ConstantineMelitasMD

Gastroenterology • Santa Maria, CA

Advanced Endoscopic Interventional, Biliary Tract Disease, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Pancreas Disease

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Office
1325 E Church St
Ste 202
Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone+1 805-346-3456

Fax+1 805-346-3454

Summary

Dr. Constantine Melitas is a gastroenterologist in the central coast of California. He received his medical degree from Spartan Health Sciences University, completed residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago/NorthShore, gastroenterology fellowship at Michigan State University/Providence, Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy fellowship at the University of Illinois Chicago and has been in practice 6 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Greek. He specializes in advanced endoscopic interventional, endobariatrics, general gastroenterology, biliary tract disease, gastrointestinal cancer, and pancreas disease.

Education & Training

University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoFellowship, Advanced Endoscopy, 2020 - 2021
Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State UniversityFellowship, Gastroenterology, 2017 - 2020
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2017
Spartan Health Sciences UniversityClass of 2013

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2020 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2017 - 2019
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

13 citations
Effect of the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Risk-Adjusted Mortality in Hospitalized Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction, Congestive Heart Failure an...
Eli D. Ehrenpreis, Ying Zhou, Aimee Alexoff, Constantine Melitas
Plos One. 2016-07-18
4 citations
Pelvic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor With Pulmonary Metastasis
Shalaka Akolkar, Constantine Melitas, Marc S. Piper
ACG Case Reports Journal. 2019-08-29
2 citations
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided embolization of refractory splenic pseudoaneurysm.
Edward Villa, Constantine Melitas, Yehia Mazen Ibrahim Naga, Mithil Pandhi, Ketan Shah
Videogie. 2022-09-01

Journal Articles

Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR)
Melitas C, Sorser S, Adler D., Practical Gastroenterology, 5/2018
Acute Hyponatremia Induced by Bowel Preparations for Colonoscopy: Identification of Patients at Risk
Ehrenpreis E, Tun N, Melitas C, Drug Design and Delivery Journal, 5/2018

Books/Book Chapters

Interventional Endoscopic Ultrasound
Chapter: Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Biliary Drainage: Retrograde Approaches
Page 25 - 34Constantine Melitas, Douglas G. AdlerSpringer2018

Abstracts/Posters

A Rare Cause for Elevated Liver Enzymes in the Thousands
Hakim C, Nguyen E, Melitas C, Ngo K, American College of Gastroenterology 2019, San Antonio, Texas, 2019
Digital Rectal Exams are Rarely Performed in the Workup of Constipation
Akolkar S, Kathawa J, Abdu B, Cheng S, Picking C, Tommolino E, Melitas C, Boura J, Piper M, Digestive Disease Week, San Diego, California, 2019
Molecular Detection of Clarithromycin Resistance: Is it Predictive of Treatment Success?
Ture A, Melitas C, Northcutt M, Patel A, Smith Z, Ansari O, David E, Leonard C, Jancan B, Vanderloo A, Regner M, Mangold K, Shibib D, Kaul K, Goldstein J., American College of Gastroenterology 2018, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2018
The Enemy Strikes Back: GIST, a Thought Provoking Case
Akolkar S, Melitas C., American College of Gastroenterology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2018
Acute Hyponatremia Induced by Bowel Preparation for Colonoscopy: A Review of Cases Reported to the FDA
Melitas C, Tun N, Alexoff A, Kalenda M, Ehrenpreis E., San Diego, California, Digestive Disease Week 2016, 2016
Role of Gastric Dyscoordination in Dyspeptic Patients with “Normal” Gastric Emptying Scans: Results of a Mathematical Modeling Study
Melitas C, Ehrenpreis E., Digestive Disease Week 2016, San Diego, California, 2016
Fulminant Sepsis From Man’s Best Friend
Melitas C, Scavone A, Kaplan L., American College of Physicians 2015, Chicago, Illinois, 2015
An Open Label Trial of Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for Symptomatic Mesenteric Panniculitis
Melitas C, Roginsky G, Alexoff A, Ehrenpreis E., American College of Gastroenterology 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2015
Impact of Co-Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease on Hospital Outcomes in Patients Admitted for Common Medical Conditions
Melitas C, Roginsky G, Zhou Y. Alexoff A, Ehrenpreis E., American College of Gastroenterology 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2015
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