MelissaAnneHilmesMD

Radiology • Nashville, TN

Pediatric Radiology

Assistant Professor, Radiology/Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Office
1909 Acklen Ave
Nashville, TN 37212
Phone+1 615-777-9729

Fax+1 615-777-9733
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Education & Training

University of Michigan Health SystemFellowship, Pediatric Radiology, 2005 - 2006
University of Michigan Health SystemResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2001 - 2005
Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 2000 - 2001
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2007 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2006 - 2007
SC State Medical License 2000 - 2001
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
American Board of Radiology Pediatric Radiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Longitudinal Assessment of Pancreas Volume by MRI Predicts Progression to Stage 3 Type 1 Diabetes.
Moore, D., Powers, A., John Virostko, Jordan J Wright, Jonathan M Williams, Melissa A Hilmes, Taylor M Triolo, Hali Broncucia, Liping Du, Hakmook Kang, Shreya Nallapar...> ;Diabetes Care. 2024 Mar 1
Enteric tube position on preoperative radiographs predicts clinical outcomes in neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia with and without prenatal diagnosis.
Marshall W Wallace, Jan A Niec, Muhammad B Mirza, Meredith A Achey, Joseph Oros, Melissa E Danko, Melissa A Hilmes, L Dupree Hatch, Emily A Morris, Harold N Lovvorn 3rd> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2023 Sep 1
Too close to home. . .
Peter J Strouse, Melissa A Hilmes, Jeffrey E Martus, Kimberly A Garver> ;Pediatric Radiology. 2023 May 1
3 citations
Longitudinal MRI Shows Progressive Decline in Pancreas Size and Altered Pancreas Shape in Type 1 Diabetes.
Jordan J Wright, Aidan Dulaney, Jonathan M Williams, Melissa A Hilmes, Liping Du, Hakmook Kang, Daniel J Moore, John Virostko, Powers, A., Alvin C Powers> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2023 Sep 18
3 citations
Insulin Deficiency From Insulin Gene Mutation Leads to Smaller Pancreas.
Jordan J Wright, Jonathan M Williams, Lisa R Letourneau-Freiberg, Balamurugan Kandasamy, Demetra Reyes, Anastasia Gant Kanegusuku, Louis Philipson, Siri Atma W Greeley...> ;Diabetes Care. 2023 Apr 1
Quality improvement projects conducted by interprofessional teams of learners: Implementation and impact.
Allison D Provine, Heather A Davidson, Pamela Waynick-Rogers, Shannon Cole, Donna Rosenstiel, Rebecca Lofton, Melissa A Hilmes> ;Journal of Interprofessional Care. 2022 Apr 24
2 citations
Deep learning-based pancreas volume assessment in individuals with type 1 diabetes.
Raphael Roger, Melissa A Hilmes, Jonathan M Williams, Daniel J Moore, Alvin C Powers, R Cameron Craddock, John Virostko> ;BMC Medical Imaging. 2022 Jan 5
2 citations
Laparoscopic Resection of Pediatric Solid Pseudopapillary Tumors of the Pancreas.
Jan A Niec, Muhammad Owais Abdul Ghani, Melissa A. Hilmes, Katlyn G. McKay, Hernan Correa, Irving J. Zamora, Harold N. Lovvorn> ;The American Surgeon. 2021 Dec 2
5 citations
Development of a standardized MRI protocol for pancreas assessment in humans
John Virostko, Richard C. Craddock, Jonathan M. Williams, Taylor M. Triolo, Melissa A. Hilmes, Hakmook Kang, Liping Du, Jordan J. Wright, Mara Kinney, Jeffrey H. Maki,...> ;Plos One. 2021 Aug 24
5 citations
Repeatability and Reproducibility of Pancreas Volume Measurements Using MRI
Jonathan M. Williams, Melissa A. Hilmes, Branch T. Archer, Aidan Dulaney, Liping Du, Hakmook Kang, William E. Russell, Alvin C. Powers, Daniel J. Moore, John Virostko> ;Scientific Reports. 2020 Mar 16
3 citations
The Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning: Sustaining a Longitudinal, Clinical Experience That Aligns Practice With Education.
Heather A. Davidson, Melissa A. Hilmes, Shannon Cole, Pamela Waynick-Rogers, Allison Provine, Donna Rosenstiel, Linda Norman, Bonnie M. Miller> ;Academic Medicine. 2020 Apr 1
14 citations
Association between image-defined risk factors and neuroblastoma outcomes.
Hannah M. Phelps, Josephine M. Ndolo, Kyle J. Van Arendonk, Heidi Chen, Hannah L. Dietrich, Katherine D. Watson, Melissa A. Hilmes, Dai H. Chung, Harold N. Lovvorn> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2019 Mar 1
