SherryMMeltonMD

General Surgery • Bronx, NY

Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care

Chief of Surgery and Trauma Medical Director NYC Health + Hospitals - Lincoln

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Office
234 E 149th St
Bronx, NY 10451
Phone+1 718-579-5900
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Education & Training

University of Alabama at BirminghamMSHA, 2008 - 2010
University of TennesseeFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 1995 - 1996
West Virginia UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1995
University of Virginia Medical CenterInternship, Surgery, 1990 - 1991
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2016 - 2025
AL State Medical License Active through 2017
TN State Medical License 1995 - 1997
WV State Medical License 1994 - 1995
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Cervical Impalement Injuries: Principles of Management.
Suman B. Koganti, Saman Safadjou, Valerie Katz, Alexander Gart, Sherry Melton> ;The American Surgeon. 2018 Mar 1
17 citations
Abnormalities of laboratory coagulation tests versus clinically evident coagulopathic bleeding: results from the prehospital resuscitation on helicopters study (PROHS)
Ronald Chang, Erin E Fox, Thomas J. Greene, Michael D. Swartz, Stacia M. DeSantis, Deborah M. Stein, Eileen M. Bulger, Sherry M Melton, Michael D. Goodman, Martin A. S...> ;Surgery. 2018 Apr 1
1 citations
Survival bias revisited.
Gerald McGwin, Sherry M. Melton, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Rue, Louis J. Magnotti, Martin A. Croce, Timothy C. Fabian, Jordan A. Weinberg> ;The Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery. 2013 Jan 1
104 citations
Effect of citicoline on functional and cognitive status among patients with traumatic brain injury: Citicoline Brain Injury Treatment Trial (COBRIT)
Ross Zafonte, Emilia Bagiella, Beth M. Ansel, Thomas A. Novack, William T. Friedewald, Dale C. Hesdorffer, Shelly D. Timmons, Jack Jallo, Howard M. Eisenberg, Tessa Ha...> ;JAMA. 2012 Nov 21
20 citations
Intubation patterns and outcomes in patients with computed tomography-verified traumatic brain injury.
Marianne J. Vandromme, Sherry M. Melton, Russell Griffin, Gerald McGwin, Jordan A. Weinberg, Michael Minor, Loring W. Rue, Jeffrey D. Kerby> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 Dec 1
24 citations
The Relationship Between Inr and Development of Hemorrhage With Placement of Ventriculostomy
David F. Bauer, Gerald McGwin, Sherry M. Melton, Richard L. George, James M. Markert> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2011 May 1
15 citations
Risk factors for conversion to permanent ventricular shunt in patients receiving therapeutic ventriculostomy for traumatic brain injury.
David F. Bauer, Gerald McGwin, Sherry M. Melton, Richard L. George, James M. Markert> ;Neurosurgery. 2011 Jan 1
99 citations
Duration of red cell storage influences mortality after trauma.
Jordan A. Weinberg, Gerald McGwin, Marianne J. Vandromme, Marisa B. Marques, Sherry M. Melton, Donald A. Reiff, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2010 Dec 1
19 citations
Computed tomography identification of latent pseudoaneurysm after blunt splenic injury: Pathology or technology?
Jordan A. Weinberg, Mark E. Lockhart, Abhishek D. Parmar, Russell Griffin, Sherry M. Melton, Marianne J. Vandromme, Gerald McGwin, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2010 May 1
19 citations
Prospective implementation of an algorithm for bedside intravascular ultrasound-guided filter placement in critically ill patients.
Christopher D. Killingsworth, Steven M. Taylor, Mark A. Patterson, Jordan A. Weinberg, Gerald McGwin, Sherry M. Melton, Donald A. Reiff, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Ru...> ;Journal of Vascular Surgery. 2010 May 1
36 citations
Management of colon wounds in the setting of damage control laparotomy: a cautionary tale.
