MelvinSidneyDassingerIIIMD
Pediatric (General) Surgery • Little Rock, ARAssistant Professor, Surgery, University of Arkansas COM
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Office
1 Childrens Way 827
Little Rock, AR 72202Phone+1 501-364-1447Fax+1 501-364-1516
Education & Training
University of TennesseeFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2005 - 2007
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2005
University of Alabama School of MedicineClass of 2000
Certifications & Licensure
AR State Medical License 2007 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2005 - 2009- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Pediatric Blunt Abdominal Trauma Clinical Prediction Model Start of enrollment: 2014 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 36 citationsMortality in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Multicenter Registry Study of Over 5000 Patients Over 25 Years.Vikas Gupta, Matthew T. Harting, Pamela A. Lally, Charles C. Miller, Ronald B. Hirschl
Annals of Surgery. 2021-07-29 - 4 citationsEffect of Early vs Late Inguinal Hernia Repair on Serious Adverse Event Rates in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial., Martin L Blakely, Andrea Krzyzaniak, Melvin S Dassinger, Claudia Pedroza
JAMA. 2024-03-26 - 4 citationsProvider education leads to sustained reduction in pediatric opioid prescribing after surgery.Bethany J. Slater, Chase Corvin, Kurt F. Heiss, Robert Vandewalle, Sohail R. Shah
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2021-08-08
Authored Content
- Review of Bedside Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in Pediatric PatientsMay 2018
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