Matthew Mell
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - Vascular Surgery
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Masters Student in Interdepartmental Program, Health Services Research, admitted Autumn 2010
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Vascular Surgery Clinic 300 Pasteur Dr H3600 MC 5642 Stanford, CA 94305 Tel Work (650) 725-5227 Fax (650) 723-3600Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information EmailAlternate Contact Lisa Sarkisian Email Tel Work (650) 723-3639Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Vascular Surgical Procedures
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
- Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion
Professional Education
| Fellowship: | University of Wisconsin WI (06/2006) |
| Residency: | Stanford Hospital and Clinics - Dept of Surgery CA (09/1992) |
| Medical Education: | Harvard Medical School MA (06/1987) |
| Board Certification: | Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery (2007) |
| Board Certification: | General Surgery, American Board of Surgery (1994) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr. Mell's research interest focus on comparative effectiveness of health care delivery for complex surgical diseases, including optimizing outcomes and cost effectiveness.
Dr. Mell's clinical interests include all aspects of vascular surgery, with a special emphasis on surgery for complex aortic disease, including endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Clinical Trials
- Abbott Vascular Carotid Stent Systems and Embolic Protection Systems to treat Carotid Artery Stenosis in High Surgical-Risk Patients Recruiting
- Long term safety and effectiveness study of the Endurant Stent Graft System for the endovascular treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms Recruiting
- Safety and effectiveness study of the Zenith Branch Endovascular Graft-Iliac Bifurcation System in patients with aortoiliac or iliac aneurysms Recruiting
- Safety and effectiveness study of the Zenith Fenestrated AAA Endovascular Graft in the treatment of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and a short infrarenal aortic neck Recruiting
- Stenting procedure with distal protection in the treatment of obstructive carotid artery disease in high-surgical risk patients with atherosclerotic disease of the carotid artery(ies) Recruiting
Publications
- Failure to rescue and mortality after reoperation for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2011; (2): 346-51; discussion 351-2
- Effect of early plasma transfusion on mortality in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Surgery. 2010; (5): 955-62
- For-profit hospital status and rehospitalizations at different hospitals: an analysis of Medicare data. Ann Intern Med. 2010; (11): 718-27
- Presurgical localization of the artery of Adamkiewicz with time-resolved 3.0-T MR angiography. Radiology. 2010; (3): 873-81
- Adult-onset dysphagia lusoria from an uncommon vascular ring: a case report and review of the literature. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2009 Feb-Mar; (1): 100-2
Student Life and Personal Pursuits
Membership Organizations
- Society of Vascular Surgery, Member
- Western Vascular Society, Member
- Association of Academic Surgery, Member
- San Francisco Surgical Society, Member
- Midwest Vascular Surgery Society, Member
- Society of Clinical Vascular Surgery, Member
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow
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