W. Scott Melvin MD

PubMed

• Cutting through the p-value: evaluating clinical relevance in surgical literature analyzing the approaches for inguinal hernia repair.
  Carlos A Balthazar da Silveira, Ana Caroline D Rasador, Raquel Nogueira, Shan Lansing, W Scott Melvin
  Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-12-01
• Surgical synergy or complication catalyst? Evaluating a meta-analysis of concomitant bariatric surgery and ventral hernia repair.
  Carlos A Balthazar da Silveira, Ana C D Rasador, Laura Vidotto, Raquel Nogueira, W Scott Melvin
  Surgical Endoscopy. 2025-11-01
• Beyond theValue: The Clinical Story of Pain after Inguinal Hernia Repair.
  Carlos Andre Balthazar da Silveira, Ana Caroline Dias Rasador, Raquel Nogueira, Leandro Totti Cavazzola, W Scott Melvin
  Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2025-09-01

Journal Articles

• Why FES question mark The fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery Taskforce Report  
  Hazey JW, Marks JM, Mellinger JD, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2014
• Endoscopic management of high grade dysplasia and intramucosal carcinoma: experience in a large academic medical center  
  Perry KA, Walker JP, Salazar M, Suzo A, Hazey JW, Surg Endosc, 1/1/2014
• Gastrectomy in advanced gastric cancer effectively palliates symptoms and may improve survival in select patients  
  Collins A, Hatzaras I, Schmidt C, Carruthers K, Muscarella P, Ellison EC, Martin E, Bloomston M, J Gastrointest Surg, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

• Operative Techniques in Surgery 
  Chapter: The Minimally Invasive Approach to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 
  Page 201 - 212Melvin WS, Funk LEditors: Mulholland M.Wolters and Kluwer2015
• Master Techniques in General Surgery: Foregut Surgery 
  Chapter: Endoscopic Antireflux Repair: EsophyX 
  Page 109 - 120Perry KA, Melvin WSEditors: Luketich.Lipincott, William and Wilkins2015
• Current Surgical Therapy 
  Chapter: Endoluminal Approaches to Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 
  Page 14 - 19Wendling MR, Melvin WSEditors: Cameron JL.Elsevier SaundersEdition 11th,2014

Abstracts/Posters

• Differential Dysregulation of ADORA3, ADORA2A, ADORA2B, and P2RY14 Expression Profiles from 34 Purine Genes in Mucosal Biopsies and Peripheal Blood Mononuclear Cells ...
  Ryabaczyk L, Wunderlich JE, Needleman BJ, Melvin WS, Grants I, Hunag K, Christofi FL, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2007
• Radiofrequency Energy to the Lower Esophageal Sphincter does Not Provide Long Term Symptom Control
  Dundon JM, Davis SS, Hazey JW, Muscarella P, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1/1/2007
• The Current Role of Surgical Resection and Cytoreduction in the Treatment of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine (NE) Tumors
  Bloomston M, AL Saif O, Muscarella P, Martin E, Shah M, Frankel W, Ellison EC, Gastroenterology, 1/1/2006

Lectures

• Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy 
  Nashville, TN - 1/18/2015
• Paraesophageal Hernia 
  Nashville, TN - 1/16/2015
• The Difficult Cholecystectomy 
  Chicago, IL - 1/3/2015