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Melissa R. Keller, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
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Locations and Contact
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
Vascular Center
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-734-3800
Clinical Interests
Dr. Keller specializes in open vascular and advanced endovascular treatment for arterial and venous disease. Her primary clinic interest is in endovascular treatment of complex aortic pathology, peripheral artery disease, and mesenteric aneurysm.
Division
Vascular Surgery
Center/Program Affiliation
Undergraduate School
B.S., Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison WI 2004
Medical School
M.D., Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans LA 2016
Other School
Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison WI 2012
Internship
General Surgery, Sparrow Hospital and Michigan State University, Lansing MI 2016-2017
Residency
General Surgery, Sparrow Hospital and Michigan State University, Lansing MI 2017-2021
Fellowship
Vascular Surgery, UT Southwestern, Dallas TX 2022-2023
Fellowship
Vascular Surgery, Vidant Medical Center, East Carolina University, Greenville NC 2021-2022
Gold Scalpel Award, Tulane University Department of Surgery, 2016, Tulane University,
Honors Surgery Course, Tulane University School of Medicine Department of Surgery, 2015, Tulane University,
Chamseddin K, Solano A, Keller MR, et al. Open repair of an abdominal aortic and right common iliac artery aneurysm with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis in a 19-month-old infant, J. Vasc. Surg. Cases Innov. Tech. Apr 22 2024; 10(4):101513.
Lee KB, Solano A, Baig MS, Gonzalez-Guardiola G, Timaran CH, Keller MR et al. Endovascular reconstruction aortic bifurcation for aortic pseudoaneurysm in a pediatric trauma patient, J. Vasc. Surg. Cases Innov. Tech, Jun 1 2023;9(2):101140.
Solano A, Keller M, Pizano A, et al. Q Fever Infection After Endovascular Aortic Bi-Iliac Aneurysm Repair with Endograft, Annals of Vascular Surgery-Brief Reports and Innovations. manuscript accepted (May, 2023).
Chamseddin K, Solano A, Keller MR, Siah MC, Gonzalez-Guardiola G, Prakash V, Shih M, Baig MS, Timaran CH, Kirkwood ML. Open repair of an abdominal aortic and right common iliac artery aneurysm with idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis in a 19-month-old infant. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2024 Apr 22;10(4):101513. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101513. PMID: 38868166; PMCID: PMC11167345.
Lee KB, Solano A, Baig MS, Gonzalez-Guardiola G, Timaran CH, Keller MR, Kirkwood ML, Shih M. Endovascular reconstruction of aortic bifurcation for aortic pseudoaneurysm in a pediatric trauma patient. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech. 2023 Mar 5;9(2):101140. doi: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2023.101140. PMID: 37125341; PMCID: PMC10140168.
Chun TT, Judelson DR, Rigberg D, Lawrence PF, Cuff R, Shalhub S, Wohlauer M, Abularrage CJ, Anastasios P, Arya S, Aulivola B, Baldwin M, Baril D, Bechara CF, Beckerman WE, Behrendt CA, Benedetto F, Bennett LF, Charlton-Ouw KM, Chawla A, Chia MC, Cho S, Choong AMTL, Chou EL, Christiana A, Coscas R, De Caridi G, Ellozy S, Etkin Y, Faries P, Fung AT, Gonzalez A, Griffin CL, Guidry L, Gunawansa N, Gwertzman G, Han DK, Hicks CW, Hinojosa CA, Hsiang Y, Ilonzo N, Jayakumar L, Joh JH, Johnson AP, Kabbani LS, Keller MR, Khashram M, Koleilat I, Krueger B, Kumar A, Lee CJ, Lee A, Levy MM, Lewis CT, Lind B, Lopez-Pena G, Mohebali J, Molnar RG, Morrissey NJ, Motaganahalli RL, Mouawad NJ, Newton DH, Ng JJ, O'Banion LA, Phair J, Rancic Z, Rao A, Ray HM, Rivera AG, Rodriguez L, Sales CM, Salzman G, Sarfati M, Savlania A, Schanzer A, Sharafuddin MJ, Sheahan M, Siada S, Siracuse JJ, Smith BK, Smith M, Soh I, Sorber R, Sundaram V, Sundick S, Tomita TM, Trinidad B, Tsai S, Vouyouka AG, Westin GG, Williams MS Jr, Wren SM, Yang JK, Yi J, Zhou W, Zia S, Woo K. Managing central venous access during a health care crisis. J Vasc Surg. 2020 Oct;72(4):1184-1195.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2020.06.112. Epub 2020 Jul 15. PMID: 32682063; PMCID: PMC7362805.
Agashe VV, Jankowska-Gan E, Keller MR, et al. Leukocyte-associated Ig-like receptor 1 inhibits Th1 Responses but is required for natural and induced monocyte-dependent Th17 responses, J Immunol. 2018; 201(2):772-781.
Keller MR. The role of collagen V-specific T-cell autoimmunity in fibro-obliterative disease, PhD Dissertation. University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (2013).
Keller MR, Haynes LD, Jankowska-Gan E, Sullivan JA, Agashe VV, Burlingham SR, Burlingham WJ. Epitope analysis of the collagen type V-specific T cell response in lung transplantation reveals an HLA-DRB1*15 bias in both recipient and donor. PLoS One. 2013 Nov 12;8(11):e79601. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079601. PMID: 24265781; PMCID: PMC3827168.
Morgan S, Yamanouchi D, Harberg C, Wang Q, Keller MR et al. Elevated protein kinase C-δ contributes to aneurysm pathogenesis through stimulation of apoptosis and inflammatory signaling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2012; 32(10):2493.