Spencer James Melby MD
Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery Chief of Cardiac Surgery (John Cochran VA Medical Center)
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700 W 800 NSte 444Orem, UT 84057
Phone+1 801-743-4750
Fax+1 801-743-4765
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Education & Training
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2009 - 2011- Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2009
University of Utah School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
UT State Medical License 2022 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2004 - 2024
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2023
MT State Medical License 2021 - 2023
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
AL State Medical License 2011 - 2014
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Clinical Trials
- ABLATE Post Approval Study - Synergy Ablation Lesions for Non-Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsSurgical ablation for atrial fibrillation is efficacious in patients with giant left atria.Martha M O McGilvray, Nadia H Bakir, Tari-Ann E Yates, Meghan O Kelly, Laurie A Sinn
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-02-01 - 6 citationsPerformance of an Irrigated Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation Clamp on Explanted Human Hearts.Tari-Ann Yates, Martha McGilvray, Matthew R Schill, Lauren Barron, Nick Razo
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023-08-01 - 1 citationsMitral annuloplasty ring design and selection: Flexible bands are (mostly) all you need.Linda J Schulte, Spencer J Melby
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2023-07-01
Press Mentions
- PleuraFlow Shown to Enable Improved Outcomes for Cardiac Surgery Patients in New Clinical Study ResultsOctober 20th, 2020
Leading Surgeons Convene to Discuss the Problem of Retained Blood After Heart SurgeryJune 16th, 2016
Grant Support
- Novel Mapping Algorithms For Atrial FiberillationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2005
- Novel Mapping Algorithms For Atrial FibrillationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004
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