Dr. Marcovalerio Melis
Overview
"Marcovalerio Melis, MD, FACS, is a surgical oncologist with more than 12 years of experience in the treatment of abdominal cancers, including those in the esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas, colon and rectum. He joined Northwell Health in 2020 and currently serves as the chief of surgical oncology at Phelps Hospital.
Dr. Melis provides highly specialized care, including hyperthermic intraoperative chemotherapy (HIPEC)-an advanced treatment option in which a concentrated dose of chemotherapy is administered during surgery. In fact, he was the first to perform a HIPEC procedure at NYU Langone Health (then New York University Hospital), and helped develop the HIPEC program for Northwell Health. As part of a multidisciplinary team, he works alongside medical oncologists, radiation oncologists and imaging technicians to provide a holistic treatment plan unique to every patient.
Dr. Melis completed his residency at the University of Chicago and his fellowship at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. He has published more than 100 articles in medical journals and research publications and continues to contribute to the advancement of surgical oncology to this day; currently, he's involved in research on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical practice and how AI can enhance pancreatic cancer treatment.
In the past, Dr. Melis served in leadership positions at various medical societies and committees, including the Veterans Integrated Service Networks, the Association for Academic Surgery and the American College of Surgeons. Now, he passes on his knowledge to the surgeons of tomorrow as a professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
Dr. Melis always wanted to be a doctor, but he found that he was drawn to the hands-on approach of surgery while in medical school. As for oncology, it was the reward of saving lives that drew him in. ""Helping patients fight cancer is very rewarding.
Dr. Melis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Pancreatic Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Hiatal Hernia, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 50 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Gastrectomy.
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Locations
122 East 76th Street, 1b, New York, NY 10021
200 West 13th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10011
777 North Broadway, Suite 204, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Melis has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Michel Gagner is a General Surgeon in New York, New York. Dr. Gagner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Hiatal Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy.
Msk Harrison
Vivian Strong is a General Surgeon in West Harrison, New York. Dr. Strong is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Stomach Cancer, Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, Adrenal Cancer, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy.
Montefiore Medical Center
Diego Camacho is a General Surgeon in Bronx, New York. Dr. Camacho is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Gastrectomy. His top areas of expertise are Hernia, Diastasis Recti, Obesity, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Distinguished
- PancreaticoduodenectomyDr. Melis isDistinguished. Learn about Pancreaticoduodenectomy.
- Advanced
- Pancreatic CancerDr. Melis isAdvanced. Learn about Pancreatic Cancer.
- Experienced
- Acute PancreatitisDr. Melis isExperienced. Learn about Acute Pancreatitis.
- CellulitisDr. Melis isExperienced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Childhood PancreatitisDr. Melis isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Pancreatitis.
- CholecystitisDr. Melis isExperienced. Learn about Cholecystitis.
- CholedocholithiasisDr. Melis isExperienced. Learn about Choledocholithiasis.
- Colonic MalakoplakiaDr. Melis isExperienced. Learn about Colonic Malakoplakia.