Melissa LoPinto , MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Endocrine Surgery

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Surgery

Classification:

Clinical Faculty

Member

Organization:

West Virginia University WVU Cancer Institute

Department:

WVU Cancer Institute Research Programs

Classification:

Faculty

Organization:

West Virginia University School of Medicine

Department:

Medicine

Classification:

Resident

• MD, The Chicago Medical School
• MPH, University of Illinois, Chicago

1. M. LoPinto, G. Rubio, Z.F. Khan, T. M.  Vaghaiwalla, J.I. Lew. Location of Abnormal Parathyroid Glands:Lessons from 824 Parathyroidectomies. Presented at 11th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. 2016
2. T. M. Vaghaiwalla, G. A. Rubio, M. LoPinto , Z. F. Khan , A. R. Marcadis , J. I. Lew. A Limited Utility of Gene Expression Classifier in Surgical Patients with Bethesda III Thyroid Nodules. Presented at 11th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. 2016
3. C. C. Taylor , G. A. Rubio , J. D. Egusquiza , M. LoPinto , J. I. Lew. Tumor Size Remains Better than Hounsfield Units for Predicting Adrenal Malignancy on Unenhanced CT. Presented at 11th Annual Academic Surgical Congress. 2016

1. Nelson DW, LoPinto M, Sidani C, Lew JI.   Large Substernal Thyroid Goiter Associated with Saddle  Pulmonary Embolism. World J Endoc Surg. 2016;8(3):214-216 
2. LoPinto M, Rubio GA, Khan ZF, Vaghaiwalla TM, Farra JC, Lew JI.  Location of abnormal parathyroid glands: lessons from 810 parathyroidectomies. J Surg Res.  2017;Jan;207:22-26 ISSN 0022-4804, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2016.08.045. Epub 2016 Aug 13

Medical Specialties

• Adrenal Gland Surgery
• Endocrine Surgery
• General Surgery
• Parathyroid Disease
• Thyroid Cancer

Board Certifications

• Surgery, American Board of Surgery

Special Training

• Fellowship, Endocrine Surgery
  University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital
• Residency, General Surgery
  University of Illinois/Metropolitan Group Hospitals