Melissa Korb

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Get to know Cardiothoracic Surgeon Dr. Melissa Korb, who serves patients in Webster, Texas.

Recognized as a caring and compassionate cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Korb is in practice at Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists-Deke Slayton Cancer Center in Webster, Texas. She specializes in chest wall tumors, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal / paraesophageal hernias, lung cancer and lung nodules, mediastinal tumors, and pleural disease.

Texas Oncology Surgical Specialists-Deke Slayton Cancer Center is how Texans fight cancer. They are proud to call Webster home, and they understand what it means to be part of the community. Their comprehensive cancer center is staffed with knowledgeable and supportive teams to tend to chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and other vital services.

Before embarking on her professional journey, Dr. Korb graduated with her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2010. She then went on to complete her residency in general surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital in 2017, followed by a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Heart Institute in 2020.

An expert in her field, the doctor is board-certified in cardiothoracic surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, an American surgical organization devoted to surgery of the chest.

In good standing with a number of professional organizations, she is an active member of the Harris County Medical Society, the Michael E. DeBakey International Surgical Society, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, theTexas Medical Association, and the Denton A. Cooley Surgical Society.

Cardiothoracic surgery is the field of medicine involved in the surgical treatment of organs inside the thorax. Cardiothoracic surgeons are medical doctors who specialize in surgical procedures inside the thorax, which may involve the heart, lungs, esophagus, and other organs in the chest. Alongside performing surgery, they also diagnose and treat diseases of these organs.

Happily married, Dr. Korb and her husband have one son. In her free time, she enjoys exercising, reading, trying new restaurants, traveling, running, scuba diving, horseback riding and cross stitching. She has completed two half marathons and was recently scuba certified.

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