Dr. John D. Mellinger MD
Surgeon
747 N Rutledge St 5th Floor Springfield IL, 62702About
Dr. John Mellinger is a general surgeon practicing in Springfield, IL. Dr. Mellinger specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Mellinger provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: current status.
- Animate advanced laparoscopic courses improve resident operative performance.
- Endoluminal GERD therapy: inside, outside, upside, downside.
- Resident training in flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy: a review of current issues and options.
- Patient-care-related telephone communication between general surgery residents and attending surgeons.
- Splenic hemorrhage: an unexpected complication after colonoscopy.
- Mesh-free laparoscopic spigelian hernia repair.
- Do increased training requirements in gastrointestinal endoscopy and advanced laparoscopy necessitate a paradigm shift? A survey of program directors in surgery.
- Laparoscopic repair of a right paraduodenal hernia.
- Colonic gene expression in conventional and germ-free mice with a focus on the butyrate receptor GPR109A and the butyrate transporter SLC5A8.
- How should we establish the clinical case numbers required to achieve proficiency in flexible endoscopy?
- Global Assessment of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Skills (GAGES): a valid measurement tool for technical skills in flexible endoscopy.
- Nonoperative management of solid organ injury diminishes surgical resident operative experience: is it time for simulation training?
- A new professionalism? Surgical residents, duty hours restrictions, and shift transitions.
- Professional values, value conflicts, and assessments of the duty-hour restrictions after six years: a multi-institutional study of surgical faculty and residents.
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