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Office
950 Campbell Ave
West Haven, CT 06516Phone+1 203-932-5711Fax+1 203-937-3845- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Melissa Perkal is a general surgeon in West Haven, CT and is affiliated with Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System. She received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and has been in practice 33 years. She specializes in trauma surgery & surgical critical care and is experienced in trauma and surgical critical care and acute care surgery (emergency general surgery).
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1989
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1984 - 1985
- George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 1986 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Racial disparities in complications following elective colon cancer resection: Impact of laparoscopic versus robotic approaches.Vanita Ahuja, Ira L Leeds, Melissa F Perkal, Shaan Bhandarkar, Joseph T King Jr, Tsutsumi, A., Paredes, L.> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2024 Jan 1
- 1 citationsClinical outcomes of elective robotic vs laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer utilizing a large national database.Vanita Ahuja, Ira L Leeds, Melissa F Perkal, Joseph T King Jr, Paredes, L.> ;Surgical Endoscopy. 2023 Sep 1
- 16 citationsSurgeons' Disclosures of Clinical Adverse Events.A. Rani Elwy, Kamal M.F. Itani, Barbara G. Bokhour, Nora Mueller, Mark E. Glickman, Shibei Zhao, Amy K. Rosen, Dana Christian Lynge, Melissa F. Perkal, Erica A. Brotsc...> ;JAMA Surgery. 2016 Nov 1
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare SystemWest Haven, Connecticut
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