Dr. Melisi has been in private practice since 1993. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. Melisi graduated magna cum laude in biology from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1981 and received his medical degree from State University of New York, Downstate College of Medicine in 1986. He completed a seven year Neurosurgery residency at George Washington University Hospital in 1993, and recently completed his MBA in Medical Services Management at Johns Hopkins University/Carey Business School May 2009..

Awards / Recognitions:

• Guide to America’s Top Surgeons 2006 and 2007
• Consumers’ Checkbook Guide to Top Doctors 2003, 2005, 2007
• Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2002 and 2005
• Chief Resident 1992-1993
• Recognized in 1991 by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Joint Section on Brain Tumors with the Mahaley Clinical Research Award
• Hugo Rizzoli Award – 1990 for excellence in Neurosurgical Residency Training
• Research Fellow at the National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, MD).
• Fellowship at the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (London, UK)

Appointments:

• Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery George Washington University Medical Center
• Georgetown University Hospital ~ Professional Staff
• AO North America Spine Faculty

Memberships: :

• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• The Neurosurgical Society of the Virginias
• Washington Neurosurgical Society

Presentations & Lectures:

Dr. Melisi frequently lectures and writes on neurosurgical critical care and spinal trauma.

• Principles of Spinal Disorders for Operating Room Personnel – AO ASIF – Nursing Continuing Education – Baltimore, MD 04/2007
• Principles and Treatment of Spinal Disorders 03/2007 – AO ASIF for Residents and Fellows – Atlanta, GA
• The Back & Neck Facts – Prince William Hospital Community Lecture 01/2007