Melina Kibbe

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Melina R. Kibbe
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Kibbe in 2018
Born
La Jolla, California
United States
Education University of Chicago (BA, MD)
Spouse
Marco Patti
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(m. 2013)​
Scientific career
Institutions University of Virginia School of Medicine
UNC School of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine

Melina R. Kibbe is an American clinician and researcher in the field of vascular surgery. She currently serves as Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She previously held the Colin G. Thomas Jr. Distinguished Professorship and Chair of the Department of Surgery at UNC School of Medicine.

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Kibbe is also the editor-in-chief for the journal JAMA Surgery and past president for the Association for Academic Surgery, Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, and the Association of VA Surgeons. Kibbe's research interests focus on nitric oxide vascular biology and the development of novel and innovative nitric oxide-based therapies for patients with vascular disease.

Early life and education

In her freshman year of high school, Kibbe was diagnosed with scoliosis and underwent surgery to have a Harrington rod implanted. While earning her bachelor's degree at the University of Chicago, she decided to become a surgeon. [1] She earned her Medical Degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. [2] In 2019, Kibbe was the recipient of a Distinguished Service Award from her alma mater, the University of Chicago. [3]

Career

Feinberg School of Medicine

Kibbe joined the faculty at Feinberg School of Medicine in 2003 after completing a fellowship in vascular surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. [4] She was encouraged to stay following her one-year residency so she could be mentored by Bill Pearce. [5] As an assistant professor of surgery, Kibbe conducted research on how to extend the effectiveness of vascular procedures with limited durability until she was approached by Teresa Woodruff to use a gendered angel in her studies. Upon agreeing, she began a new study to examine whether her therapy produced different results in male and female animals. [6]

In 2010, Kibbe was honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by President Barack Obama for "her innovative research in the field of nitric oxide vascular biology and the development of novel translational therapies for patients with vascular disease." [7] [8] Following this, Kibbe was appointed to various administrative positions including co-chief of the vascular surgery service at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, president-elect for the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society and the Association of VA Surgeons. She also served as an associate editor of the Journal of Surgical Research and a distinguished reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Surgery. [9] While serving in her role as the Edward G. Elcock Professor of Surgical Research and professor in surgery-vascular, she also received an Excellence in Teaching award from the Department of Surgery. [10] In 2014, Kibbe was named editor-in-chief of the scientific journal JAMA Surgery. [9] Prior to leaving for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she was also the recipient of the 2016 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education. [11]

UNC

In 2016, Kibbe accepted a leadership role at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; chair of the Department of Surgery and the Zach D. Owens Distinguished Professor. [4] Upon accepting her appointment, she became the 15th woman in the country to become chair of a department of surgery and the first female chair of the department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [12] She was subsequently elected a Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation [13] and to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Her election to the NAM was recognition of her "outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service." [14]

While at UNC, Kibbe continued to collaborate with Woodruff to study gender differences and help implement a new policy regarding sex bias and flaws in research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The new change dictated that every research grant submitted at the NIH must include sex as a variable. [15] During the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, Kibbe released an editorial on the negative effect COVID-19 was having on manuscript submissions by women. [16]

In 2017, as the Colin G. Thomas Distinguished Professor, Kibbe was honored with the Dr. Rodman L. Sheen and Thomas G. Sheen Award by the American College of Surgeons for her advancements in the study and science of medicine. [17] The following year, she was the recipient of an NIH R01 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for her project "A Novel Endovascular Approach to Remove Atherosclerotic Plaque Lesions in Situ." [18] Two years later, Kibbe's work was recognized with the Presidential Citation from the Association of VA Surgeons for her "outstanding contributions made to further the well-being of veterans of the United States of America." [19] She also won the American Medical Student Association's Women Leaders in Medicine Award [20] and the Spring 2019 Clinical Scientist Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs. [21]

UVA

In July 2021, Kibbe was named as the Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. [22] She succeeded David S. Wilkes, and officially started in this position in September of 2021.

In September 2024, 128 faculty members sent the UVA Board of Visitors a letter of no confidence in Kibbe and UVA Health CEO Craig Kent, asking that they both be removed for a variety of alleged acts of mismanagement that endangered patients and damaged morale among the faculty. [23]

Personal life

After an engagement party held in 2012 at the home of Carlos Alberto Pellegrini in Seattle, Washington, Kibbe married Marco Patti on July 5 the following year at the Chicago Cultural Center. [24] [25]

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  23. ↑ Thrush, Grace; McCracken, Ford (September 5, 2024). "U.Va. Health faculty demand removal of health system CEO, School of Medicine dean". The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
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  25. ↑ Kibbe, MD, Melina R. Correspondence to Robert N. Fulghum of Chapel Hill, January 5, 2021; Department of Surgery, UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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