SpencerJamesMelbyMD
Thoracic Surgery • Saint Louis, MOAdult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery Chief of Cardiac Surgery (John Cochran VA Medical Center)
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Office
1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz
Saint Louis, MO 63110Phone+1 314-362-4964Fax+1 314-747-4871- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2009 - 2011- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2009
University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
UT State Medical License 2022 - 2024
MO State Medical License 2004 - 2024
MT State Medical License 2021 - 2023
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2023
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
AL State Medical License 2011 - 2014- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Clinical Trials
- ABLATE Post Approval Study - Synergy Ablation Lesions for Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Performance of an Irrigated Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation Clamp on Explanted Human Hearts.Tari-Ann Yates, Martha McGilvray, Matthew R Schill, Lauren Barron, Nick Razo, Harold Roberts, Spencer Melby, Christian Zemlin, Ralph J Damiano Jr> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Mar 17
- 2 citationsSurgical ablation for atrial fibrillation is efficacious in patients with giant left atria.Martha M O McGilvray, Nadia H Bakir, Tari-Ann E Yates, Meghan O Kelly, Laurie A Sinn, Christian W Zemlin, Spencer J Melby, Ralph J Damiano Jr> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2022 Nov 25
- 1 citationsEfficacy of a Novel Bipolar Radiofrequency Clamp: An Acute Porcine Model.Tari-Ann Yates, Martha McGilvray, Nick Razo, Stacie McElligott, Spencer J Melby, Christian Zemlin, Ralph J Damiano Jr> ;Innovations. 2022 Sep 1
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Press Mentions
Leading Surgeons Convene to Discuss the Problem of Retained Blood After Heart SurgeryJune 16th, 2016- PleuraFlow Shown to Enable Improved Outcomes for Cardiac Surgery Patients in New Clinical Study ResultsOctober 20th, 2020
Grant Support
- Novel Mapping Algorithms For Atrial FiberillationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005
- Novel Mapping Algorithms For Atrial FibrillationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004
Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish HospitalSaint Louis, Missouri
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