Francisco Jose Melendez Quinones MD FACS, FACC

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Adult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery

Physician

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1989 - 1991
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1989
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1983
Cornell UniversityB.A., Major: Biochemistry; Minor: Mathematics, 1976 - 1979

Fellow American Colege of Surgeons
Educational Achievement Award for Leadership and Contributions to the Minority Community Cornell University, Office of Minority Educational Affairs, 1979
Scholarship Award Harvard Medical School, 1979
National Medical Fellowship 1979
Scholarship Award Cornell University, 1976
Fellow American College of Cardiology
Fellow American College of Chest Physicians
Fellow American College of Surgeons
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Journal Articles

Cardiac Surgery on Jehovah's Witnesses at Instituto Cardiovascular - Hospital Pavia
Garcia Rinaldi R., Pag�n JL. Melendez FJ. et al, Bol Assoc Med Puerto Rico, 1/1/1992
The Effect of Oxygen Free Radical Scavengers on the Recovery of Regional Myocardial Function After Acute Coronary Occlusion and Surgical Reperfusion
Gharagoozlo F, Melendez FJ, Hein RA, et al, J Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/1988
The Effect of Superoxide Dimetase and Catalase on the Extended Preservation of the Ex-vivo heart for transplantation
Gharagoozloo F, Melendez FJ, Hein RA, et al, J Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/1988
Effects of Diltiazem Cardioplegia on Global Function, Segmental Contractility and the Area of Necrosis after acute Coronary Artery Occlusion and Surgical Reperfusion
Melendez FJ, Gharagoozloo F., Sun Shu-Ching, et al, J Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1/1/1988
The Effect of Amino Acid L-Glutamate on the Extended Preservation Ex-Vivo of the Heart for Transplantation
Gharagoozloo F, Melendez FJ, Hein RA, et al, Circulation, 1/1/1987
Super Oxide Dismutase and Catalase Preserve Right and Left Ventricular Function and Compliance in the Ex-Vivo Sheep Heart for Eight Hours
Gharagoozloo F, Melendez FJ, Hein RA, et al, Surgical Forum, 1/1/1987
Diltiazem Cardioplegia Improves Segmental Contractility and Decreases the Area of Necrosis after Acute Coronary Occlusion and Surgical Reperfusion
Melendez, FJ, Gharagoozloo F, Hein RA et al, Surgical Forum, 1/1/1986
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Lectures

Diltiazem Cardioplegia Improves Segmental Contractility and decreases the area of Necrosis after Acute Coronary Occlusion and Surgical Reperfusion
New Orleans, LA - 1/1/1986