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Melissa Kirkwood, MD, Vascular Surgery, Dallas, TX

MelissaLouiseKirkwoodMDFACS

Vascular Surgery • Dallas, TX

Associate Professor, Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Southwestern Medical School

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Overview of Dr. Kirkwood

Dr. Melissa Kirkwood is a vascular surgeon in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Children's Medical Center Dallas, Parkland Health, Dallas VA North Texas HCS, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and William P. Clements, Jr. University Hospital. She received her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice 13 years. Dr. Kirkwood accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. She is one of 15 doctors at Children's Medical Center Dallas and one of 13 doctors at Parkland Health who specialize in Vascular Surgery. She has more than 60 publications and over 450 citings.

Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Vascular Surgery - Independent, 2009 - 2011
  • University of Chicago
    University of ChicagoResidency, Surgery, 2004 - 2009
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2011 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2009 - 2012
  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2007 - 2009
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery Vascular Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
  • Fellow American College of Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Other

Authored Content

  • Dual Fluoroscopy with Live-Image Digital Zooming Significantly Reduces Patient and Operating Staff Radiation During Fenestrated/Branched Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (F-BEVAR)January 2020

Press Mentions

  • New Program Will Teach Surgeons to Lead
    New Program Will Teach Surgeons to LeadNovember 14th, 2019
  • Gore Initiates Study to Compare the Gore® Viabahn® Vbx Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis to Bare Metal Stents
    Gore Initiates Study to Compare the Gore® Viabahn® Vbx Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis to Bare Metal StentsJune 14th, 2023
  • First Patients Enrolled in the Gore Vbx Forward Clinical Study
    First Patients Enrolled in the Gore Vbx Forward Clinical StudyJanuary 18th, 2024
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Professional Memberships

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna Choice POS II
    Aetna HMO
    BCBS Blue Card PPO
    BCBS Texas BlueChoice
    CIGNA HMO
    CIGNA Open Access
    CIGNA PPO
    Empire BCBS HMO
    Empire BCBS PPO
    First Health PPO
    GHI PPO
    Great West PPO
    HIP of New York - Select PPO
    Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
    MagnaCare PPO
    Multiplan PHCS PPO
    Multiplan PPO
    MVP Healthcare PPO
    Oxford Health Freedom
    Oxford Health Liberty
    United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
    United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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