Education

Medical School
Kaunas School of Medicine
Internship
General Surgery, Anesthesia, and Intensive Care, Mogilev District Hospital, Mogilev, Belarus
Residency
Anesthesiology, Carmel Medical Center, Israel, Haifa, Israel
Post Graduate
Kiev Institute of Advanced Medical Training, Kiev, Ukraine

Publications

Hagberg C, Melnikov V, Cattano D, Wilson E, Conterars D, Lipowski Z: Evaluation of the RAMP positioner in obese patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia 21:76-80, 2009.

Hagberg CA, Melnikov V, Wilson E, Luong K:  Evaluation of the RAMP positioner in obese patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery – A pilot study. Anesthesiology A426, 2008. Saggi BH, Mieles LA, Melnikov V, Pivalizza EG, Merhav HJ: Caval  anastomosis in liver transplantation: side-to-side cavo-cavostomy as an alternative approach. Liver Transplantation 11: C-38 (#150), 2008.

Pivalizza EG, Eisner C, Abramson S, Sharkey A, Melnikov V, Lam NC. Platelet dysfunction in liver transplant recipients. Anesth Analg 104: S14, 2007.

Gebhard  RE, Szmuk P, Pivalizza EG, Melnikov V, Vogt C, Warters RD: The accuracy of  electrocardiogram-controlled central line placement. Anesth Analg 104:65-70, 2007.

Pivalizza EG, Lappin J, Riha K, Merhav H, Melnikov V, Vogt C, Mielis L: Intraoperative continuous veno-veno dialysis during liver transplantation. Liver Transplantation 11:C-10 (#39), 2005.

Luehr  SL, Pivalizza EG, Melnikov V,  Gebhard R, Lipski I, Warters RD, Katz J: A template for successful anesthesiology resident recruitment. Anesthesiology 101:A1349, 2004.

Gebhard RE, Pivalizza EG, Cerny JL, Melnikov V, Warters RD: Accuracy of CertofixÒ central venous catheter placement utilizing ecg-guided positioning with the CertodynÒ universal adapter. Anesthesiology 99:A1287, 2003.