MelvinRPratterMD

Pulmonology • Camden, NJ

Critical Care Medicine, Pleural Disease

Professor, Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan Univ

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Office
3 cooper plaza
suite 312
Camden, NJ 08103
Phone+1 856-342-2407

Fax+1 856-541-3968
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Education & Training

Brown UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 1977 - 1979
Albany Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1977
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1988 - 2021
PA State Medical License 1989 - 2014

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Inside Jersey Magazine Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
New Jersey Monthly: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2001
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Top MD Consumers Checkbook
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
Impact of Moderate Sedation versus Monitored Anesthesia Care on Outcomes and Cost of Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
Ziad Boujaoude, Rohan Arya, Aseem Shrivastava, Melvin R. Pratter, Wissam Abouzgheib> ;Pulmonary Medicine. 2019 May 9
3 citations
Patient-Reported Dyspnea Correlates Poorly with Aerobic Exercise Capacity Measured During Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Dany Gaspard, Jonathan E. Kass, Stephen Akers, Krystal Hunter, Melvin R. Pratter> ;Lung. 2017 Aug 8
16 citations
Pleuroscopic Pleurodesis Combined With Tunneled Pleural Catheter for Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Prospective Observational Study.
Ziad Boujaoude, Thaddeus Bartter, Mariam Abboud, Melvin R. Pratter, Wissam Abouzgheib> ;Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 2015 Jul 1
20 citations
Lung abscess: update on microbiology and management.
Moussa F. Yazbeck, Maher Dahdel, Ankur Kalra, Alexander S. Browne, Melvin R. Pratter> ;American Journal of Therapeutics. 2014 May 1
14 citations
Transpulmonary artery needle aspiration of hilar masses with endobronchial ultrasound: a necessary evil.
Ziad Boujaoude, Melvin R. Pratter, Wissam Abouzgheib> ;Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 2013 Oct 1
18 citations
Safety of ultrasound-guided small-bore chest tube insertion in patients on clopidogrel.
Pedro Dammert, Melvin R. Pratter, Ziad Boujaoude> ;Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 2013 Jan 1
15 citations
Endobronchial ultrasound with transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
Ziad Boujaoude, Maher Dahdel, Melvin R. Pratter, Jonathan E. Kass> ;Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology. 2012 Jan 1
32 citations
An algorithmic approach to chronic dyspnea.
Melvin R. Pratter, Wissam Abouzgheib, Stephen M. Akers, Jonathan E. Kass, Thaddeus Bartter> ;Respiratory Medicine. 2011 Jul 1
7 citations
Clinical Approach to Acute Cough
Ziad Boujaoude, Melvin R. Pratter> ;Lung. 2010 Jan 1
72 citations
A Prospective Study of the Volume of Pleural Fluid Required for Accurate Diagnosis of Malignant Pleural Effusion
Wissam Abouzgheib, Thaddeus Bartter, Hikmat N. Dagher, Melvin R. Pratter, William Klump> ;Chest. 2008 Oct 1
12 citations
Cough and asthma.
Wissam Abouzgheib, Melvin R. Pratter, Thaddeus Bartter> ;Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine. 2007 Jan 1
6 citations
Make the cough go away
Melvin R. Pratter, Wissam Abouzgheib> ;Chest. 2006 May 1
146 citations
Chronic upper airway cough syndrome secondary to rhinosinus diseases (previously referred to as postnasal drip syndrome): ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guideli...
Melvin R. Pratter> ;Chest. 2006 Jan 1
542 citations
Diagnosis and Management of Cough Executive Summary: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Richard S. Irwin, Michael H. Baumann, Donald C. Bolser, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Sidney S. Braman, Christopher E. Brightling, Kevin K. Brown, Brendan J. Canning, Anne B....> ;Chest. 2006 Jan 1
53 citations
Unexplained (Idiopathic) Cough : ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Melvin R. Pratter> ;Chest. 2006 Jan 1
96 citations
Overview of Common Causes of Chronic Cough: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Melvin R. Pratter> ;Chest. 2006 Jan 1
120 citations
An Empiric Integrative Approach to the Management of Cough: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Melvin R. Pratter, Christopher E. Brightling, Louis-Philippe Boulet, Richard S. Irwin> ;Chest. 2006 Jan 1
67 citations
Cough and the Common Cold: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines
Melvin R. Pratter> ;Chest. 2006 Jan 1
1 citations
Leukotriene C4 synthase polymorphism analysis with the 5′ fluorogenic exonuclease (TaqMan) assay
Robin L Gross, Melvin R. Pratter, Maryeva A Schmidt, Patrick K Bender> ;Analytical Biochemistry. 2004 Mar 1
22 citations
Utility of postintubation chest radiographs in the intensive care unit.
Ramya Lotano, David R. Gerber, Cristina Aseron, Rocco J. Santarelli, Melvin R. Pratter> ;Critical Care. 2000 Jan 24
21 citations
The Role of Sinus Imaging in the Treatment of Chronic Cough in Adults
Melvin R. Pratter, Thaddeus Bartter, Ramya Lotano> ;Chest. 1999 Nov 1
360 citations
Managing cough as a defense mechanism and as a symptom. A consensus panel report of the American College of Chest Physicians.
R S Irwin, L P Boulet, M M Cloutier, R Fuller, P M Gold, V Hoffstein, A J Ing, F D McCool, P O'Byrne, R H Poe, U B Prakash, M R Pratter, B K Rubin> ;Chest. 1998 Aug 1
36 citations
Asthma: Better Outcome at Lower Cost?: The Role of the Expert in the Care System*
Thaddeus Bartter, Melvin R. Pratter> ;Chest. 1996 Dec 1
49 citations
Rapid-eye-movement-specific sleep-disordered breathing: a possible cause of excessive daytime sleepiness.
Jonathan E. Kass, Stephen M. Akers, Thaddeus Bartter, Melvin R. Pratter> ;American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1996 Jul 1
9 citations
Transudate vs exudate: genug!
Thaddeus Bartter, Rocco J. Santarelli, Melvin R. Pratter> ;Chest. 1996 Jun 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Cooper University Health CareCamden, New Jersey
Virtua Mount Holly HospitalMount Holly, New Jersey