Melissa Collins (Collins) Smallfield MD
Heart Failure & Transplantation
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, VCU Medical Center
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1250 E Marshall StRichmond, VA 23298
Phone+1 804-828-7626
Fax+1 804-828-7710
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Summary
- Dr. Melissa (Collins) Smallfield is a cardiologist based in Richmond, VA, with subspecialties in heart failure and transplantation. She completed her medical education at Eastern Virginia Medical School, followed by a residency and fellowship in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease at the University of Alabama Medical Center. Her expertise includes transplant cardiology, heart failure, ventricular assist device (VAD) management, and left ventricular dysfunction. Dr. Smallfield has authored several publications, with notable works on left ventricular assist device management and cardiac sarcoidosis, which have been cited multiple times in the medical literature.
Education & Training
University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2007 - 2010- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolClass of 2003
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2012 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2005 - 2013
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification HealtheLife and FirstNet, Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014-2015, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification HealthSentry, Cerner Corporation, 2012, 2014-2015, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification MyHealth@UABMedicine, UAB Health System, 2012, 2014-2015, 2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Comparative Outcomes of Direct Impella Use vs. Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)-to- Impella Escalation Strategy in Cardiogenic Shock: Insights from the National Inpati...Xiaojia Lu, Aditi Patel, Romani Wahba, Peng Cai, Omar Khalil
Research Square. 2026-07-07 - Biventricular impella support in acute antibody-mediated cardiac allograft rejection with severe hemodynamic compromise.Ye In Christopher Kwon, Kelli Fox, Jay Patel, Richard Cooke, Hamang Patel
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 2026-04-10 - Case Report: Donor-derived Chagas Disease Post-heart Transplant After False-negative DonorTesting.Marisa Mihori, Alexandra Bryson, Christopher Doern, Freba Farhat, Guanhua Lai
Transplantation Direct. 2025-11-01
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