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Office
1325 E Church St
Ste 202
Santa Maria, CA 93454Phone+1 805-346-3456Fax+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
- Ectopic Opening of the Bile Duct Into the Duodenal Bulb: Complications of Biliary Drainage.James Yang, Rohit Agrawal, Constantine Melitas, Brian Boulay, Josi Herren
ACG Case Reports Journal. 2023-02-01 - 10 citationsDiagnosis and Management of Lemmel Syndrome: An Unusual Presentation and Literature Review.James Stephen Love, Meredith Yellen, Constantine Melitas, Cemal Yazici, Fred Zar
Case Reports in Gastroenterology. 2022-12-16 - 2 citationsEndoscopic 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 RiskEhrenpreis E, Tun N, Melitas C, Drug Design and Delivery Journal, 5/2018
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- A Rare Cause for Elevated Liver Enzymes in the ThousandsHakim 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 ConstipationAkolkar 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
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Committees
- Video Reviewer, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) Video Plenary and World Cup Committee 2020 - Present
Professional Memberships
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Other Languages
- Greek
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