Dr. Melina R Kibbe M.D.
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
101 Manning Drive N.C. Memorial Hospital Chapel Hill NC, 27514About
Dr. Kibbe is a vascular surgeon at Northwestern Memorial specializing in both open and endovascular therapy of vascular disease. She also has a strong basic science research interest in understanding ...
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1994
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Nitric oxide synthase gene therapy in vascular pathology.
- The Gore Excluder US multi-center trial: analysis of adverse events at 2 years.
- The emerging role of gene therapy in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
- Percutaneous drainage and explanation of an infected aortic endoluminal stent graft.
- Iliac vein compression in an asymptomatic patient population.
- Early results with use of gracilis muscle flap coverage of infected groin wounds
- Renal artery aneurysm.
- Adenovirus-mediated nitric oxide synthase gene transfer.
- Percutaneous repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
- Endoluminal repair of an acute aorto-left renal vein fistula.
- Carotid artery stenting in octogenarians: is it too risky?
- Duplex ultrasound remains a reliable test even after carotid stenting.
- Aneurysms of the carotid artery.
- Mesenteric ischemia.
- Delayed presentation of a posttraumatic superficial femoral artery pseudoaneurysm.
Awards
- 2012 Chicago Super Doctors
Treatments
- Atherosclerosis, Nitric Oxide, Carotid Artery Disease And More
Fellowships
- Northwestern McGaw/Northwestern Memorial Hospital 2003
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