Skip to Main Content
YSM Home

INFORMATION FOR

DownloadHi-Res Photo

Melissa Perkal, MD

Associate Professor of Surgery (General, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care); Director of Surgical Preceptor Program

Contact Information

Melissa Perkal, MD

Mailing Address

  • General Surgery, Trauma & Surgical Critical Care

    Veterans Affairs Medical Center, West Haven, 950 Campbell Ave.

    West Haven, CT 06516

    United States

Download CV

Research Summary

Dr. Perkal is interested in outcomes in surgical intensive care, particularly for the veteran and geriatric patient populations.

Coauthors

Research Interests

Geriatrics; Veterans

Selected Publications

  • Ten-year Experience with Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Acute Cholecystitis in MenGrisotti G, King J, Bhattacharya B, Schlessel R, Gunabushanam G, Perkal M. Ten-year Experience with Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Acute Cholecystitis in Men American Journal Of Interventional Radiology 2017, 1: 6. DOI: 10.25259/ajir-7-2017.
  • Palliative Care and Decision Making at the End of LifePerkal M. Palliative Care and Decision Making at the End of Life 2011, 197-209. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-6999-6_16.
  • Successful Multi-Modality Endoscopic Treatment of Bouveretʼs Syndrome without SurgeryRogart J, Perkal M, Nagar A. Successful Multi-Modality Endoscopic Treatment of Bouveretʼs Syndrome without Surgery The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2007, 102: s298-s299. DOI: 10.14309/00000434-200709002-00497.
  • NOSOCOMIAL SINUSITIS IN THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (SICU)Samotowka M, Cohn S, Milner K, Burns G, Ivy M, Sawyer M, Angood P, Rosenbaum S, Perkal M. NOSOCOMIAL SINUSITIS IN THE SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (SICU) Critical Care Medicine 1998, 26: 132a. DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199801001-00397.
  • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for gastric decompression in metastatic gynecologic malignancies.Marks W, Perkal M, Schwartz P. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for gastric decompression in metastatic gynecologic malignancies. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 1993, 177: 573-6. PMID: 8266267.
  • A THREE-YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH SERUM ANODAL TRYPSINOGEN AS A BIOCHEMICAL MARKER FOR REJECTION IN PANCREATIC ALLOGRAFTSPERKAL M, MARKS C, LORBER M, MARKS W. A THREE-YEAR EXPERIENCE WITH SERUM ANODAL TRYPSINOGEN AS A BIOCHEMICAL MARKER FOR REJECTION IN PANCREATIC ALLOGRAFTS Transplantation 1992, 53: 415-419. PMID: 1371196, DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199202010-00028.
  • Nutrition and Inflammatory Bowel DiseasePerkal M, Seashore J. Nutrition and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Gastroenterology Clinics Of North America 1989, 18: 567-578. PMID: 2509355, DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8553(21)00642-7.
Edit Profile