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About Serguei Melnitchouk, MD
Serguei Melnitchouk, MD, MPH, is a board-certified cardiac surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and specializes in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery. Dr. Melnitchouk is assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Melnitchouk received his Medical Doctor (MD) degree at Ruprecht-Karls-University in Heidelberg, Germany and his Master's of Public Health (MPH) degree at the Harvard School of Public Health. Dr. Melnitchouk completed his general surgery residency at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital and a cardiothoracic surgery residency at the New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. He has also completed an additional training in the minimally invasive mitral valve repair at the Leipzig Heart Center, Germany.
Dr. Melnitchouk is a co-director of the heart valve program at the MGH heart center. He specializes in coronary bypass and valve surgery with a focus on the minimally invasive mitral valve repair. Dr. Melnitchouk is also involved with the lung transplant program at the Mass General transplant center.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Acquired Heart Disease
- Aortic surgery
- Aortic valve surgery
- Arterial coronary bypass grafting
- Cardiac (heart) Surgery
- Heart Transplant
- Lung transplant
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Mitral Valve repair
- Valve repair and replacement
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- German, Russian, Ukrainian
Locations
Mass General Heart Center: Cardiac Surgery
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-5608
Medical Education
- MD, University of Heidelberg Medical School
- Residency, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Residency, New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center**
- Residency, Zurich University Hospital
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Herzzentrum Leipzig
- Fellowship, New York Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center**
American Board Certifications
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, American Board of Thoracic Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Melnitchouk's basic science research has focused on cardiovascular tissue engineering. His current research interests involve studying various outcome measures after surgical interventions, particularly decision analysis, survival analysis, and risk models in cardiac surgery.
Dr. Serguei Melnitchouk explained very clearly and in great detail my condition and possible treatment options. He was very professional and polite.
Explained surgery in detail. Easy to talk to and but me at ease. The brochure given at visit has made me a little nervous. Glad doctor was easy to talk too.
He is very kind, caring and confident in how he can take care of my health needs.
This was just an initial visit with the doctor. He was, however, very thorough, pleasant, knowledgeable, and I do not anticipate that I will go to anyone else instead. I have had many cardiologists and cardiac surgeons over the years. Sometimes surgeons can be challenging. I was very pleased with him.
Dr. Melnitchouk was very attentive to my questions, was knowledgeable about my history and answered the questions that my husband & I had thoroughly and thoughtfully.
Dr. Melnitchouk was professional, explained the procedure meticulously was empathetic and thorough .
Excellent care and very polite throughout the office and hospital
I got my needs, questions, etc met.
The medical person I saw was professional and friendly and great srnse of humor. And extremely aware of my surgery history.
The whole experience was very comfortable, very good. I was very impressed and liked the doctor very much and the nursing staff and the office staff as well. They were all terrific.