Dr. Adela T. Casas-Melley, MD

Areas of expertise and specialization

Faculty Titles & Positions

• Administrative Chief Resident Medical College of Georgia Augusta 1996 - 1997
• Administrative Fellowship The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) 2011 - 2012
• Master of Business Administration Physician Executive MBA – Auburn University 2018 - 2020
• Program Director UCF/HCA Florida Healthcare Greater Orlando Osceola General Surgery 2022 - Present
• Professor of Surgery University of Central Florida College of Medicine 2016 - Present
• Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics; Vice Chairman – Department of Surgery Sanford School of Medicine; University of South Dakota 2012 - 2016
• Associate Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics Sanford School of Medicine; University of South Dakota 2016 - 2012
• Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery Thomas Jefferson University 2005 - 2006
• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery Thomas Jefferson University 2000 - 2005
• Assistant Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics MCP/Hahnemann University 1999 - 2000
• Chair, Department of Surgery Nemours Children’s Hospital 2016 - Present
• Pediatric Surgeon, Chief Department of Pediatrics Sanford Children’s Specialty Clinic 2006 - 2016
• Medical Director Pediatric Level 2 Trauma Center Sanford Children’s Hospital 2008 - 2016
• Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery Clinical Director, Division of Solid Organ Transplantation AI duPont Hospital for Children 2000 - 2006
• Attending Surgeon, Department of Surgery St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children 1999 - 2000
• Medical Staff President Nemours Children’s Hospital 2022 - Present
• Chair, Department of Surgery Surgical Director of the Operating room Nemours Children’s Hospital 2016 - Present
• Physician Vice President for Surgical Inovation Sanford Clinic Administration 2012 - 2013
• Senior Vice President – Surgical Heart and Vascular Service line Sanford Clinic Administration 2010 - 2012
• Chief Pediatric Surgery Nemours Children's Hospital -

Awards

• Who’s Who in Medicine - 2008 Year  
• SME Women in Business ;Women of Excellence; Women Breaking Barriers – 2009 Year  
• Consumer’s Research Council of America; Guide to America’s Top Surgeons – 2010 Pediatric Surgery Year  
• University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics – Master Clinician Award 2015 Year  
• University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine WIMS Group – Faculty Service Award 2015 Year  

Treatments

• Trauma

Professional Memberships

• Workforce Committee – American Pediatric Surgery Association  
• American Academy of Pediatrics-Section on Surgery- Liaison and Advocacy Committee (Child Abuse and Neglect (COCAN)) 2012-2015  
• American Pediatric Surgery Association - Membership and Credentials Committee 2012-2015  
• Councilor for the SD Chapter, American College of Surgeons- SDSMA Council of Physicians 2012 to 2016  
• Communications subcommittee for Group on Women in Medicine and Science (GWIMS) for AAMC 2013 to 2016  
• University of South Dakota Representative to the AAMC Women in Medicine and Science 2013 to 2016  
• American Pediatric Surgery Association – Quality and Safety Committee 2021-Present  
• APSA and APP Combined Advocacy Committee 2021-Present  
• Alpha Omega Alpha, Junior Year, 1989  
• Imhotep Society, 1991  
• American College of Surgeons, Fellow 2003  
• American Pediatric Surgery Association, Fellow 2003  
• American Society of Transplantation, 2000  
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2001  
• Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, 2001  
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow 2009  
• Children’s Oncology Group, 2000  
• Society of Critical Care Medicine, October 2009  
• Association of Surgical Education, January 2010  
• Southwestern Surgical Congress, March 2012  
• Western Surgical Association, November 2012  
• Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma (EAST), January 2013  
• Pacific Association for Pediatric Surgery May 2017  

Fellowships

• St. Christopher's Hospital for Children Pediatric Surgery  1999

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

• Prevent Child Abuse – South Dakota 2013-2016
• A Gift for Teaching – July 2022 - Presen

Internships

• Internship General Surgery - Medical College of Georgia, 1992

Fellowships

• St. Christopher\'s Hospital for Children (Philadelphia, PA)Pediatric Surgery 1999

Professional Society Memberships

• American College of Surgery, American Pediatric Surgery Association, American Academy of Pediatric, Southwestern Surgical Congress, EAST Association Society for Trauma

Articles and Publications

• Written over 25 publications throughout her career. She can also be found on Pubmed.
• Management of urachal anomalies in pediatric patients: A comparison of treatment strategies between pediatric urology and general surgery. David G Gelikman, Kristen R Ibanez, Yasmine S Ghattas, Emily
• Acute Case of Trichobezoar Diagnosed From Computed Tomography and 3D Images: Rapunzel Syndrome Re-examined. Cynthia Kyin, Pushpak Patel, Adela Casas-Melley, Wael M Abdalla, Tamarah Westmoreland
• Dual duodenojejunostomies in the repair of megaduodenum, duodenal stenosis and prior missed diagnosis of annular pancreas. Lily Ye Chen, Victor F Cabrera-Bou, Adela T Casas-Melley
• Scrotal abscess after a perforated appendicitis. Jonathan Keyes, Adela Casas-Melley, Cherry Liu, Monica Epelman, Pamela Ellsworth

What do you attribute your success to?

• She attributes her success to being an immigrant from Havana, her parents instilled the importance of education as a young child. She knew by 8 years old that she wanted to serve in the medical field. She loves what she does and does the best she can.

Philanthropic Initiatives

• Prevent Child Abuse South Dakota 2013-2016A Gift for Teaching July 2022 - Presen

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