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Office
8814 Patton Road
Wyndmoor, PA 19038Phone+1 215-680-7609
Summary
- Dr. John Meilahn is a general surgeon in Wyndmoor, PA. He received his medical degree from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. After surgical residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, he began the Bariatric Surgery Program at Temple University Hospital. He transitioned to Chestnut Hill Hospital in 2014, performing both General and Bariatric Surgery.
He began locums General Surgery in December 2023!
Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1984 - 1991
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
IA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
ME State Medical License 2024 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2024 - 2026
PA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2024 - 2025
SC State Medical License 2024 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2024 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Philadelphia Magazine Castle Connolly, 2004
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 19 citationsSurgical Outcomes After Gastric Electric Stimulator Placement for Refractory GastroparesisDeborah S. Keller, Henry P. Parkman, Daniel O. Boucek, Abhinav Sankineni, John E. Meilahn
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2013-01-29 - 31 citationsIntussusception after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: an underrecognized complication.Smit Singla, Brandon A. Guenthart, Lauren May, John P. Gaughan, John E. Meilahn
Minimally Invasive Surgery. 2012-09-06 - 16 citationsPrevalence of urinary symptoms in morbidly obese women and changes after bariatric surgery.Vijaya L Vella, William Jaffe, Jeffrey Lidicker, John Meilahn, Vani Dandolu
The Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2009-10-01
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