Jordan A. Weinberg, Russell Griffin, Marianne J. Vandromme, Sherry M. Melton, Richard L. George, Donald A. Reiff, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2009 Nov 1
279 citations
The relationship of blood product ratio to mortality: survival benefit or survival bias?
Christopher W. Snyder, Jordan A. Weinberg, Gerald McGwin, Sherry M. Melton, Richard L. George, Donald A. Reiff, James M. Cross, Jennifer Hubbard-Brown, Loring W. Rue, ...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2009 Feb 1
48 citations
Closing the open abdomen: improved success with Wittmann Patch staged abdominal closure.
Jordan A. Weinberg, Richard L. George, Russell Griffin, Ashley H. Stewart, Donald A. Reiff, Jeffrey D. Kerby, Sherry M. Melton, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2008 Aug 1
22 citations
Progesterone in traumatic brain injury: time to move on to phase III trials
Marianne J. Vandromme, Sherry M. Melton, Jeffrey D. Kerby> ;Critical Care. 2008 May 29
51 citations
The Evolution of Chest Computed Tomography for the Definitive Diagnosis of Blunt Aortic Injury: A Single-center Experience
Sherry M. Melton, Jeffrey D. Kerby, David C. McGiffin, Gerald McGwin, J. Kevin Smith, Rachel Oser, James M. Cross, Samuel T. Windham, Stephan G. Moran, Jennifer Hsia, ...> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2004 Feb 1
5 citations
Specific occupant and collision characteristics are associated with motor vehicle collision-related blunt cerebrovascular artery injury.
Ross P. Davis, Gerald McGwin, Sherry M. Melton, Donald A. Reiff, David Whitley, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2004 Jan 1
11 citations
Vacuum-assisted complex wound closure with elastic vessel loop augmentation: a novel technique
Stephan G. Moran, Samuel T. Windham, James M. Cross, Sherry M. Melton, Loring W. Rue> ;Journal of Wound Care. 2003 Jun 1
7 citations
Common bile duct transection in blunt abdominal trauma: case report emphasizing mechanism of injury and therapeutic management.
Sherry M. Melton, Gerald McGwin, James M. Cross, James Davidson, Holly Waller, Marilyn W. Doss, Selwyn M. Vickers, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2003 Apr 1
32 citations
Motor vehicle crash-related mortality is associated with prehospital and hospital-based resource availability
Sherry M. Melton, Gerald McGwin, James H. Abernathy, Paul A. MacLennan, James M. Cross, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2003 Feb 1
92 citations
The resident experience on trauma: declining surgical opportunities and career incentives? Analysis of data from a large multi-institutional study.
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123 citations
Age-related gender differential in outcome after blunt or penetrating trauma.
Richard L. George, Gerald McGwin, Samuel T. Windham, Sherry M. Melton, Jesse Metzger, Irshad H. Chaudry, Loring W. Rue> ;Shock. 2003 Jan 1
31 citations
Endovascular repair of a traumatic infrarenal aortic transection: a case report and review.
David C. Voellinger, Souheil Saddakni, Sherry M. Melton, Douglas J. Wirthlin, William D. Jordan, David Whitley> ;Vascular Surgery. 2001 Sep 1
18 citations
Trauma-specific intensive care units can be cost effective and contribute to reduced hospital length of stay.
Park Ca, Gerald McGwin, D. R. Smith, Addison K. May, Sherry M. Melton, Allison J. Taylor, Rue Lw rd> ;The American Surgeon. 2001 Jul 1
25 citations
Recurrent trauma in elderly patients.
Gerald McGwin, Addison K. May, Sherry M. Melton, Donald A. Reiff, Loring W. Rue> ;Archives of Surgery. 2001 Feb 1
55 citations
Long-term survival in the elderly after trauma.
Gerald McGwin, Sherry M. Melton, Addison K. May, Loring W. Rue> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2000 Sep 1
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Hospital Affiliations

NYC Health + Hospitals / LincolnBronx, New York