John Mellinger Email & Phone Number

John D. Mellinger, MD, FACS, is Professor Emeritus of Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU) in Springfield, IL. He is the former J. Roland Folse Endowed Chair in Surgery, Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery, Professor in the Department of Medical Education, Director of Leadership and Excellence for the SIUSOM Center for Human and Organizational Potential, and physician coach for the Memorial Health System in central Illinois, having retired from those roles in 2021. He has had academic appointments at Wright State University, Michigan State University, and the Medical College of Georgia prior to his most recent duties at SIU. His academic interests have included surgical education, character formation and professionalism in medicine, surgical endoscopy, gastrointestinal surgery, and international surgery. Dr. Mellinger has served on the Boards of several national organizations, including serving as a Director of the American Board of Surgery (ABS) and the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM), on the Board of Governors of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), on the Council of the Central Surgical Association (CSA), and on the Board of Trustees of the Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA). He served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the ABS in 2020-21 and as Vice President from 2021-24, is a past president of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS) and SAGES, and has previously served as Academic Dean for the Commission on Medical and Dental Education of the CMDA. Dr. Mellinger has received multiple teaching awards including university-wide awards for tenured faculty and three national level awards. Dr. Mellinger is married to his wife of 40 years, Elaine, and has 4 children and 12 grandchildren.

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  Case Western Reserve University School Of Medicine

  Doctor Of Medicine (M.D.)