Dr. Spencer James Melby MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
9409 Arban Dr Saint Louis MO, 63126About
Dr. Spencer Melby is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Saint Louis, MO. Dr. Melby specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Melby typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hemoglobin-associated oxidative stress in the pericardial compartment of postoperative cardiac surgery patients.
- Might erythropoietin save the spinal cord in aortic interventions?
- Decreased Bioenergetic Health Index in monocytes isolated from the pericardial fluid and blood of post-operative cardiac surgery patients.
- Might a beta blocker finally provide some relief from postoperative atrial fibrillation?
- A possible strike on postoperative atrial fibrillation with the bullet amiodarone.
- Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene for Chordal Replacement: Preventing Knot Failure.
- Searching for minimally invasive aortic valve surgery that can compete with a transcatheter approach.
- A Simple Porcine Model of Inducible Sustained Atrial Fibrillation.
- Potassium and Magnesium Supplementation Do Not Protect Against Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Operation: A Time-Matched Analysis.
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- Postoperative atrial fibrillation following cardiac surgery: a persistent complication.
- Incomplete coronary revascularization: a cautionary tale.
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