Melinda Lem • UCSF Profiles

Melinda Lem, MD

Title(s)	RESIDENT, Surgery
School	School of Medicine
Address	35 Medical Center Way San Francisco CA 94143
Pronouns	She/Her/Hers
vCard	Download vCard

Bibliographic

selected publications

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Researchers can login to make corrections and additions, or contact us for help. to make corrections and additions.

Altmetrics Details

PMC Citations indicate the number of times the publication was cited by articles in PubMed Central, and the Altmetric score represents citations in news articles and social media. (Note that publications are often cited in additional ways that are not shown here.) Fields are based on how the National Library of Medicine (NLM) classifies the publication's journal and might not represent the specific topic of the publication. Translation tags are based on the publication type and the MeSH terms NLM assigns to the publication. Some publications (especially newer ones and publications not in PubMed) might not yet be assigned Field or Translation tags.) Click a Field or Translation tag to filter the publications.

Transforming Myofibroblasts Into Lipid-Filled Cells to Treat Dupuytren Disease. J Hand Surg Am. 2025 Apr 14. Ziegler ME, Lem M, Melkonian J, Nasrollahi T, Rahimian H, Shams A, Prabhakar N, Saifzadeh SS, Fritz A, Leis A, Widgerow A. PMID: 40232216.

View in: PubMed Mentions:
Identification of a Regenerative Protocol for Recellularizing Human Auricular Cartilage Scaffolds. Ann Plast Surg. 2024 Nov 01; 93(5):631-636. Ziegler ME, Alaniz L, Khan N, Lem M, Pham J, Sherafat A, Melkonian J, Prabhakar N, Shay M, Oyur KB, Pfaff MJ, Widgerow AD. PMID: 39445882.

View in: PubMed Mentions: Fields:
Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans Cells
The NUTRIENT Trial (NUTRitional Intervention among myEloproliferative Neoplasms): Results from a Randomized Phase I Pilot Study for Feasibility and Adherence. Cancer Res Commun. 2024 03 05; 4(3):660-670. Mendez Luque LF, Avelar-Barragan J, Nguyen H, Nguyen J, Soyfer EM, Liu J, Chen JH, Mehrotra N, Huang X, Kosiorek HE, Dueck A, Himstead A, Heide E, Lem M, El Alaoui K, Mas E, Scherber RM, Mesa RA, Whiteson KL, Odegaard A, Fleischman AG. PMID: 38391189; PMCID: PMC10913729.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 3 Fields:
Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans CTClinical Trials
Carboplatin and paclitaxel after anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibody therapy in recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck. Head Neck. 2024 02; 46(2):321-327. Humphries A, Zhou CJ, Welsh M, Lem M, Kang H, Algazi AP. PMID: 37997549.

View in: PubMed Mentions: Fields:
Gen General Surgery Neo Neoplasms
Translation:Humans
Evaluating mesh use for abdominal donor site closure after deep inferior epigastric perforator flap breast reconstruction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Microsurgery. 2023 Nov; 43(8):855-864. Parmeshwar N, Lem M, Dugan CL, Piper M. PMID: 37697962.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 2 Fields:
Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
A Comparison of Perioperative Complications of Hand and Wrist Arthroplasty for Osteoarthrosis by Orthopedic Versus Plastic Surgeons. Hand (N Y). 2025 Jan; 20(1):122-128. Pham JT, Lem MR, Tang CJ. PMID: 37548175; PMCID: PMC11653334.

View in: PubMed Mentions: Fields:
Gen General Surgery Ort Orthopedics
Translation:Humans
Microsurgical Needle Retention Does Not Cause Pain or Neurovascular Injury in a Rat Model. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open. 2023 Aug; 11(8):e5171. Arora JS, Kim JK, Pakvasa M, Sayadi LR, Lem M, Widgerow AD, Leis AR. PMID: 37547344; PMCID: PMC10402969.

View in: PubMed Mentions:
Targeting Myofibroblasts as a Treatment Modality for Dupuytren Disease. J Hand Surg Am. 2023 09; 48(9):914-922. Ziegler ME, Staben A, Lem M, Pham J, Alaniz L, Halaseh FF, Obagi S, Leis A, Widgerow AD. PMID: 37480917.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 3 Fields:
Gen General Surgery Tra Traumatology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Modifiable Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy Factors and Impact on Implant-Based Breast Reconstruction Outcomes. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 May 01; 153(5):1000-1009. Barnes LL, Chew J, Lem M, Park C, Yang JC, Prionas N, Piper M. PMID: 37335545.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1 Fields:
Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Global Interest in Plastic Surgery. JPRAS Open. 2023 May 21. Lem M, Kim JK, Pham JT, Tang CJ. PMID: 37360055; PMCID: PMC10200276.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 5
Changing Aesthetic Surgery Interest in Men: An 18-Year Analysis. Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2023 10; 47(5):2136-2141. Lem M, Pham JT, Kim JK, Tang CJ. PMID: 37193887; PMCID: PMC10187949.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1 Fields:
Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
The NUTRIENT Trial (NUTRitional Intervention among myEloproliferative Neoplasms): Feasibility Phase. medRxiv. 2023 May 12. Mendez Luque LF, Avelar-Barragan J, Nguyen H, Nguyen J, Soyfer EM, Liu J, Chen JH, Mehrotra N, Kosiorek HE, Dueck A, Himstead A, Heide E, Lem M, Alaoui KE, Marin EM, Scherber RM, Mesa RA, Whiteson KL, Odegaard A, Fleischman AG. PMID: 37214789; PMCID: PMC10197802.

View in: PubMed Mentions:
Evaluation of Microvascular Autologous Breast Reconstruction in Patients Older Than 60 Years. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 07 01; 91(1):96-100. Parmeshwar N, Barnes LL, Dugan CL, Patterson AK, Lem M, Piper M. PMID: 37347181.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1 Fields:
Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Relationship between Body Mass Index and Outcomes in Microvascular Abdominally Based Autologous Breast Reconstruction. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 03 01; 153(3):553-566. Barnes LL, Lem M, Patterson A, Segal R, Holland MC, Lentz R, Sbitany H, Piper M. PMID: 37166039.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1 Fields:
Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Immediate Versus Delayed-Immediate Autologous Breast Reconstruction After Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy. Ann Plast Surg. 2023 05 01; 90(5):432-436. Barnes LL, Patterson A, Lem M, Holland MC, Lentz R, Sbitany H, Piper ML. PMID: 37146309.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 2 Fields:
Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Non-typhoidal Salmonella soft-tissue infection after gender affirming subcutaneous mastectomy case report. Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2023; 10(1):2185621. Barger BT, Pakvasa M, Lem M, Ramamurthi A, Lalezari S, Tang C. PMID: 36926352; PMCID: PMC10013424.

View in: PubMed Mentions:
Effect of external urinary collection device implementation on female surgical patients. Infect Dis Health. 2022 11; 27(4):227-234. Lem M, Jasperse N, Grigorian A, Kuza CM, Deyell JS, Prasad JP, Yuan C, Tomy M, Nahmias J. PMID: 35753991.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 2 Fields:
Med Medicine (General)Pub Public Health
Translation:Humans
Understanding Age-Related Changes in Skeletal Muscle Metabolism: Differences Between Females and Males. Annu Rev Nutr. 2016 07 17; 36:129-56. Gheller BJ, Riddle ES, Lem MR, Thalacker-Mercer AE. PMID: 27431365.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 45 Fields:
Nut Nutritional Sciences
Translation:Humans Animals