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Melanie Sion, MD, FACS

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Assistant Professor of Surgery (General, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care)
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Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

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Assistant Professor of Surgery (General, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care)

Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health

Biography

Melanie Sion, MD, FACS, is a surgeon for Yale Medicine General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care. She treats patients with a variety of conditions and combines emergency general surgery with minimally invasive surgical and robotic approaches.

“I went into medicine with a special interest in the care of underserved and vulnerable populations both domestically and internationally,” says Dr. Sion, who is interested in the improvement of equity in health care delivery. “One of the many reasons I enjoy trauma and emergency general surgery is the ability to provide exceptional care to everyone in need of emergency surgical services,” she says.

In addition to her work as a trauma and general surgeon, Dr. Sion has contributed to the provision of surgical services in low- and middle-income countries. She has a special interest in developing surgical services in Southern and East Africa and in educating the Yale community on health disparities in surgical care due to global poverty.

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Georgetown School of Medicine

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Frequent collaborators of Melanie Sion's published research.

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2014

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    American College of Surgeons

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    American College of Surgeons

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    Fellow

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    Spark Award

Clinical Care

Overview

Melanie Sion, MD, is a surgeon for Yale Medicine General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care. She treats patients with a variety of conditions and combines emergency general surgery with minimally invasive surgical approaches.

“I went into medicine with a special interest in the care of underserved and vulnerable populations both domestically and internationally,” says Dr. Sion, who is interested in the improvement of equity in health care delivery. “One of the many reasons I enjoy trauma surgery is the ability to provide exceptional care to everyone in need of trauma services,” she says.

In addition to her work as an trauma and emergency general surgeon, Dr. Sion has contributed to the provision of surgical services in low- and middle-income countries. She has a special interest in developing surgical services in Southern and East Africa and in educating the Yale community on health disparities in surgical care due to global poverty.

Clinical Specialties

General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care; Minimally Invasive Surgery

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Board Certifications

  • Surgical Critical Care Surgery

    Certification Organization
    AB of Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2019
  • Surgery General

    Certification Organization
    AB of Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2017

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