57 citations
Pancreas Volume Declines During the First Year After Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes and Exhibits Altered Diffusion at Disease Onset
John Virostko, Jon M. Williams, Melissa A. Hilmes, Christopher Bowman, Jordan J. Wright, Liping Du, Hakmook Kang, William E. Russell, Alvin C. Powers, Daniel J. Moore> ;Diabetes Care. 2019 Feb 1
32 citations
Fully Convolutional Neural Networks Improve Abdominal Organ Segmentation.
Meg F. Bobo, Shunxing Bao, Yuankai Huo, Yuang Yao, John Virostko, Andrew J. Plassard, Ilwoo Lyu, Albert Assad, Richard G. Abramson, Melissa A. Hilmes, Bennett A. Landman> ;Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering. 2018 Mar 1
11 citations
Maintaining oncologic integrity with minimally invasive resection of pediatric embryonal tumors.
Hannah M. Phelps, Gregory D. Ayers, Josephine M. Ndolo, Hannah L. Dietrich, Katherine D. Watson, Melissa A. Hilmes, Harold N. Lovvorn> ;Surgery. 2018 May 8
5 citations
ED chest radiography for children with asthma exacerbation is infrequently associated with change of management.
Evan H. Allie, Henry E. Dingle, William N. Johnson, Jeffrey R. Birnbaum, Melissa A. Hilmes, Sudha P. Singh, Donald H. Arnold> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Oct 1
6 citations
Chest radiographic features of human metapneumovirus infection in pediatric patients.
Melissa A. Hilmes, F. Daniel Dunnavant, Sudha P. Singh, Wendy Danto Ellis, Daniel C. Payne, Yuwei Zhu, Marie R. Griffin, Kathryn M. Edwards, Williams, J., John V. Will...> ;Pediatric Radiology. 2017 Aug 22
24 citations
Use of the Electronic Medical Record to Assess Pancreas Size in Type 1 Diabetes.
John Virostko, Melissa A. Hilmes, Kelsey Eitel, Daniel J. Moore, Alvin C. Powers> ;Plos One. 2016 Jul 8
11 citations
Radiation Exposure During Operative Fixation of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures: Is Lead Shielding Necessary?
Jeffrey E. Martus, Melissa A. Hilmes, Jared V. Grice, Christopher M. Stutz, Jonathan G. Schoenecker, Steven A. Lovejoy, Gregory A. Mencio> ;Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics. 2016 Jun 8
9 citations
Radiology in Medical Education: A Pediatric Radiology Elective as a Template for Other Radiology Courses
Melissa A. Hilmes, Eddie Hyatt, Cody H. Penrod, Amy Fleming, Sudha P. Singh> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2016 Mar 1
26 citations
Haemophilia A Carriers Demonstrate Pathological and Radiological Evidence of Structural Joint Changes
Leslie Gilbert, Lyndsey Rollins, Melissa A. Hilmes, Yu Luo, David Gailani, Michael R. DeBaun, Robert F. Sidonio> ;Haemophilia. 2014 Nov 1
51 citations
Childhood Interstitial Lung Diseases: An 18-year Retrospective Analysis
Jennifer J. Soares, Gail H. Deutsch, Paul E. Moore, Mohammad Fazili, Eric D. Austin, Rebekah F. Brown, Andrew G. Sokolow, Melissa A. Hilmes, Lisa R. Young> ;Pediatrics. 2013 Oct 1
12 citations
Imaging analysis of hepatoblastoma resectability across neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Andrew J. Murphy, Gregory D. Ayers, Melissa A. Hilmes, Kaushik Mukherjee, Kevin J. Wilson, Wade M. Allen, Israel Fernandez-Pineda, Myrick C. Shinall, Zhiguo Zhao, Wayn...> ;Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2013 Jun 1
15 citations
CT identification of abdominal injuries in abused pre-school-age children
Melissa A. Hilmes, Marta Hernanz-Schulman, Christopher S. Greeley, Lisa M. Piercey, Chang Yu, J. Herman Kan> ;Pediatric Radiology. 2011 May 1
10 citations
Operative intervention for complete pancreatic transection in children sustaining blunt abdominal trauma: revisiting an organ salvage technique.
Matthew J. Borkon, Stephen Morrow, Elizabeth Koehler, Yu Shyr, Melissa A. Hilmes, Richard S. Miller, Wallace W. Neblett, Harold N. Lovvorn> ;The American Surgeon. 2011 May 1
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Press Mentions

Faculty Awards Honor Teaching, Clinical, Research ExcellenceMay 24th, 2023
Family’s Participation Key to Advancing Diabetes ResearchMarch 9th, 2023
New Co-Directors of Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning NamedJune 1st, 2018
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Hospital Affiliations

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee