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Dr. John Mellinger is the chair and program director of General Surgery at SIU School of Medicine. Prior to joining SIU, he was on faculty at the Medical College of Georgia and Michigan State University. Dr. Mellinger served four years in the U.S. Air Force. His medical training included serving a fellowship in surgical endoscopy at Mt. Sinai Medical Center. He completed his general surgery residency at Blodgett Memorial Medical Center/Michigan State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He earned his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Mellinger is an active member of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, Association for Surgical Education and Association of Program Directors in Surgery. He is board certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
EDUCATION: High School: Lakewood High School, Lakewood, Ohio, 1976 College: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OhioBA - 1980, Summa Cum Laude University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland Medical School:Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio POSTGRADUATE TRAINING: Internship: General Surgery. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Residency: General Surgery. Blodgett Memorial Medical Center/St. Mary's Fellowship:Surgical Endoscopy. Mt. Sinai Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio Fellowship: Surgical Education Research Fellowship. Association for Surgical Education, 2004-2005. MILITARY SERVICE: Appointed to US Air Force Reserve, 1980 Active Duty US Air Force at Wright-Patterson, USAF Medical LICENSURE (active):MD: 051984, State of Georgia, granted 2002 MEDICAL SOCIETIES: Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS) HONORS AND AWARDS: Medical School: Alpha Omega Alpha; William D. Holden Award in Surgery; MAP-Reader’s Digest International Fellow Scholarship Residency: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Resident Best Clinical Study Award, 1991 Grand Rapids Area Medical Fellowship: 1st Prize Winner, Resident/Fellow Research Competition, 1991 Post-training: Wright State University Dept. of Surgery Resident's Award for Wright State University Albert B. Huffer Outstanding Teacher of Clinical Surgery Award, 1994 Blodgett Memorial Medical Center-Saint Mary’s Health Services Grand Rapids/Michigan State University General Surgery Faculty sponsor/author for first prize-winning paper in Resident Golden Apple Award (Surgical Residency Teacher of the Year), Outstanding Teacher Award, Association for Surgical Education,2005 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, MCG 2005 Graduating Class Educator of the Year Award, MCG 2007 Graduating Class Best Doctor’s in America, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Inaugural member, MCG Academy of Medical Education Scholars, 2008 Faculty sponsor/mentor for second-prize winning paper in Resident Research Competition, Georgia Chapter ACS, 2008 Program Director’s Award, MCG Surgery Residency, 2008 Finalist in Resident and Associate Society of ACS Mentor Essay Competition, 2009 Educator of the Year, Christian Medical and Dental Assoc., 2009 Physician of the Year, MCG Nursing Staff, 2009 Faculty honoree, MCG Graduating Class Hooding Ceremony, 2009, 2010 Exemplary Teaching Award, MCG School of Medicine, 2009, 2010 Jorge I. Cue Teacher of the Year Award, MCG General Surgery Residency, 2009, 2010
GRANTS: Prospective, randomized comparison of component separation and laparoscopic ventral hernia repair. (Co-investigator). SAGES Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Research Award, $15,000, 2004.
BOARD STATUS: National Board of Medical Examiners, July, 1985 American Board of Surgery Qualifying Exam, passed - Oct, 1989 American Board of Surgery Certifying Exam, passed - Sep, 1990 American Board of Surgery Recertifying Exam, passed -Oct 1999; passed - Dec 2009 (expiration Jul 1, 2021)
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS POST TRAINING (CHRONOLOGIC): USAF Medical Center, Wright Patterson AFB, OH, 1990-1994
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 2002-2010
Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, 2010-present
Editorial Boards Surgical Endoscopy
ORAL PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES/INSTRUCTORSHIPS: Mellinger JD, Jubert AV. Hyperthermic limb perfusion in extremity melanoma. Michigan Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Grand Rapids, 1987. Mellinger JD. Management of hepatic trauma. Blodgett Regional Trauma Symposium, Grand Rapids, 1988. Ponsky JL, Mellinger JD, Simon B. Endoscopic retrograde hemorrhoidal sclerotherapy using 23.4% saline. ASGE, San Antonio, 1990 and Society of Air Force Clinical Surgeons (SAFCS), San Antonio, 1992. Mellinger JD, Simon L, Schlecter B, Ponsky JL, Lash R. Tract formation following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in an animal model. SAGES, Monterey, 1991. Gladding S, Robson L, Melllinger JD. Carotid endarterectomy: a clean procedure? Michigan Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Detroit, 1991. Cornwell RW, Mellinger JD, Miller SF. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: review of 310 procedures. SAFCS, San Antonio, 1992. Pett JL, Wagenhals KS, Mellinger JD. Severe hypoglycemia with a pancreatic insulin secreting tumor: a case report and a discussion of the laboratory evaluation of hypoglycemia. Society of Armed Forces Medical Laboratory Scientists, Washington, DC, 1992. Mellinger JD. Management of choledocholithiasis in concert with laparoscopic cholecystectomy. USUHS Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Course, Bethesda, 1992. Mellinger JD. Surgical management of carcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction. Wright State University Postgraduate Course, Dayton, 1992. Mellinger JD. Endoscopy and peptic ulcer disease. SAGES Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Course for Surgery Residents, Cincinnati, 1993. Mellinger JD. Laparoscopic instrumentation and operating room configuration. Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course, East Lansing, 1993. Mellinger JD. Laparoscopic suturing. Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Course, East Lansing, 1993. Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Surgical endoscopy fellowships: what difference do they make? SAGES, Phoenix, 1993. Mellinger JD. Approach to esophageal varices. SAGES Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Course for Surgery Residents, Cincinnati, 1993. Mellinger JD. Endoscopic interpretation of gastric lesions. SAGES Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Course for Surgery Residents, Cincinnati, 1994. McKellar DP, Johnson RM, Dutro JA, Mellinger JD, Bernie WA, Peoples JB. Cost effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. SAGES, Nashville, 1994. Mellinger JD. Conscious sedation and monitoring. SAGES Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Refresher Course, Cleveland, 1994. Mellinger JD. Upper endoscopy: indications, preparation and technique. SAGES Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Course for Surgery Residents, Cincinnati, 1995. Mellinger JD. Upper gastrointestinal tract pathology. SAGES Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Resident's Workshop, Cincinnati, 1996. Mellinger JD. Colonic pathology. SAGES Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Resident's Workshop, Cincinnati, 1996. Meguid AA, Scheeres DE, Melllinger JD. ERCP in a general surgery training program. Midwest Surgical Association, Huron, Ohio, 1997. Mellinger JD. Ethical issues in resident laparoscopic training. Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS), Baltimore, 1998 Charboneau S, Crane M, Melllinger JD. Mesenteric ischemia in dialysis patients. Grand Rapids Medical Education Center (GRAMEC) Research Day, Grand Rapids, 1998. Mellinger JD. Laboratory instructor, SAGES Laparoscopic Solid Organ Surgery Course, San Antonio, 1999. Shoener D, Mellinger JD. Calciphylaxis. GRAMEC Research Day, Grand Rapids, 1999. Mellinger JD, Bonnell B, Vanderkolk W, Baker R, Davis A, Wilcox R, Passinault W. Resident and faculty perceptions of a residency merger process. Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS), Phoenix, 2000. Mellinger JD. Technical problems in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. MSU Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds Conference, Lansing, 2000. Mellinger JD. Esophageal and gastric perforation in laparoscopic fundoplication. MSU Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds Conference, Lansing, 2000. Mellinger JD. ERCP: a surgical perspective. Iowa Methodist Medical Center Surgical Grand Rounds, Des Moines, 2000. Brasser B, Bonnell B, Mellinger JD. Focused surgical skill development curricula in a surgical residency. APDS, Nashville, 2001. Lewis FR, Mellinger JD, Hayashi A, Lorelli DR, Monaghan KC, Carneiro F, Jackson CE, Caldas C. Prophylactic total gastrectomy for familial gastric cancer: therapy based on gene mutation analysis. Central Surgical Association, Tucson, 2001. Mellinger JD. Breast cancer update. Christian Medical and Dental Association CME Conference XXIII, Kenya, 2002. Mellinger JD. Surgical perspectives on gastrointestinal bleeding. CMDA CME XXIII, Kenya, 2002. Mellinger JD. Intestinal obstruction. CMDA CME XXIII, Kenya, 2002. Mellinger JD. Surgical management of complications of peptic ulcer disease. CMDA CME XXIII, Kenya, 2002. Mellinger JD. Laparoscopic and endoscopic ultrasound in staging pancreatic malignancy. Throckmorton Surgical Society/Iowa Chapter ACS Annual Meeting, Des Moines, IA, 2002. Mellinger JD. ERCP. SAGES Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Workshop for Surgical Residents, Cincinnati, 2002. Paulson JE, Mellinger JD. The use of intraperitoneal bupivacaine to decrease the length of stay in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients. Michigan Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Bellaire, MI, and Midwest Surgical Association, Mackinac Island, MI, 2002. Mellinger JD. Surgical approaches to reflux. What’s New in GI for Primary Care? Augusta, GA, 2002. Mellinger JD. Diverticular disease. What’s New in GI for Primary Care? Augusta, GA, 2002. Mellinger JD. Surgical management of complicated peptic ulcer disease. 38th Annual Primary Care and Family Practice Symposium, Augusta, GA, 2003. Mellinger JD. Breast Cancer Update. CMDA CME XXIV, Thailand, 2003. Mellinger JD. Intestinal Obstruction. CMDA CME XXIV, Thailand, 2003. Mellinger JD. Complications of peptic ulcer disease. CMDA CME XXIV, Thailand, 2003. Mellinger JD. Surgical management of gastrointestinal bleeding. CMDA CME XXIV, Thailand, 2003. Mellinger JD. Approaches for improving the surgical resident’s experience in flexible endoscopy. SAGES, Los Angeles, 2003. Scheeres DA, Mellinger JD, Brasser BA, Davis AT. Advanced laparoscopy training labs—do they make a difference for residents? Association for Surgical Education (ASE), Vancouver, 2003. Mellinger JD. Lower gastrointestinal bleeding. Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders (8th annual), Sea Island, 2003. Mellinger JD. Stomas, pouches, and problems. Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders (8th annual). Sea Island, 2003. Mellinger JD. Surgical education: what’s old, what’s new, what’s tried, what’s true? Medical College of Georgia Surgical Grand Rounds, Augusta, 2003. Mellinger JD. Treatment of advanced breast cancer. CMDA CME XXV, Limuru, Kenya, 2004, and XXVI, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2005. Mellinger JD. Teaching to change lives. CMDA CME XXV, Limuru, Kenya, 2004. Mellinger JD. HIV, hepatitis C, and the surgeon. CMDA CME XXV, Limuru, Kenya, 2004, and XXVI, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2005. Mellinger JD. Andragogy: how to teach adults in the clinical setting. CMDA CME XXV, Limuru, Kenya, 2004. Mellinger JD. Gastroesophageal reflux disease: surgical update. CMDA CME XXV, Limuru, Kenya, 2004. Mellinger JD. Surgical education: challenges and opportunities. Moretz Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Augusta, GA, 2004. Mellinger JD. Surgical education: steps toward mastery. University of Tennessee/Chattanooga Visiting Professor in Surgery Program, Chattanooga, TN, 2004. Mellinger JD. Current issues in the surgical management of colorectal cancer. MCG Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds, Augusta, GA, 2004, and Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders (9th annual), Sea Island, GA, 2004. Also circulated in Audio-Digest General Surgery, Volume 52, Issue 15, August 7, 2005 issue. Mellinger JD. Problems in stoma management. Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders (9th annual), Sea Island, GA, 2004. Mellinger JD. Technical skills acquisition: theories for practice. MCG Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds, Augusta, 2004. Mellinger JD. Teaching a technical skill. CMDA CME XXVI, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2005. Mellinger JD. Update on the laparoscopic management of colon and rectal cancer. Moretz Surgical Society, Augusta, 2005. Mellinger JD. Endoluminal therapy: how do I learn this stuff? SAGES, Ft. Lauderdale, 2005. Mellinger JD. Developing surgeons for developing settings. ASE/APDS, New York, 2005. Coverdill J, Adrales GL, Finlay W, Mellinger JD, et al. How surgical faculty and residents assess the first year of the ACGME duty-hour restrictions: results of a multi-institutional study. ASE, New York, 2005. Mellinger JD. Mentoring surgical residents: defining what works. ASE SERF forum, New York, 2005. Mellinger JD. Surgical management of colorectal carcinoma. Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders (10th annual), Amelia Island, FL, 2005. Mellinger JD. Management of surgical emergencies in inflammatory bowel disease. Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders (10th annual), Amelia Island, FL, 2005. Mellinger JD. Laparoscopy and beyond. Georgia Transplant Foundation Trends in Transplant Conference, Augusta, 2005. Coverdill J, Finlay W, Adrales G, Mellinger J, et al. Challenges to professional socialization: the case of surgical residencies and duty-hour restrictions. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 2005. Mellinger JD. Strategies for learning endoluminal surgical techniques. New England Surgical Society Annual Meeting, Breton Woods, 2005. Mellinger JD. Technical skill development and the surgeon: theories and practice. CMDA CMDE XXVII, Limuru, Kenya, 2006, MERC visiting professor of surgery, Grand Rapids, 2006, and MSU/Lansing visiting professor of surgery, 2006. Mellinger JD. Current issues in intestinal obstruction. CMDA CMDE XXVII, Limuru, Kenya, 2006. Topazian M, Mellinger JD. Pancreatitis: medical and surgical management. CMDA CMDE XXVII, Limuru, Kenya, 2006. Mellinger JD. Surgical management of complicated peptic disease: pre and post Helicobacter pylori. Surgical Grand Rounds, Kenyatta Hospital/University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2006. Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV, Birkett D, Kozarek R, Soper N, Swanstrom L. Initial experience with a novel endoscopic device allowing intragastric manipulation and plication. ASGE/DDW, Los Angeles, 2006. Coverdill JE, Finlay W, Mellinger JD, Adrales GL. The Rationalization of Time and the Bureaucratization of Professional Work: The Case of Surgical Residencies and Duty-Hour Restrictions. American Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada, 2006. Coverdill JE, Finlay W, Adrales GL, Mellinger JD. Work-Hour Restrictions and the Training of New Surgeons: The Unraveling of the Reciprocity Bargain in U.S. Hospitals. International Sociological Association's World Congress of Sociology in Durban, South Africa, 2006. Mellinger JD. Simulators and training in gastrointestinal disease. Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI disease (11th annual), Kiawah Island, 2006. Also circulated in Audio-Digest Gastroenterology Volume 21, Issue 06, June 2007 issue. Mellinger JD. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery. Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI disease (11th annual), Kiawah Island, 2006, and MCG Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds, Augusta, 2006. Mellinger JD. On being a physician: a lesson from history. MCG Class of 2010 Orientation Program, Augusta, 2006. Mellinger JD. Resident performance: the real reason for duty hour restrictions. MCG Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds, 2006. Mellinger JD. Endoscopic management of gastrointestinal bleeding: diagnosis and endoscopic tools. SAGES Flexible Endoscopy Course for MIS Fellows, Cleveland, 2006, 2007. Mellinger JD. Surgical management of endoscopic complications. ACS, Chicago, 2006. Mellinger JD. A review of bariatric surgical concepts. Frontiers in Endoscopy, Albuquerque, 2006. Mellinger JD. Common bile duct injury: surgical and endoscopic management. Chiang Mai University Surgical Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2007. Mellinger JD. Update on colonic diverticular disease. Chiang Mai University Surgical Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2007. Topazian M, Mellinger JD. Gastrointestinal bleeding: medical and surgical management. CMDE XXVIII, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2007. Mellinger JD, Marks J, Dunkin B. Optimizing resident experience in flexible endoscopy. APDS, Washington DC, 2007. Gupta N, Kaul R, Swenson BR, von Hermann PF, Adewumi D, Mellinger JD, Gadacz TR, Weinrich MC, Martindale RG, Sawyer RG. Antibiotic prophylaxis for prolonged surgery: the impact of academic detailing based intervention on compliance with guidelines. ASE, Washington DC, 2007. Mellinger JD. Endoscopic hemostasis: diagnosis, tools, and technique. SAGES, Las Vegas, 2007. Mellinger JD. Enhancing resident experience in flexible endoscopy: why and how? Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Surgery Grand Rounds, Hanover, NH, August, 2007. Mellinger JD. Acute pancreatitis. Endocrine, Metabolic, and Renal Issues in Primary Care, Young Harris, GA, 2007. Mellinger JD. Gastroparesis. Endocrine, Metabolic, and Renal Issues in Primary Care, Young Harris, GA, 2007. Mellinger JD. Why should surgeons perform flexible endoscopy? SAGES Flexible Endoscopy course for MIS fellows, Columbus, OH, and Houston, TX, 2008. Mellinger JD. Defining, assessing and achieving competence in communication and professionalism. APDS, Toronto, 2008. Bittner JG, Coverdill JE, Imam T, Edwards MA, Deladisma AM, Lind DS, Mellinger JD. Do increased training requirements in gastrointestinal endoscopy and laparoscopy necessitate a paradigm shift? A survey of program directors in surgery. APDS, Toronto, 2008. Mellinger, JD. Iatrogenic bile duct injury: principles of endoscopic and surgical management. Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders (13th annual). Kiawah Island, SC, 2008. Mellinger, JD. Surgical treatment of endoscopic complications: when and how. Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders (13th annual). Kiawah Island, SC, 2008, and Colorectal Surgery Issues and Updates: The Piedmont Society, Amelia Island, FL, 2008. Mellinger JD. Endoluminal therapies: how to approach training in new modalities. Colorectal Surgery Issues and Updates: The Piedmont Society, Amelia Island, FL, 2008. Mellinger JD. Update on simulation and training in gastrointestinal disease. John Ray Lecture, Colorectal Surgery Issues and Updates: The Piedmont Society, Amelia Island, FL, 2008. Mellinger JD. Gastroparesis: medical and surgical management strategies. MCG Dept. of Medicine Grand Rounds, Dept. of Surgery Grand Rounds, and University Hospital of Augusta Physician CME conferences, Augusta, 2008. Haisch CE, Steffes BC, Thompson DC, Mellinger JD. A successful training program to retain surgeons in rural Africa. ACS Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, 2008. Bittner JG, Ezeamuzie O, Imam T, MacFadyen BV, Schade RR, Mellinger JD. Face and construct validity of a computer-based virtual reality simulator for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Surgical Forum, ACS Annual Clinical Congress, San Francisco, 2008, and Georgia Chapter Meeting, ACS, 2008. Mellinger JD. The interview: what do programs look for in a resident? ACS Clinical Congress Medical Student Program, San Francisco, 2008. Mellinger JD, Elsey J, Arciero C. Building a surgical practice: academic, government, private. Georgia Chapter ACS, Atlanta, 2008. Mellinger JD, Falkenheimer S. Guided discussion as a teaching tool. CMDE XXIX, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 2009. Mellinger JD. Flexible endoscopy: privileging, credentialing, and establishing a practice. SAGES Flexible Endoscopy Postgraduate Course, Phoenix, 2009. Mellinger JD. Maxwell and Maxwell House: leadership training for senior residents. ASE Thinking Out of the Box Lunch, Salt Lake City, 2009. Korndorffer J, Easter D, Apelgren K, Mellinger J. Industry partnerships in resident education. APDS, Salt Lake City, 2009. Vassiliou MC, Poulose BK, Kaneva PA, Dunkin BJ, Marks JM, Sadik R, Sroka G, Anvari M, Thaler K, Adrales G, Hazey JW, Lightdale JR, Mellinger JD, Fried GM. GAGES: a valid measurement tool for technical skills in flexible endoscopy. SAGES, Phoenix, 2009. Vassilou MC, Poulose BK Kaneva PA, Dunkin BJ, Marks MJ, Sadik R, Sroka G, Pooler SD, Thaler K, Adrales GA, Hazey JW, Lightdale JR, Mellinger JD, Fried GM. How should we establish the clinical case numbers required to achieve proficiency in flexible endoscopy? ASE, Salt Lake City, 2009. Cresci G, Thangaraju M, Liu K, Mellinger JD, Ganapathy V. Influence of colonic bacteria on the expression of host intestinal tract genes which regulate water and electrolyte absorption. SSAT/DDW, Chicago, 2009. Mellinger JD. Colon cancer: new insights and old standbys. Recent Advances in Primary Care. Augusta, 2009, and Recent Advances in Internal Medicine, Kiawah Island, 2009. Mellinger JD. Options and strategies in managing gastroparesis. Recent Advances in Internal Medicine, and Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders (14th Annual), Kiawah Island, 2009, and Audio-Digest Gastroenterology, Volume 24, Issue 05, March 7, 2010. Mellinger JD. Training, credentialing, and practice development in flexible endoscopy. Medical and Surgical Approaches to GI Disorders (14th Annual), Kiawah Island, 2009. Mellinger JD. Endoluminal GERD therapies: options and outcomes. SAGES Webinar broadcast, 2009. Mellinger JD, Adrales GL. Surgical education: new needs from the practice perspective. 10th Annual Gore MIS Fellowship Fundamentals Conference/Leadership Summit. Avon, Colorado, 2009. Mellinger JD, Herron D. Choosing academic or private practice. 10th Annual Gore MIS Fellowship Fundamentals Conference/Leadership Summit. Avon, Colorado, 2009. Mellinger JD. The surgeon as educator. 10th Annual Gore MIS Fellowship Fundamentals Conference/Leadership Summit.. Avon, Colorado, 2009. Mellinger JD. Professional and communication skills: defining, teaching, and measuring core competencies for the surgeon. MSU/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies Visiting Professor of Surgery Program, Kalamazoo, MI, 2009. Mellinger JD. Paraesophageal hernia: anatomy and indications for repair. SAGES Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Hernia Workshop, Indianapolis, 2009. Mellinger JD. Training surgeons in flexible endoscopy. ACS Flexible Endoscopy Postgraduate Course, ACS Clinical Congress, Chicago, 2009. Coverdill J, Mellinger JD. Modeling systems-based practice and communication competencies: insights from an ethnographic study of a general surgery program. AAMC Annual Meeting, RIME Program., Boston, 2009. Mellinger JD. Program Accreditation: preparing and succeeding. PAACS Program Directors Workshop, CMDE XXX, Limuru, Kenya, 2010. Mellinger JD. Fundamentals of clinical teaching. PAACS Program Directors Workshop, CMDE XXX, Limuru, Kenya, 2010. Bittner JG, Hawkins ML, Medeiros RS, Beatty JS, Atteberry LR, Ferdinand CH, Mellinger JD. Non-operative management of solid organ injury diminishes surgical resident operative experience: is it time for simulation training? Academic Surgical Congress (AAS/SUS), San Antonio, 2010. Mellinger JD. The numbers game: current requirements for training and credentialing in flexible endoscopy. SAGES, Washington DC, 2010. Vassiliou MC, Bittner JB, Melllinger JD. Optimizing resident experience with advanced laparoscopic procedures: tools and techniques for the surgical educator. APDS, San Antonio, 2010. Coverdill JE, Carbonell AM, Cogbill TH, Fryer J, Fuhrman GM, Harold K, Hiatt JR, Moore RA, Nelson TM, Schlatter M, Sidwell RA, Tarpley J, Termuhlen PM, Wohltmann C, Mellinger JD. Educating across a values and perceptual divide? Duty hour restrictions after six years: A multi-institutional study of surgical faculty and residents. ASE, San Antonio, 2010. Bittner JB, Fryer JP, Cofer JB, Mellinger JD, Wynn J, Fuhrman GM, Borman KR. The perceived impact of resident travel on transplant surgery experience during general surgery residency training: a survey of program directors in surgery. APDS, San Antonio, 2010. Nesbit RR, Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV. The ethical dilemma paper. ASE Thinking Out of the Box Lunch, San Antonio, 2010. Mellinger JD. Community and competence: celebrating and leveraging collective strengths in a residency program. Visiting Professor, 37th Annual Day of Surgery Program, Mercer University Department of Surgery, Macon, GA, 2010.
POSTER AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS: Cataldo PA, Mellinger JD, Hadick C, Resnikov P. Laparoscopic versus open colorectal resections for malignancy: assessment of lymphatic resection by mesenteric lymphangiography. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Chicago, 1993; SAFCS, Biloxi, 1993. Sudan D, Mellinger JD, Miller S. Colonoscopic indirect lymphangiography in a canine model. SAGES, Washington DC, 1992; World Endoscopic Congress, Bordeaux, 1992; ACS Clinical Congress, New Orleans, 1992; and SAFCS, Biloxi, 1993. DeJong MJ, Mellinger JD, Odom SJ, Borreson DK. Retrospective evaluation of laparoscopic vs. open Nissen fundoplication. American College of Surgeons, New Orleans, 1995. Baxter T, Mellinger JD, Dainer P. Granulocytic sarcoma arising in a hernia sac: a case report. SESC, Atlanta, 2004. Franga DL, Howell CG, Mellinger JD, Hatley RM. Single stage reconstruction of perforated choledochal cyst: case report and review of the literature. SESC, New Orleans, 2005 Depaula A, Birkett D, Kozarek R, MacFadyen B, Mellinger J, Soper N, Swanstrom L. A novel system for performing endoluminal antireflux surgery and other endosurgical procedures. SSAT/DDW, Los Angleles, 2006. Bittner JG, Deladisma AM, Edwards MA, Kruse EJ, Park MA, Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV, Lind DS. Effectiveness of virtual instructor feedback on novice learner performance using the GI Mentor II gastrointestinal endoscopy simulator. SAGES Emerging Technology Poster Session, Las Vegas, 2007. Shahidzadeh R, Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV, Chaudhary A. Implanted gastric pacemaker for the treatment of diabetic gastroparesis: a university hospital experience. American College of Gastroenterology, Philadelphia, PA, 2007. Parker WT, Edwards MA, Melllinger JD. Splenic hemorrhage: an unexpected complication following colonoscopy. SESC, Birmingham, 2008. Bittner JG, Shah MB, Edwards MA, Mellinger JD. Mesh-free laparoscopic Spigelian hernia repair: a case report and review of the literature. SESC, Birmingham, 2008. Bittner JG, Edwards MA, Karmin P, MacFadyen BV, Mellinger JD. Preoperative radiographic diagnosis and elective laparoscopic repair of a right paraduodenal hernia: a video case report. Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, Chicago, 2008. Bittner JG, Ezeamuzie O, Imam T, MacFadyen BV, Schade RR, Mellinger JD. Face and construct validity of a computer-based virtual reality simulator for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. ASGE/DDW, San Diego, 2008. Hardy D, Mellinger JD. Cytomegalovirus positive inflammatory tissue surrounding ureterosigmoidostomy sites in an asymptomatic immunocompetent patient. SESC, Atlanta, 2009. Gucwa AL, Beatty JS, Dhillon M, Edwards MA, Chamberlain SM, MacFadyen BV, Mellinger JD.
EDITORIALS, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, ABSTRACT ONLY PUBLICATIONS: Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Bleeding after endoscopic sphincterotomy (Letter to the Editor). Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1992; 38: 727-728. Mellinger JD, McKellar DP, Lee DJ, Black R, Peoples JB. Utility of cholecystokinin - assisted cholescintigraphy in acalculous biliary disease. Gastroenterology 1995; 108:A1232 (abstract). Mellinger JD. Meetings, millions, mentors, motives (editorial). Surg Endosc 2003; 17:363-364. Mellinger JD. Should surgeons be told what research they can do? (Letter to the Editor). Surg Endosc 2004; 18:557-558. Mellinger JD. Compassionate caring and medicine: a lesson from history. FOCUS on Surgical Education 2006 (ASE Journal; spring issue): 26-29. Bittner JG, Deladisma AM, Edwards MA, Kruse EJ, MellingerJD, Park MA, MacFadyen BV, Lind DS. Effectiveness of virtual instructor feedback on novice learner performance using the GI Mentor II gastrointestinal endoscopy simulator (abstract ETP-046). Epub April 2007 (Online: www.sages.org/07/program/SAGES_2007_Abstracts_Only.pdf). Mellinger JD. Endoluminal GERD therapy: inside, outside, upside, downside (editorial). Surg Endosc 2007; 21: 695-696. Mellinger JD. Outcomes, process, and baseball: a reflection. FOCUS on Surgical Education, 2007 (ASE journal; fall/winter issue):17-18. Parker WT, Edwards MA, Bittner JG, Mellinger JD. Splenic hemorrhage: an unexpected complication following colonoscopy. Am Surg, 2008; 74:450-452. Bittner JG, Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV. Reply to future directions in training surgical residents to perform endoscopic examinations. Am Surg 2009; 75:94-96. Hardy D, Mellinger JD. Cytomegalovirus positive inflammatory tissue surrounding ureterosigmoidostomy sites in an asymptomatic, immunocompetent patient. Am Surg 2010; 227-229.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS: Mellinger JD, Rodriguez CH. Primary omental torsion on CT scan. Hospital Physician 1989; 25(4): 33-36. Ponsky JL, Mellinger JD, Simon IB. Endoscopic retrograde hemorrhoidal sclerotherapy using 23.4% Saline. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1991; 37: 155-158. Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Bleeding after endoscopic sphincterotomy: an underestimated entity. Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics 1991; 172: 465-469. Ponsky JL, Mellinger JD. A simple method of infundibular retraction during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Endoscopy 1991; 5: 57-58. Mellinger JD, Simon B, Schlecter B, Ponsky JL, Lash R. Tract formation following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in an animal model. Surgical Endoscopy 1991; 5:189-191. Sudan DL, Mellinger JD, Miller SF. Colonoscopic indirect lymphangiography in a canine model. Surgical Endoscopy 1993; 7: 96-99. Sudan DL, Mellinger JD, Miller SF, Pett, JL. Colonoscopic indirect lymphangiography. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1993; 39: 179-181. Woodyard TC, Mellinger JD, Van KG, Nisenbaum J. Acute superior vena cava syndrome after central venous catheter placement. Cancer 1993; 71: 2621-2623. Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Surgical endoscopy fellowships: what difference do they make? Surg Endoscopy 1994; 8:86-89. Mellinger JD, Eldridge TJ, Eddelmon ED, Crabbe MM. Delayed gallstone abscess following laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Endoscopy 1994; 8:1332-1334. McKellar DP, Johnson RM, Dutro JA, Mellinger JD, Bernie WA, Peoples JB. Cost effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgical Endoscopy 1994; 9:158-163. Flanagan D, Mellinger JD. Urachal-Sigmoid fistula in an adult male. American Surgeon 1998; 64:762-763. Meguid AA, Scheeres DE, Melllinger JD. ERCP in a general surgery training program. American Surgeon 1998; 64:622-626. Mellinger JD, Bonnell B, Passinault W, Wilcox R, Vanderkolk W, Baker R, Davis A. Resident and faculty perceptions of a residency merger process. Current Surgery, 2001; 58:223-226. Lewis FR, Mellinger JD, Hayashi A, Lorelli DR, Monaghan KG, Carneiro F, Jackson CE, Caldas C. Prophylactic total gastrectomy for familial gastric cancer: therapy based on gene mutation analysis. Surgery, 2001; 130:612-619. Paulson JE, Mellinger JD, Baguely B. The use of intraperitoneal bupivacaine to decrease the length of stay in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients. American Surgeon, 2003; 69:275-279. Scheeres DA, Mellinger JD, Brasser BA, Davis AT. Animate advanced laparoscopic courses improve resident operative performance. American Journal of Surgery 2004; 188:157-160. Franga DL, Howell CG, Mellinger JD, Hatley RM. Single stage reconstruction of perforated choledochal cyst: case report and review of the literature. American Surgeon 2005; 71:398-401. Coverdill JE, Adrales GL, Finlay W, Melllinger JD, Anderson KD, et al. How surgical faculty and residents assess the first year of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty-hour restrictions: results of a multi-institutional study. Am J Surg 2006; 191:11-16. Coverdill JE, Finlay W, Adrales G, Mellinger JD, Anderson KD, et al. Duty-hour restrictions and the work of surgical faculty: results of a multi-institutional study. Academic Medicine 2006; 81:50-56. Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV, Kozarek RA, Soper NA, Birkett DH, Swanstrom LL. Initial experience with a novel endoscopic device allowing intragastric manipulation and plication. Surg Endosc 2007; 21: 1002-1005. Phitayakorn R, Williams RG, Yudkowsky R, Harris IR, Hauge LS, Widmann WD, Sullivan ME, Mellinger JD. Patient care related phone communication between general surgery residents and attending surgeons. JACS 2008; 206: 742-750. Bittner JG, Shah MB, Edwards MA, Mellinger JD. Mesh-free laparoscopic Spigelian hernia repair. Am Surg 2008; 74: 713-720. Bittner JG, Coverdill JE, Imam T, Deladisma AM, Edwards MA, Mellinger JD. Do increased training requirements in gastrointestinal endoscopy and laparoscopy necessitate a paradigm shift? A survey of program directors in surgery. Journal of Surgical Education 2008; 65: 418-430. Thangaraju M, Cresci G, Itagaki S, Mellinger JD, Browning DD, Berger FG, Prasad PD, Ganapathy V. Sodium coupled transport of the short chain fatty acid butyrate by SLC5A8 and its relevance to colon cancer. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2008; 12: 1773-1781. Bittner JG, Edwards MA, Karmin P, MacFadyen BV, Mellinger JD. Preoperative radiographic diagnosis and elective laparoscopic repair of a right paraduodenal hernia: report of an initial case, description of operative technique, and illustration of embryogenesis. Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 2009; .13:242-249. Muthusamy T, Cresci GA, Liu K, Ananth S, Gnanaprakasam JP Browning DD, Mellinger JD, Smith SB, Digby GJ, Lambert N, Prasad P, Ganapathy V. GPR109A is a G-protein-coupled receptor for the bacterial fermentation product butyrate and functions as a tumor suppressor in colon. Cancer Research 2009; 69: 2826-2832. Dent DL, Willis R, Collins JC, Potts JR, Coverdill J, Mellinger JD. Surgery program directors’ views of the current ACGME and proposed IOM duty hours standards. JSE 2009; 66:216-221. Vassiliou MC, Poulose BK, Kaneva PA, Dunkin BJ, Marks JM, Sadik R, Sroka G, Pooler SD, Thaler K, Adrales GL, Hazey JW, Lightdale JR, Mellinger JD, Fried GM. Gauging GAGES: measuring technical skill in flexible endoscopy. Surg Endosc 2010 (in press). Vassiliou MC, Poulose BK, Kaneva PA, Dunkin BJ, Marks JM, Sadik R, Sroka G, Anvari M, Thaler K, Adrales GL, Hazey JW, Lightdale JR, Velanovich, V, Swanstrom LL, Mellinger JD, Fried GM. How should we establish the clinical case numbers required to achieve proficiency in flexible endoscopy? Am J Surg 2010; 199:121-125 . Cresci GA, Thangaraju, M, Mellinger JD, Liu K, Ganapathy V. Colonic Gene Expression in Conventional and Germ-Free Mice with a Focus on the Butyrate Receptor GPR109A and the Butyrate Transporter SLC5A8. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2010; 14:449-461. Bittner JG, Ezeamuzie O, Imam T, MacFadyen BV, Schade RR, Mellinger JD. Face and construct validity of a computer-based virtual reality simulator for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Gastrointest Endosc 2010; 71:357-364. Coverdill JE, Carbonell AM, Cogbill TH, Fryer J, Fuhrman GM, Harold K, Hiatt JR, Moore RA, Nelson TM, Schlatter M, Sidwell RA, Tarpley J, Termuhlen PM, Wohltmann C, Mellinger JD. Duty hour restrictions after six years: a multi-institutional study of surgical faculty and residents. Am J Surg (accepted). Bittner JB, Fryer JP, Cofer JB, Mellinger JD, Wynn J, Fuhrman GM, Borman KR. The perceived impact of resident travel on transplant surgery experience during general surgery residency training: a survey of program directors in surgery. J Surgical Education (accepted). Bittner JG, Hawkins ML, Medeiros RS, Beatty JS, Atteberry LR, Ferdinand CH, Mellinger JD. Non-operative management of solid organ injury diminishes surgical resident operative experience: is it time for simulation training? J Surg Res (accepted). Coverdill JE, Carbonell AM, Cogbill TH, Fryer J, Fuhrman GM, Harold K, Hiatt JR, Moore RA, Nelson TM, Schlatter M, Sidwell RA, Tarpley J, Termuhlen PM, Wohltmann C, Mellinger JD. A new professionalism? surgical residents, duty-hour restrictions, and shift transitions. Academic Medicine (accepted).
REVIEW ARTICLES: Mellinger JD, Schonholz S, Ponsky JL. Endoscopic techniques for enteral access and alimentation. Problems in General Surgery 1990; 7(Special issue): 147-160. Mellinger JD. PEG: An evaluation after a decade. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America 1992; 2: 187-194. Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Endoscopy 1992; 24: 64-67. Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Endoscopy 1994; 26: 55-59. Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Endoscopic evaluation of the postoperative stomach. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America 1996; 6:621-639. Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: an overview for 1996. Endoscopy 1996; 28:66-70. Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Recent publications in laparoscopic surgery: an overview. Endoscopy 1996; 28:1-11. Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: state of the art, 1998. Endoscopy 1998; 30:1-7. Mellinger JD. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: current status. Seminars in Laparoscopic Surgery, 2003; 10:3-12. Mellinger JD. Management of initial inguinal hernia—open approach. Surg Endosc 2004; 18:1144-1148. Malik A, Mellinger J, Hazey J, Dunkin B, MacFadyen B. Endoluminal and transluminal surgery: current status and future possibilities. Surg Endosc 2006; 20:1179-1192. Cresci G, Mellinger J. The history of nonsurgical enteral tube feeding access. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2006; 21: 522-528. Dunkin B, Adrales G, Apelgren K, Mellinger J. Surgical simulation: a current review. Surg Endosc 2007; 21: 357-366. Bittner JG, Marks JM, Dunkin BJ, Richards WO, Onders RP, Mellinger JD. Resident training in flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy: a review of current issues and options. Journal of Surgical Education 2007; 64:399-409.
BOOK CHAPTERS: Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Endoscopic Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer. In: Sugarbaker PH, ed. Management of Gastric Cancer. Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991; 51-68. Mellinger JD, Ponsky JL. Treatment of hemorrhoidal disease with injection therapy. In: Barkin JD, O'Phelan CA. Eds; Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy (2nd Ed). New York: Raven Press, 1994; 243-246. Mellinger JD. Cholecystectomy in chronic cholecystitis. In: MacFadyen BV, Ponsky JL. Eds; Operative Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven Publishers, 1996; 203-228. Melllinger JD, Ponsky JL. Laparoscopic techniques for enteral access. In: Cosgrove JL, Andrus CH, Longo WL editors. Minimally Invasive Techniques: Principles and Outcomes. Harwood Academic Publishers, 1998; 99-110. Mellinger JD. Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. In: Scott-Conner C, editor. The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy and GI Endoscopy. New York: Springer Verlag, 1998; 422-437. Mellinger JD. ERCP. In: McKellar DP, Reiling R, Eiseman B, editors. Prognosis and Outcomes in Surgical Disease. St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, 1999; 232-233. Mellinger JD. EGD. In: McKellar DP, Reiling R, Eiseman B, editors. Prognosis and Outcomes in Surgical Disease. St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, 1999; 230-231. Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV. Obstructive jaundice: endoscopic management. In Cameron JL, editor. Current Surgical Therapy, 8th edition. New York: Mosby, 2004; 452-458. Mellinger JD. Diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. In Scott-Conner CEH, editor. The SAGES Manual: Fundamental of Laparoscopy and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2nd edition. New York: Springer Verlag, 2005; 547-561. Mellinger JD, Gadacz TR. Laparoscopic gastrostomy. In Scott-Conner CEH, editor. The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2nd edition. New York: Springer Verlag, 2005; 257-262. Mellinger JD, Gadacz TR. Laparoscopic plication of perforated ulcer. In Scott-Conner CEH, editor. The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2nd edition. New York: Springer Verlag, 2005; 263-266. Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV. Endoluminal approaches to gastroesophageal reflux disease. In Scott-Conner CEH, editor. The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2nd edition. New York: Springer Verlag, 2005; 602-607. Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV, Adrales GL. Capsule endoscopy. In Scott-Conner CEH, editor. The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2nd edition. New York: Springer Verlag, 2005; 640-644. Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV, Mercer DW, Potts JR. Small intestine and appendix. In Lawrence PF, editor. Essentials of General Surgery, 4th edition. New York: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005; 283-303. Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV. Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration. In Cameron JL, editor. Current Surgical Therapy, 9th edition. New York: Mosby, 2008; 1276-1281. Persons M, Deladisma A, Melllinger J. Abdominal pain and distention. In Mann, BD, editor. Surgery: A Competency Based Companion. New York: Elsevier, 2008; 111-121. Walker J, MacFadyen BV, Melllinger JD. Endoscopy for diagnosis, screening, and staging of premalignant and malignant diseases of the esophagus. In Soper N, Eubanks S, and Swanstrom S, editors. Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2008; 147-157. Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In Cameron JL, Cameron A, editors. Current Surgical Therapy, 10th edition. New York: Mosby, 2010; (in press). Mellinger JD, Dube S, Friel CM, Harzman A, Mercer D. Small intestine and appendix. In Lawrence PF, editor, Essential of General Surgery, 5th edition. New York: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2011 (in press). Cresci G, Mellinger JD, MacFadyen BV. Nutrition. In Lawrence PF, editor, Essentials of General Surgery, 5th edition. New York: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2011 (in press).
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