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Office
1249 15th St
Ste 4000
Huntington, WV 25701Phone+1 304-691-8500Fax+1 304-691-8510
Summary
- Dr. Melissa Lester is a cardiologist in Huntington, WV and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine and has been in practice 18 years. She specializes in adult congenital heart disease and interventional cardiology and is experienced in valvular heart disease, cardiac catheterization, cardiac critical care, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and icd / pacemaker insertion.
Education & Training
- University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2009 - 2010
- Marshall University School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2006 - 2009
- Charleston Area Medical Center/CAMC Institute for Academic MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- University of Pikeville Kentucky College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2001, DO
- Charleston Area Medical CenterInternship, Rotational Internship- Osteopathic
Certifications & Licensure
- WV State License 2002 - 2026
- KY State License 2009 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 3 citationsSpontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection of an Anomalous Right Coronary Artery in a Young Male.Noor Ul Ann Rabbani, Kanaan Mansoor, Mohammed I Ranavaya, Jason Mader, Melissa D Lester
Cureus. 2021-08-05 - 19 citationsCost-effectiveness strategies to treat osteoporosis in elderly women.Alfred K. Pfister, Christine A. Welch, Melissa D. Lester, Mary Emmett, Paul D. Saville
Southern Medical Journal. 2006-02-01 - 1 citationsAortic Root Abscess Presenting As Chest Pain and Ischemic EKG Changes: Importance of Timely Diagnosis.Sardar Muhammad Alamzaib, Noor Ul Ann Rabbani, Zoya Sayyed, Kanaan Mansoor, Melissa D Lester
Cureus. 2023-04-01
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