASCRS

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Bradbury, CA

Assistant 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 Medical College of Cornell University and has been in practice 14 years. He is one of 4 doctors at City of Hope's Helford Clinical Research Hospital and one of 2 doctors at Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Colon & Rectal Surgery.

Office
1500 Duarte Rd
Bradbury, CA 91010
Book by Phone(877) 702-7120
Fax(626) 301-8285
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian HospitalRESIDENCY
Loyola UniversityRESIDENCY
Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell UniversityMEDICAL_SCHOOL

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2015 - 2021
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

Role of minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer.
Melstrom, K. A., Kaiser, A. M.> ;World journal of gastroenterology. 2020 Sep 3
Health-related quality of life and oncologic outcomes after surgery in older adults with colorectal cancer.
Blakely, A. M., Chanson, D., Wong, F. L., Eng, O. S., Sentovich, S. M., Melstrom, K. A., Lai, L. L., Fong, Y., Sun, V.> ;Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer. 2019 Nov 16
Surgical Smoke Exposure in Operating Room Personnel: A Review.
Limchantra, I. V., Fong, Y., Melstrom, K. A.> ;JAMA surgery. 2019 Aug 23
Using a Lymph Node Count Metric to Identify Underperforming Hospitals After Rectal Cancer Surgery.
Raoof, M.,Zafar, S. N.,Ituarte, PHG.,Krouse, R. S.,Melstrom, K.> ;J. Surg. Res.. 2019 Jan 30
Robotic surgery trends in general surgical oncology from the National Inpatient Sample.
Stewart, C. L., Ituarte, P. H., Melstrom, K. A., Warner, S. G., Melstrom, L. G., Lai, L. L., Fong, Y., Woo, Y.> ;Surgical endoscopy. 2018 Oct 26
Rationale, development, and design of the Altering Intake, Managing Symptoms (AIMS) dietary intervention for bowel dysfunction in rectal cancer survivors.
Sun, V.,Crane, T. E.,Slack, S. D.,Yung, A.,Wright, S.,Sentovich, S.,Melstrom, K.,Fakih, M.,Krouse, R. S.,Thomson, C. A.> ;Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 Mar 24
Wireless Monitoring Program of Patient-Centered Outcomes and Recovery Before and After Major Abdominal Cancer Surgery.
Sun, V.,Dumitra, S.,Ruel, N.,Lee, B.,Melstrom, L.,Melstrom, K.,Woo, Y.,Sentovich, S.,Singh, G.,Fong, Y.> ;JAMA Surg. 2017 Jun 09
9 citations
Cytotoxicity of Pseudomonas secreted exotoxins requires OxyR expression.
Melstrom, K. A., Kozlowski, R., Hassett, D. J., Suzuki, H., Bates, D. M., Gamelli, R. L., Shankar, R.> ;The Journal of surgical research. 2007 Oct 24
7 citations
New perspectives for a new century: implications of pathogen responses for the future of antimicrobial therapy.
Melstrom, K. A., Smith, J. W., Gamelli, R. L., Shankar, R.> ;Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association. 2006 May 9
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Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

City of Hope's Helford Clinical Research HospitalDuarte, California
Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian HospitalGlendora, California

External Links

COHhttp://www.coh.org