KurtAllanMelstromJr.MDFACS, FASCRS

Colon & Rectal Surgery • Glendora, CA

Associate Clinical Professor at City of Hope

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Office
412 W Carroll Ave
Ste 200
Glendora, CA 91741
Phone+1 626-914-3921

Fax+1 626-963-0500

Summary

Dr. Kurt Melstrom is a colorectal surgeon in Bradbury, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including City of Hope's Helford Clinical Research Hospital and Emanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and has been in practice 14 years. He is experienced in surgical oncology (non-breast) and colon surgery.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2010 - 2011
Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2003 - 2010
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2015 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2021 - 2022
NY State Medical License 2010 - 2016
IL State Medical License 2003 - 2011
American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery Colon & Rectal Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Thematic analysis of patient perspectives in a randomized controlled trial for a remote perioperative telemonitoring program.
Darrell Fan, Patricia Esslin, Oluwatimilehin Okunowo, Virginia Sun, Andreas M Kaiser
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2024-11-01
Who should get a right colectomy in low-grade appendiceal adenocarcinomas? Association of lymphovascular invasion and nodal metastases.
Muhammad Talha Waheed, Ibrahim Malik, Andrew M Blakely, Yasmine Zerhouni, Mark Hanna
Surgery. 2024-09-01
2 citations
Outcomes of rectal cancer patients who refuse surgery after incomplete clinical response to neoadjuvant therapy.
Kevin P Labadie, Kristofor A Olson, Steven H Sun, Philip H G Ituarte, Mark Hanna
Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2024-05-01

Journal Articles

Robotic Surgery Trends in General Surgical Oncology from the National Inpatient Sample
Laleh G Melstrom, Kurt A Melstrom, Yuman Fong, Yanghee Woo, Camille L Stewart, Susanne G Warner, Surgical Endoscopy

Press Mentions

City of Hope Looking at AI as a Game Changer in Health CareAugust 15th, 2024

Professional Memberships

External Links

COHhttp://www.coh.org