Melissa Kirkwood, M.D. Titles and Appointments Professor & Division Chief Endowed Title G. Patrick Clagett Professorship in Vascular Surgery School Medical School Department Surgery You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Melissa Kirkwood, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and Chief of Surgery’s Division of Vascular Surgery. She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2011. Dr. Kirkwood earned her medical degree at Yale University School of Medicine, completed general surgery residency at the University of Chicago Medical Cener, and fellowship training in vascular surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center. Dr. Kirkwood’s clinical interests include all areas of vascular surgery, as well as endovascular therapies and lower-extremity bypass aimed at treating peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and salvaging limbs. An international expert in radiation safety, her research interests include radiation dose control, iliac artery aneurysms, simultaneous thoracic and abdominal endovascular aortic repair, and functional outcomes of limb revascularization for PVD. Dr. Kirkwood has given over 20 international and national plenary talks and 52 regional presentations. She has written 20 first-author, peer-reviewed publications, as well as ten book chapters and nine invited commentaries in Vascular Specialist. She also serves as a reviewer for the Annals of Vascular Surgery. Dr. Kirkwood was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors list for 2016 - 2022, and was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors in Collin County list for 2021. In 2015, she received the S. Timothy String Award from the Southern Association of Vascular Surgery (SAVS) for best manuscript. In 2016 she received the SVS Women’s Leadership Award. Dr. Kirkwood has served on the SVS post-graduate and leadership committees and was finance chair for the SAVS. Education Medical School Yale University School of Medicine (2004) Residency University of Chicago Medical Center (2009), General Surgery Fellowship University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (2011), Vascular Surgery Research Interest Feasibility and safety of simultaneous thoracic and abdominal endovascular aortic repair in multilevel aortic disease Functional Outcomes of limb revascularization for peripheral artery disease using heparin coated conduits Racial and ethnic disparities regarding outcomes following infected aortic graft explants Radiation dose control in complex endovascular cases The natural history and potential enlargement of Iliac Artery Aneurysms following Endovascular aneurysm repair for concomitant AAA Publications Featured Publications Resistant, severe, desquamating dermatitis in a nickel allergic patient following nitinol stent placement in the popliteal artery for acute limb ischemia. Guerra A, Kirkwood M JVSCIT 2017 3 1 23-25 New image-processing and noise-reduction software reduces radiation dose during complex endovascular procedures. Kirkwood ML, Guild JB, Arbique GM, Tsai S, Modrall JG, Anderson JA, Rectenwald J, Timaran C J. Vasc. Surg. 2016 Jul Lemierre's Syndrome associated Mycotic Aneurysm of the External Carotid Artery with Primary Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion in a previously healthy 18 year old female. Chamseddin KH, Kirkwood ML Ann Vasc Surg 2016 Jul Anterior Tibial Artery Pseudoaneurysm following Ankle Arthroscopy in a Hemophiliac Patient. Chamseddin KH, Kirkwood ML Ann Vasc Surg 2016 May Management of Lateral Plantar Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Penetrating Injury in Children. Andacheh I, Chamseddin K, Kirkwood ML Vasc Endovascular Surg 2015 Nov 49 8 247-9 Surgeon radiation dose during complex endovascular procedures. Kirkwood ML, Guild JB, Arbique GM, Anderson JA, Valentine RJ, Timaran C J. Vasc. Surg. 2015 May Deterministic effects after fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. Kirkwood ML, Arbique GM, Guild JB, Timaran C, Anderson JA, Valentine RJ J. Vasc. Surg. 2015 Jan Radiation Safety Kirkwood, ML American College of Surgeons Vascular Surgery Text 2015 Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysms Kirkwood, ML UpToDate 2015 Sclerotherapy Kirkwood, ML Scientific American Surgery, Decker Intellectual Properties In 2015 Results 1-10 of 25 1 2 3 Next Last Honors & Awards D Magazine Top Doctor (2016) S. Timothy String AwardBest Manuscript Presentation at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery (2015) Society for Vascular Surgery Women's Leadership Award (2015) Leadership Emerging in Academic Department (LEAD) Program, UT Southwestern Medical Center (2014-2015) Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Surgeons, Fellow (2013) American College of Surgeons, North Texas Chapter, Vascular Surgery Representative (2013-2017) American College of Surgeons, North Texas Chapter, Women in Surgery Representative (2013-2015) Association of Women Surgeons (2013) Joint Commission (2016) Medical Student Education Research Advisory Committee (2016-2017) Society for Vascular Surgery, Committee on Consensus Guidelines for Radiation Safety (2015-2017) Society for Vascular Surgery, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2014-2017) Society for Vascular Surgery, Leadership Committee (2015-2017) Society for Vascular Surgery, Post Graduate Committee (2015-2017) Society for Vascular Surgery, Vascular Education and Self-Assessment Program (VESAP3) Radiation Safety Question Writer (2013-2013) Southern Association for Vascular Surgery, Finance Committee (2015-2017) UT PACT surgery Coordinator (2014-2017) UT Southwestern Medical School Admissions Committee (2015-2017) UT Southwestern Mentoring Excellence Program (2015-2016) Vascular Surgery Fellowship (2014-2017)
