Dr. Joseph Keith Melancon M.D.
Surgeon
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw Washington DC, 20007About
Dr. Joseph Melancon is a general surgeon practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Melancon 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. Melancon provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Tulane University of Louisiana 1996
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Characterization of waiting times in a simulation of kidney paired donation.
- ABO incompatible high-titer renal transplantation without splenectomy or anti-CD20 treatment.
- Solving the organ shortage crisis: the 7th annual American Society of Transplant Surgeons' State-of-the-Art Winter Symposium.
- DNA testing for live kidney donors at risk for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
- Liver allograft outcomes after laparoscopic-assisted and minimal access live donor hepatectomy for transplantation.
- Successful ABO incompatible kidney transplant after an isolated intestinal transplant.
- Autotransplantation of solitary kidney with renal artery aneurysm treated with laparoscopic nephrectomy and ex vivo repair: a case report.
- Preemptive kidney transplantation in systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Liver transplantation should be offered to patients with small solitary hepatocellular carcinoma and a positive serum alpha fetoprotein rather than resection.
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- Geographic Variation in Cold Ischemia Time: Kidney vs. Liver Transplantation in the United States, 2003-2011.
- Organ Donation in the United States: The Tale of the African-American Journey of
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