Marcos Vidal Melo, MD, PhD
Marcos Vidal Melo, MD, PhD
Direcetor, Cardiac Anesthesia Research
About Marcos Vidal Melo, MD, PhD
The Laboratory of Applied Biofluids/DACCPM/MGH is the site of most of our research. Our interest is centered in the application of bioengineering techniques to the study of the cardiopulmonary function. In recent years, our focus was the use of mathematical modeling and tracer kinetics analysis to the development of positron emission tomography (PET) techniques to study lung structure, function and inflammation.
Our current efforts are dedicated to two interconnected areas. The first, fundamentally bioengineering based, corresponds to the development of experimental and computational tools for the study of PET images. The second area of study is related to the application of the PET techniques to understand and optimize treatment of experimental and human cardiopulmonary disease.
Our results revealed, for the first time using imaging techniques, the bimodal ventilation-perfusion distributions that are predicted theoretically and obtained experimentally with a standard non-imaging technique (multiple inert gases, MIGET).
Recently, we started projects on Clinical Research in Cardiac Anesthesia. Investigations include:
a) pulmonary function after off-pump and on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery in moderate to severe obstructive pulmonary disease
b) neurocognitive dysfunction after cardiac surgery assessed with Positron Emission Tomography
c) mathematical modeling of the cardiovascular system using radial artery waveforms
d) a phase III drug study in patients with HIT/HITTS Type II undergoing off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery
e) a multicenter, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled study of 2mg/kg bolus plus 24-hour 0.05 mg/kg/hr infusion of Pexelizumab in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Cardiac Anesthesia
- Pulmonary pathophysiology
- Inflammatory response during cardiac surgery
- Ventricular assist devices
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Locations
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone: 617-726-8980
Fax: 617-726-5985
Medical Education
- MD, Federal Fluminense University
- PhD, University of Heidelberg Medical School
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Residency, Southwestern Medical Center
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology
- Anesthesiology, American Board of Anesthesiology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare - ACD
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
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