JohnD.MellingerMD

General Surgery • Philadelphia, PA

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Physician

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Office
1617 JFK Blvd, Suite 860
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone+1 215-568-4000

Education & Training

Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1985 - 1989
University of WashingtonInternship, Surgery, 1984 - 1985
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2009 - 2026
OH State Medical License 1989 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2002 - 2011
SC State Medical License 2009 - 2011
MI State Medical License 1985 - 2004
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

273 citations
National Cluster-Randomized Trial of Duty-Hour Flexibility in Surgical Training
Karl Y. Bilimoria, Jeanette W. Chung, Larry V. Hedges, Allison R. Dahlke, Remi Love
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2016-02-02
15 citations
Delayed gallstone abscess following laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
John D. Mellinger, T. J. Eldridge, E. D. Eddelmon, M. M. Crabbe
Surgical Endoscopy. 1994-11-01
14 citations
Patient-care-related telephone communication between general surgery residents and attending surgeons.
Roy Phitayakorn, Reed G. Williams, Rachel Yudkowsky, Ilene B. Harris, Linnea S. Hauge
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2008-04-01

Lectures

Patient Preparation and Sedation
Springfield, IL - 10/26/2014

Press Mentions

Hernia Surgery Went Well. Then Why Did the Patient Regret Having It?September 4th, 2021
Promoting DEI & Anti-Racism: Notes from the Recent ACS Retreat for Professional Surgical SocietiesJune 30th, 2021
Don’t Let Your Goals Steal Your Soul: Dr. John Mellinger Discusses Balance and Self-Care in MedicineMay 2nd, 2019
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